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Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are molecules that play a prominent role in plant response to numerous stresses, including plant interactions with herbivores. Previous findings indicate that Arabidopsis plants showed an increase in H
2
O
2
accumulation after Tetranychus urticae
infestation
. Despite its importance, no information has been reported on the relationships between ROS-metabolizing systems and the spider mite-triggered plant-induced responses. In this work, four ROS-related genes that were differentially expressed between the resistant Bla-2 and the susceptible Kon Arabidopsis accessions were selected for the analysis. These genes encode proteins putatively involved in the generation (BBE22) and degradation (
GPX7
and GSTU4) of H
2
O
2
, and in the degradation of ascorbate (AO). Overexpressing BBE22 and silencing
GPX7
, GSTU4 and AO resulted in higher leaf damage and better mite performance relative to the wild-type plants. Minor effects on H
2
O
2
accumulation obscure major effects on the expression of genes related to ROS-metabolism and JA and SA signaling pathways, and on ROS-related enzymatic activities. In conclusion, the integration of ROS and ROS-related compounds and enzymes in the response of Arabidopsis to the spider mite T. urticae was confirmed. However, the complex network involved in ROS signaling makes difficult to predict the impact of a specific genetic manipulation.
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PMID:Arabidopsis response to the spider mite Tetranychus urticae depends on the regulation of reactive oxygen species homeostasis. 2993 Feb 98
