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Proline Accumulation and the Adaptation of Cultured Plant Cells to Water Stress ¹

Department of Horticulture, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907

The transfer of cultured tomato cells (Lycopersicon esculentum cv VFNT-Cherry) to a low water potential environment resulted in an increased dry weight to fresh weight ratio accompanied by a rapid accumulation of proline. Proline content continued to increase as osmotic adjustment and growth occurred. The initial increase in proline concentration was accompanied by a drop in turgor. However, proline levels continued to increase with a gain in turgor during osmotic adjustment. Thus, the accumulation of proline depended not only on cell water potential, or on the initial loss of turgor but more closely on cell osmotic potential. The ultimate level of proline depended on the level of adaptation. Proline levels remained high after more than 100 cell generations in low water potential media, but declined rapidly after transfer to media with a less negative water potential. Addition of exogenous proline to the medium during water stress and during osmotic downshock alleviated the normally resulting inhibition of growth. The results suggest a positive role for proline accumulation in adaptation of cells to changing external water potentials.

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