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Liu L, Xiao C, Gao Y, Jiang T, Xu K, Chen J, Lin Z, Chen J, Tian S, Lu L. Inoculation of multi-metal-resistant Bacillus sp. to a hyperaccumulator plant Sedum alfredii for facilitating phytoextraction of heavy metals from contaminated soil. CHEMOSPHERE 2024; 366:143464. [PMID: 39368497 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.143464] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2024] [Revised: 09/22/2024] [Accepted: 10/02/2024] [Indexed: 10/07/2024]
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Co-contamination of soil by multiple heavy metals is a significant global challenge. An effective strategy to address this issue involves using hyperaccumulators such as Sedum alfredii (S. alfredii). The efficiency of phytoremediation can be improved by supplementing with plant growth-promoting bacteria (PGPB). However, bacteria resources of PGPB resistant to multi-heavy metal contamination are still lacking. This study focused nine different strains of Bacillus and screened for resistance to heavy metals including cadmium (Cd), zinc (Zn), copper (Cu), and lead (Pb). A superior strain, Bacillus subtilis PY79 (B. subtilis), showed tolerance for all tested metals. Inoculation with B. subtilis in the rhizosphere of S. alfredii increased the accumulation of Cd, Zn, Cu, and Pb by 88.02%, 58.99%, 90.22%, and 54.97% in the plant shoots after 30 days respectively. B. subtilis application lowered the pH of the rhizosphere soil, thereby increasing the bioavailability of nutrients and heavy metals. Furthermore, B. subtilis helped S. alfredii recruit PGPB and heavy metal-resistant bacteria such as Edaphobacter, Niastella, and Chitinophaga, enhancing the growth and phytoremediation efficiency. Moreover, inoculation with B. subtilis not only upregulated genes of the ABC, HMA, ZIP, and MTP families involved in the translocation and detoxification of heavy metals but also increased the secretion of antioxidants within the cells. These findings indicate that B. subtilis enhances the tolerance, uptake, and translocation of heavy metals in S. alfredii, offering valuable insights for the phytoremediation of multi-metal-contaminated soils.
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- Lianghui Liu
- MOE Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health, College of Environmental & Resource Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China; Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Subtropic Soil and Plant Nutrition, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health, College of Environmental & Resource Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China; Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Subtropic Soil and Plant Nutrition, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health, College of Environmental & Resource Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China; Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Subtropic Soil and Plant Nutrition, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health, College of Environmental & Resource Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China; Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Subtropic Soil and Plant Nutrition, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health, College of Environmental & Resource Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China; Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Subtropic Soil and Plant Nutrition, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health, College of Environmental & Resource Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China; Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Subtropic Soil and Plant Nutrition, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health, College of Environmental & Resource Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China; Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Subtropic Soil and Plant Nutrition, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health, College of Environmental & Resource Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China; Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Subtropic Soil and Plant Nutrition, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health, College of Environmental & Resource Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China; Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Subtropic Soil and Plant Nutrition, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health, College of Environmental & Resource Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China; Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Subtropic Soil and Plant Nutrition, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China.
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Lu Y, Nie L, Guo X, Pan T, Chen R, Liu X, Li X, Li T, Liu F. Rapid assessment of heavy metal accumulation capability of Sedum alfredii using hyperspectral imaging and deep learning. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2024; 282:116704. [PMID: 38996646 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2024.116704] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2024] [Revised: 06/14/2024] [Accepted: 07/06/2024] [Indexed: 07/14/2024]
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Hyperaccumulators are the material basis and key to the phytoremediation of heavy metal contaminated soils. Conventional methods for screening hyperaccumulators are highly dependent on the time- and labor-consuming sampling and chemical analysis. In this study, a novel spectral approach assisted with multi-task deep learning was proposed to streamline accumulating ecotype screening, heavy metal stress discrimination, and heavy metals quantification in plants. The significant Cd/Zn co-hyperaccumulator Sedum alfredii and its non-accumulating ecotype were stressed by Cd, Zn, and Pb. Spectral images of leaves were rapidly acquired by hyperspectral imaging. The self-designed deep learning architecture was composed of a shallow network (ENet) for accumulating ecotype identification, and a multi-task network (HMNet) for heavy metal stress type and accumulation prediction simultaneously. To further assess the robustness of the networks, they were compared with conventional machine learning models (i.e., partial least squares (PLS) and support vector machine (SVM)) on a series of evaluation metrics of classification, multi-label classification, and regression. S. alfredii with heavy metals accumulation capability was identified by ENet with 100 % accuracy. HMNet reduced overfitting and outperformed machine learning models with the average exact match ratio (EMR) of heavy metal stress discrimination increased by 7.46 %, and residual prediction deviations (RPD) of heavy metal concentrations prediction increased by 53.59 %. The method succeeded in rapidly and accurately discriminating heavy metal stress with EMRs over 91 % and accuracies over 96 %, and in predicting heavy metals accumulation with an average RPD of 3.29 for Zn, 2.57 for Cd, and 2.53 for Pb, indicating the satisfactory practicability and potential for sensing heavy metals accumulation. This study provides a relatively novel spectral method to facilitate hyperaccumulator screening and heavy metals accumulation prediction in the phytoremediation process.
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- Yi Lu
- College of Biosystems Engineering and Food Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- College of Biosystems Engineering and Food Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Environmental Remediation and Ecological Health, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- College of Biosystems Engineering and Food Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- College of Biosystems Engineering and Food Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- College of Advanced Agricultural Sciences, Zhejiang A & F University, Hangzhou 311300, China
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- College of Biosystems Engineering and Food Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Environmental Remediation and Ecological Health, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- College of Biosystems Engineering and Food Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China; Key Laboratory of Spectroscopy Sensing, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Hangzhou 310058, China.
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Qiao Y, Lin Z, Li L, Jiang W, Ge J, Chen J, Lu L, Tian S. Serendipita indica Drives Sulfur-Related Microbiota in Enhancing Growth of Hyperaccumulator Sedum alfredii and Facilitating Soil Cadmium Remediation. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2024; 58:14726-14739. [PMID: 39116417 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.4c01418] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/10/2024]
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Endophytic fungus Serendipita indica can bolster plant growth and confer protection against various biotic and abiotic stresses. However, S. indica-reshaped rhizosphere microecology interactions and root-soil interface processes in situ at the submicrometer scale remain poorly understood. We combined amplicon sequencing and high-resolution nano X-ray fluorescence (nano-XRF) imaging of the root-soil interface to reveal cadmium (Cd) rhizosphere processes. S. indica can successfully colonize the roots of Sedum alfredii Hance, which induces a remarkable increase in shoot biomass by 211.32% and Cd accumulation by 235.72%. Nano-XRF images showed that S. indica colonization altered the Cd distribution in the rhizosphere and facilitated the proximity of more Cd and sulfur (S) to enter the roots and transport to the shoot. Furthermore, the rhizosphere-enriched microbiota demonstrated a more stable network structure after the S. indica inoculation. Keystone species were strongly associated with growth promotion and Cd absorption. For example, Comamonadaceae are closely related to the organic acid cycle and S bioavailability, which could facilitate Cd and S accumulation in plants. Meanwhile, Sphingomonadaceae could release auxin and boost plant biomass. In summary, we construct a mutualism system for beneficial fungi and hyperaccumulation plants, which facilitates high-efficient remediation of Cd-contaminated soils by restructuring the rhizosphere microbiota.
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- Yabei Qiao
- MOE Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health, College of Environmental & Resource Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, P. R. China
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Subtropic Soil and Plant Nutrition, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, P. R. China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health, College of Environmental & Resource Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, P. R. China
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Subtropic Soil and Plant Nutrition, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, P. R. China
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- Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory, Lemont, Illinois 60439, United States
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- Xianghu Laboratory, Biotechnology Institute, Hangzhou 311231, P. R. China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health, College of Environmental & Resource Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, P. R. China
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Subtropic Soil and Plant Nutrition, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, P. R. China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health, College of Environmental & Resource Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, P. R. China
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Subtropic Soil and Plant Nutrition, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, P. R. China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health, College of Environmental & Resource Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, P. R. China
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Subtropic Soil and Plant Nutrition, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, P. R. China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health, College of Environmental & Resource Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, P. R. China
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Subtropic Soil and Plant Nutrition, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, P. R. China
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Ma C, Zhang Q, Guo Z, Guo X, Song W, Ma H, Zhou Z, Zhuo R, Zhang H. Copper-dependent control of uptake, translocation and accumulation of cadmium in hyperaccumlator Sedum alfredii. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2024; 921:171024. [PMID: 38387586 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2024.171024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2023] [Revised: 02/13/2024] [Accepted: 02/14/2024] [Indexed: 02/24/2024]
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Cadmium (Cd) is detrimental to plant growth and threatens human health. Here, we investigated the potential for remediation of Cd-contaminated soil with high copper (Cu) background using Cd hyperaccumulator ecotype (HE) Sedum alfredii. We assessed effects of Cu on Cd accumulation, compartmentation and translocation in HE S. alfredii, and compared with those in a related non-accumulator ecotype (NHE). We found that Cu supply significantly induced Cd accumulation in roots and shoots of long-term soil-cultivated HE S. alfredii. A large fraction of root Cd was accumulated in the organelles, but a small fraction was stored in the cell wall. Importantly, Cu addition reduced Cd accumulation in the cell wall and the organelles in root cells. Furthermore, leaf cell capacity to sequestrate Cd in the organelles was greatly improved upon Cu exposure. We also found that genes involving metal transport and cell wall remodeling were distinctly regulated to mediate Cd accumulation in HE S. alfredii. These findings indicate that Cu-dependent decrease of root cell-wall-bound Cd, and stimulation of efflux/influx of organelle Cd transport in root and leaf cells plays a role in the dramatic Cd hyperaccumulation expressed in naturally survived HE S. alfredii.
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- Chunjie Ma
- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Animal and Plant Resistance, College of Life Sciences, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin 300387, China
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- Department of Life Science, Tangshan Normal University, Tangshan 063000, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Animal and Plant Resistance, College of Life Sciences, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin 300387, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Animal and Plant Resistance, College of Life Sciences, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin 300387, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Animal and Plant Resistance, College of Life Sciences, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin 300387, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Animal and Plant Resistance, College of Life Sciences, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin 300387, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Animal and Plant Resistance, College of Life Sciences, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin 300387, China
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- Key Laboratory of Tree Breeding of Zhejiang Province, The Research Institute of Subtropical Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Hangzhou 311400, China
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Animal and Plant Resistance, College of Life Sciences, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin 300387, China.
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Zandi P, Xia X, Yang J, Liu J, Remusat L, Rumpel C, Bloem E, Krasny BB, Schnug E. Speciation and distribution of chromium (III) in rice root tip and mature zone: The significant impact of root exudation and iron plaque on chromium bioavailability. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2023; 448:130992. [PMID: 36860064 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.130992] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2022] [Revised: 01/30/2023] [Accepted: 02/09/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Evidence on the contribution of root regions with varied maturity levels in iron plaque (IP) formation and root exudation of metabolites and their consequences for uptake and bioavailability of chromium (Cr) remains unknown. Therefore, we applied combined nanoscale secondary ion mass spectrometry (NanoSIMS) and synchrotron-based techniques, micro-X-ray fluorescence (µ-XRF) and micro-X-ray absorption near-edge structure (µ-XANES) to examine the speciation and localisation of Cr and the distribution of (micro-) nutrients in rice root tip and mature region. µ-XRF mapping revealed that the distribution of Cr and (micro-) nutrients varied between root regions. Cr K-edge XANES analysis at Cr hotspots attributed the dominant speciation of Cr in outer (epidermal and sub-epidermal) cell layers of the root tips and mature root to Cr(III)-FA (fulvic acid-like anions) (58-64%) and Cr(III)-Fh (amorphous ferrihydrite) (83-87%) complexes, respectively. The co-occurrence of a high proportion of Cr(III)-FA species and strong co-location signals of 52Cr16O and 13C14N in the mature root epidermis relative to the sub-epidermis indicated an association of Cr with active root surfaces, where the dissolution of IP and release of their associated Cr are likely subject to the mediation of organic anions. The results of NanoSIMS (poor 52Cr16O and 13C14N signals), dissolution (no IP dissolution) and µ-XANES (64% in sub-epidermis >58% in the epidermis for Cr(III)-FA species) analyses of root tips may be indicative of the possible re-uptake of Cr by this region. The results of this research work highlight the significance of IP and organic anions in rice root systems on the bioavailability and dynamics of heavy metals (e.g. Cr).
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- Peiman Zandi
- Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development in Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Science, Beijing 100081, China; International Faculty of Applied Technology, Yibin University, Yibin 644000, China
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- Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development in Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Science, Beijing 100081, China
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- Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development in Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Science, Beijing 100081, China.
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- College of Agronomy and Biotechnology, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100094, China
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- Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle; Institut de Minéralogie, Physique des Matériaux et Cosmochimie; CNRS UMR 7590; Sorbonne Université; 61 rue Buffon, 75005 Paris, France
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- Institute of Ecology and Environmental Sciences of Paris (IEES), UMR CNRS 7618, IRD 242, INRAE 1392, Université Paris Est Créteil, Sorbonne Université, Paris, 75005, France
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- Julius Kühn-Institut (JKI), Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants, Institute for Crop and Soil Science, Bundesallee 69, 38116, Braunschweig, Germany
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- Department of Botany, Institute of Biology and Earth Science, Pedagogical University of Krakow, Podchorążych 2 St., 30-084 Kraków, Poland
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- Institute for Plant Biology, Department of Life Sciences, Technical University of Braunschweig, 38106 Braunschweig, Germany
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Wu Y, Qi L, Wang B, Medley P, Drake J, Vernon J, Ibeanusi V, Chen G. Assess long-term As, Pb and Cr contamination and uptake by Eriocaulon decangulare in the Apalachicola National Forest. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2022; 838:156040. [PMID: 35597343 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.156040] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2022] [Revised: 05/13/2022] [Accepted: 05/14/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Phytoremediation is an effective remediation process for heavy metal contamination. The primary zone of phytoremediation is the rhizosphere where the plants uptake the heavy metals from the soil matrix. The bioavailability of the contaminants in the rhizosphere is affected by the physical, chemical, and biological conditions of the rhizosphere. In the study area of the Apalachicola National Forest, the concentrations of As, Pb and Cr in the bulk soil (n = 20) were 515.81, 220.77, and 2.02 mg/kg soil, respectively. Using a sequential extraction method, the bioavailability of heavy metals in the bulk soil (S-NR) and rhizosphere soil (S-R) was characterized. The results showed that the bioavailability of the three heavy metals had the order of Cr > Pb > As for S-NR and Pb > As > Cr for S-R. The bioavailability of these metals was affected by the nature of the heavy metals and the soil physicochemical properties. Native plant Eriocaulon decangulare could uptake a large number of heavy metals from the natural soil, demonstrating great phytoremediation potential for metal contamination. Energy Dispersive Spectroscopy (EDS) mapping successfully located the dominant accumulation of heavy metals in aerial parts of E. decangulare. E. decangulare was also found to be highly selective and Pb and As were both extensively accumulated in the shoots and roots. Cr was significantly immobilized in the rhizosphere soil, and also accumulated in the root of E. decangulare. This study not only correlated the phytoremediation potential with heavy metal bioavailability and soil physicochemical properties, but also demonstrated the important role of the nature of heavy metals played during the phytoremediation.
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- Yudi Wu
- College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, University at Albany, State University of New York, Albany, NY 12222, United States of America.
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, FAMU-FSU College of Engineering, Tallahassee, FL 32310, United States of America
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, FAMU-FSU College of Engineering, Tallahassee, FL 32310, United States of America
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- Center for Spatial Ecology and Restoration, Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, FL 32306, United States of America
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- Center for Spatial Ecology and Restoration, Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, FL 32306, United States of America
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- Center for Spatial Ecology and Restoration, Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, FL 32306, United States of America
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- Center for Spatial Ecology and Restoration, Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, FL 32306, United States of America
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- Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, FAMU-FSU College of Engineering, Tallahassee, FL 32310, United States of America
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Ge J, Tao J, Zhao J, Wu Z, Zhang H, Gao Y, Tian S, Xie R, Xu S, Lu L. Transcriptome analysis reveals candidate genes involved in multiple heavy metal tolerance in hyperaccumulator Sedum alfredii. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2022; 241:113795. [PMID: 35753274 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2022.113795] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2022] [Revised: 06/04/2022] [Accepted: 06/17/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Sedum alfredii Hance is a perennial herb native to China that can particularly be found in regions with abandoned Pb/Zn mines. It is a Cd/Zn hyperaccumulator that is highly tolerant to Pb, Cu, Ni, and Mn, showing potential for phytoremediation of soils contaminated with multiple heavy metals. A better understanding of how this species responds to different heavy metals would advance the phytoremediation efficiency. In this study, transcriptomic regulation of S. alfredii roots after Cd, Zn, Pb, and Cu exposure was analyzed to explore the candidate genes involved in multi-heavy metal tolerance. Although Zn and Cd, Pb and Cu had similar distribution patterns in S. alfredii, distinct expression patterns were exhibited among these four metal treatments, especially about half of the differentially expressed genes were upregulated under Cu treatment, suggesting that it utilizes distinctive and flexible strategies to cope with specific metal stress. Most unigenes regulated by Cu were enriched in catalytic activity, whereas the majority of unigenes regulated by Pb had unknown functions, implying that S. alfredii may have a unique strategy coping with Pb stress different from previous cognition. The unigenes that were co-regulated by multiple heavy metals exhibited functions of antioxidant substances, antioxidant enzymes, transporters, transcription factors, and cell wall components. These metal-induced responses at the transcriptional level in S. alfredii were highly consistent with those at the physiological level. Some of these genes have been confirmed to be related to heavy metal absorption and detoxification, and some were found to be related to heavy metal tolerance for the first time in this study, like Metacaspase-1 and EDR6. These results provide a theoretical basis for the use of genetic engineering technology to modify plants by enhancing multi-metal tolerance to promote phytoremediation efficiency.
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- Jun Ge
- Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental & Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental & Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental & Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental & Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental & Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental & Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental & Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China; Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Subtropic Soil and Plant Nutrition, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Subtropic Soil and Plant Nutrition, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental & Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental & Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China; Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Subtropic Soil and Plant Nutrition, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China.
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Ge J, Tian S, Yu H, Zhao J, Chen J, Pan L, Xie R, Lu L. Exogenous application of Mn significantly increased Cd accumulation in the Cd/Zn hyperaccumulator Sedum alfredii. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2021; 278:116837. [PMID: 33706243 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2021.116837] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2020] [Revised: 02/09/2021] [Accepted: 02/21/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Sedum alfredii is a Cd/Zn hyperaccumulator native to China, which was collected from a mined area where Mn content in soil was extremely high, together with Zn and Cd content. We investigated the tolerance and accumulation ability of Mn and its possible association with Cd hyperaccumulation in this plant species by using MP-AES, SR-μ-XRF, and RT-PCR. The results showed that the hyperaccumulating ecotype (HE) S. alfredii exhibited high tolerance to Mn and accumulating around 10,000 and 12,000 mg kg-1 Mn in roots and shoots, respectively, without exhibiting toxicity under 5000 mg kg-1 Mn treatment for 4 weeks. Exposure to Cd significantly reduced plant uptake of Mn. In contrast, exogenous Mn application significantly improved root uptake and root-to-shoot translocation of Cd, resulting in the increased Cd accumulation in the shoots of HE S. alfredii. SR-μ-XRF analysis demonstrated that high Mn (20 μM) exposure resulted in higher intensities of Cd localized in both stem vascular bundles and cortex, as well as leaf mesophyll cells, than in those treated with low Mn levels (0.2 μM or 2.0 μM). RT-PCR analysis of several genes possibly involved in Mn/Cd transportation showed that expression of SaNramp3 in roots was significantly reduced under high Mn exposure. These results suggested a significant interaction between Cd and Mn in the HE S. alfredii plants, possibly through their competition for transporters and theoretically provided a strategy to improve the efficiency of Cd extraction from polluted soils by this plant species, after using appropriate nutrient management of Mn.
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- Jun Ge
- Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental & Resource Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental & Resource Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China; Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Subtropic Soil and Plant Nutrition, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental & Resource Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental & Resource Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental & Resource Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental & Resource Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental & Resource Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental & Resource Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China; Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Subtropic Soil and Plant Nutrition, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China.
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Ge J, Wang H, Lin J, Tian S, Zhao J, Lin X, Lu L. Nickel tolerance, translocation and accumulation in a Cd/Zn co-hyperaccumulator plant Sedum alfredii. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2020; 398:123074. [PMID: 32768837 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2020.123074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2020] [Revised: 05/23/2020] [Accepted: 05/26/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Multi-elements hyperaccumulators are of high scientific interest to be applied in remediation of mix-contaminated soils. Sedum alfredii is a well-known Cd/Zn co-hyperaccumulator with high Pb and Cu tolerance. This study investigated the ability of the hyperaccumulating ecotype (HE) S. alfredii to tolerate and accumulate Ni. Differed from the non-hyperaccumulating ecotype (NHE), HE plants grew healthy after 50 μM Ni exposure for 4 weeks. The HE plants translocated up to 40 % Ni to the shoots under high Ni stress and accumulated >3000 and 200 mg kg-1 Ni in roots and shoots, respectively. Micro-XRF image showed that Ni was highly restricted within the HE stem and leaf vascular bundles, especially the xylem tissues. The HE roots were of high Ni tolerance, showing much less pronounced Ni-induced phytotoxicity as compared with the NHEs. Ni-induced O2- was observed in the apoplastic part of HE root cells, but both Ni and the induced O2- were highly accumulated in the sensitive zone (root cap, meristem, and cylinder) of NHE roots. These results suggest that although low Ni mobility out of vascular tissues limits the metal accumulation in stems and leaves, HE S. alfredii is highly tolerant towards Ni stress by metal homeostasis in root cells.
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- Jun Ge
- Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health (Zhejiang University, College of Environmental & Resource Science), Ministry of Education, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health (Zhejiang University, College of Environmental & Resource Science), Ministry of Education, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health (Zhejiang University, College of Environmental & Resource Science), Ministry of Education, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health (Zhejiang University, College of Environmental & Resource Science), Ministry of Education, Hangzhou, 310058, China; Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Subtropic Soil and Plant Nutrition, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health (Zhejiang University, College of Environmental & Resource Science), Ministry of Education, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health (Zhejiang University, College of Environmental & Resource Science), Ministry of Education, Hangzhou, 310058, China; Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Subtropic Soil and Plant Nutrition, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health (Zhejiang University, College of Environmental & Resource Science), Ministry of Education, Hangzhou, 310058, China; Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Subtropic Soil and Plant Nutrition, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China.
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Lin J, Gao X, Zhao J, Zhang J, Chen S, Lu L. Plant Cadmium Resistance 2 (SaPCR2) Facilitates Cadmium Efflux in the Roots of Hyperaccumulator Sedum alfredii Hance. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2020; 11:568887. [PMID: 33193498 PMCID: PMC7661388 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2020.568887] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2020] [Accepted: 10/09/2020] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Hyperaccumulators are the preferred materials for phytoremediation. Sedum alfredii Hance is a cadmium (Cd) hyperaccumulator plant in China, although its detoxification mechanism remains unresolved. In our study, we cloned a gene belonging to the plant cadmium resistance (PCR) family, named SaPCR2, from the hyperaccumulating ecotype (HE) of S. alfredii. Sequence analysis indicated that SaPCR2 contained a cysteine-rich domain highly conserved in the PCR family and played an important role in Cd detoxification. Based on the relative quantitative results, SaPCR2 was highly expressed in the roots of HE S. alfredii, but not the shoots and Cd exposure did not significantly affect SaPCR2 expression. In contrast, the expression level of SaPCR2 was very low in plants of its non-hyperaccumulating ecotype (NHE). The subcellular localization of SaPCR2 in tobacco leaves and yeasts showed that SaPCR2 was localized on the plasma membrane and the expression of the SaPCR2 protein in a Zn/Cd-sensitive yeast Δzrc1 significantly increased its tolerance to Cd stress by decreasing the Cd content in cells. Heterologous expression of SaPCR2 in plants of both Arabidopsis thaliana and NHE S. alfredii significantly reduced the Cd levels in the roots, but not in the shoots. These results suggest that the overexpression of SaPCR2 in plants provides a route for Cd leak out of the root cells and protects the root cells against phytotoxicity of Cd stress. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study of transporter-mediated root efflux of Cd in hyperaccumulator S. alfredii.
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- Jiayu Lin
- Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health, College of Environmental & Resource Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health, College of Environmental & Resource Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health, College of Environmental & Resource Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health, College of Environmental & Resource Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health, College of Environmental & Resource Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
- College of Life Sciences and Medicine, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health, College of Environmental & Resource Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
- Key Laboratory of Subtropic Soil and Plant Nutrition, College of Environmental & Resource Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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Wang R, Hou D, Chen J, Li J, Fu Y, Wang S, Zheng W, Lu L, Tian S. Distinct rhizobacterial functional assemblies assist two Sedum alfredii ecotypes to adopt different survival strategies under lead stress. ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL 2020; 143:105912. [PMID: 32650147 DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2020.105912] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2020] [Revised: 06/10/2020] [Accepted: 06/11/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Lead (Pb) contamination presents a widespread environmental plague. Sedum alfredii is widely used for soil phytoremediation owing to its capacity to extract heavy metals, such as Pb. Although efficient Pb extraction is mediated by complex interactions between the roots and rhizospheric bacteria, the mechanism by which S. alfredii recruits microorganisms under Pb stress remains unclear. The Pb-accumulating ecotype (AE) and non-accumulating ecotype (NAE) of S. alfredii recruited different rhizobacterial communities. Under Pb stress, AE rhizosphere-enriched bacteria assembled into stable-connected clusters with higher phylogenetic and functional diversity. These microbes, e.g., Flavobacterium, could release indoleacetic acid to promote plant growth and siderophores, thereby increasing Pb availability. The NAE rhizosphere-enriched functional bacteria "desperately" assembled into highly specialized functional clusters with extremely low phylogenetic diversity. These bacteria, e.g., Pseudomonas, could enhance phosphorus solubilization and Pb precipitation, thereby reducing Pb stress and plant Pb accumulation. High niche overlap level of the rhizo-enriched species raised challenges in soil resource utilization, whereas the NAE community assembly was markedly constrained by environmental "selection effect" than that of AE rhizobacterial community. These results indicate that different ecotypes of S. alfredii recruit distinct bacterial functional assemblies to drive specific plant-soil feedbacks for different survival in Pb-contaminated soils. To cope with heavy metal stress, NAE formed a highly functional and specialized but vulnerable community and efficiently blocked heavy metal absorption by plants. However, the AE community adopted a more stable and elegant strategy to promote plant growth and the accumulation of dry matter via multiple evolutionary strategies that ensured a high yield of heavy metal phytoextraction. This for the first time provides new insights into the roles of rhizosphere microbes in plant adaptations to abiotic stresses.
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- Runze Wang
- MOE Key Laboratory of Environmental Remediation and Ecological Health, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- School of Marine Sciences, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315211, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Environmental Remediation and Ecological Health, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Environmental Remediation and Ecological Health, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Environmental Remediation and Ecological Health, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China
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- College of Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling 712100, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Environmental Remediation and Ecological Health, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Environmental Remediation and Ecological Health, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China.
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Xv L, Ge J, Tian S, Wang H, Yu H, Zhao J, Lu L. A Cd/Zn Co-hyperaccumulator and Pb accumulator, Sedum alfredii, is of high Cu tolerance. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2020; 263:114401. [PMID: 32234645 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2020.114401] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2019] [Revised: 03/14/2020] [Accepted: 03/16/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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High sensitivity towards Cu toxicity is problematic when using some hyperaccumulator plants for phytoremediation of soils with mixed contamination of Cu. Sedum alfredii, a Cd/Zn co-hyperaccumulator and Pb accumulator, is widely used for remediation of Cd, Zn, and Pb co-contaminated soils in China. In this paper, the tolerance and accumulation ability of S. alfredii towards Cu stress and its potential for phytoremediation of multi-metal polluted soils have been studied. Both the hyperaccumulating ecotype (HE) and non-hyperaccumulating ecotype (NHE) of S. alfredii accumulated high Cu in the roots and translocated minimal Cu to the shoots, and Cu in the stems and leaves mostly restricted in the vascular tissues (phloem zone). The HE plants, however, exhibited high Cu resistance with stimulated lateral root growth and increased chlorophyll content under 10 μM Cu treatment. XANES analysis showed that Cu in HE roots comprised Cu2+ (46.7%), Cu-histidine (35.2%) and Cu-cell wall (18.1%). The NHE under Cu stress showed decreased biomass, reduced leaf chlorophyll content, altered root architecture, and higher Cu localized to root cell wall as compared with the HEs. Potted HE plants thrived six months in multi-metal contaminated soils including 3897 mg kg-1 available Cu. In conclusion, HE S alfredii is highly tolerant toward Cu due to metal homeostasis in root cells. Therefore, this plant has great potential to remediate Zn, Cd, and Pb contaminated soils those also contain high levels of Cu.
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- Lingling Xv
- Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental & Resource Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental & Resource Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental & Resource Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental & Resource Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental & Resource Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental & Resource Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health, Ministry of Education, College of Environmental & Resource Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China; Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Subtropic Soil and Plant Nutrition, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China.
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Jiang M, Cai X, Liao J, Yang Y, Chen Q, Gao S, Yu X, Luo Z, Lei T, Lv B, Liu S. Different strategies for lead detoxification in dwarf bamboo tissues. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2020; 193:110329. [PMID: 32088553 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2020.110329] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2019] [Revised: 02/07/2020] [Accepted: 02/12/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Dwarf bamboo Sasa argenteostriata (Regel) E.G. Camus is considered as potential plants for metal phytoremediation in previous filed observations. However, the mechanisms of lead (Pb) detoxification has not been described. The objective of this study was to explore the difference strategies or mechanisms of Pb detoxification in plant tissues. In this regard, four Pb treatments with hydroponics including 0 (control), 300, 600, and 900 mg L-1 were conducted to examine subcellular compartmentalization, Pb accumulation/species and antioxidant-assisted chelation. Our findings showed the retention of Pb by the whip-root system is one of its detoxification mechanisms to avoid damage the shoots. In addition, the cell wall retention is the dominant detoxification strategy of whips, new roots, old roots and new/old stems, while vacuolar compartmentalization is for new/old leaves. Interestingly, four low-mobility/-toxicity Pb species (i.e., FNaCl, FHAc, FHCl and FR) are distributed in roots, whips and stems, while two high-mobility/-toxicity Pb species (FE and FW) in leaves. The conversion of Pb to low-toxicity/-migration is a Pb-detoxification strategy in roots, whips and stems but not in leaves. Besides, the new/old roots and leaves can alleviate Pb damage through the synthesis of non-protein thiol, glutathione and phytochelatins. Among these, phytochelatins play a leading role in the detoxification in new/old roots, while glutathione is in new/old leaves. This study provides the first comprehensive evidence regarding the different strategies for Pb detoxification in dwarf bamboo tissues from physiological to cellular level, supporting that this plant could be rehabilitated for phytoremediation in Pb-contaminated media.
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- Mingyan Jiang
- College of Landscape Architecture, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 611130, China.
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- College of Landscape Architecture, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 611130, China.
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- College of Landscape Architecture, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 611130, China.
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- College of Landscape Architecture, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 611130, China.
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- College of Landscape Architecture, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 611130, China.
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- College of Landscape Architecture, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 611130, China.
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- College of Landscape Architecture, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 611130, China.
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- College of Landscape Architecture, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 611130, China.
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- College of Landscape Architecture, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 611130, China.
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- College of Landscape Architecture, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 611130, China.
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- College of Landscape Architecture, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 611130, China.
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Höreth S, Pongrac P, van Elteren JT, Debeljak M, Vogel-Mikuš K, Weber M, Braun M, Pietzenuk B, Pečovnik M, Vavpetič P, Pelicon P, Arčon I, Krämer U, Clemens S. Arabidopsis halleri shows hyperbioindicator behaviour for Pb and leaf Pb accumulation spatially separated from Zn. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2020; 226:492-506. [PMID: 31898330 DOI: 10.1111/nph.16373] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2019] [Accepted: 12/01/2019] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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Lead (Pb) ranks among the most problematic environmental pollutants. Background contamination of soils is nearly ubiquitous, yet plant Pb accumulation is barely understood. In a survey covering 165 European populations of the metallophyte Arabidopsis halleri, several field samples had indicated Pb hyperaccumulation, offering a chance to dissect plant Pb accumulation. Accumulation of Pb was analysed in A. halleri individuals from contrasting habitats under controlled conditions to rule out aerial deposition as a source of apparent Pb accumulation. Several elemental imaging techniques were employed to study the spatial distribution and ligand environment of Pb. Regardless of genetic background, A. halleri individuals showed higher shoot Pb accumulation than A. thaliana. However, dose-response curves revealed indicator rather than hyperaccumulator behaviour. Xylem sap data and elemental imaging unequivocally demonstrated the in planta mobility of Pb. Highest Pb concentrations were found in epidermal and vascular tissues. Distribution of Pb was distinct from that of the hyperaccumulated metal zinc. Most Pb was bound by oxygen ligands in bidentate coordination. A. halleri accumulates Pb whenever soil conditions render Pb phytoavailable. Considerable Pb accumulation under such circumstances, even in leaves of A. thaliana, strongly suggests that Pb can enter food webs and may pose a food safety risk.
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- Stephan Höreth
- Department of Plant Physiology, University of Bayreuth, 95440, Bayreuth, Germany
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- Department of Plant Physiology, University of Bayreuth, 95440, Bayreuth, Germany
- Jožef Stefan Institute, 1000, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- National Institute of Chemistry, 1000, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Jožef Stefan Institute, 1000, Ljubljana, Slovenia
- Biotechnical Faculty, University of Ljubljana, 1000, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Plant Physiology, University of Bayreuth, 95440, Bayreuth, Germany
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- Department of Plant Physiology, University of Bayreuth, 95440, Bayreuth, Germany
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- Molecular Genetics and Physiology of Plants, Ruhr University Bochum, 44801, Bochum, Germany
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- Jožef Stefan Institute, 1000, Ljubljana, Slovenia
- University of Nova Gorica, 5000, Nova Gorica, Slovenia
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- Molecular Genetics and Physiology of Plants, Ruhr University Bochum, 44801, Bochum, Germany
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- Department of Plant Physiology, University of Bayreuth, 95440, Bayreuth, Germany
- Bayreuth Center for Ecology and Environmental Research, University of Bayreuth, 95440, Bayreuth, Germany
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Sheng Y, Yu L, Shen Y, Gu R, Li J, Sun F, Zhan X. Distribution Characteristics of Phenanthrene in Wheat, Soybean and Maize Leaves. Polycycl Aromat Compd 2020. [DOI: 10.1080/10406638.2020.1720748] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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- Yu Sheng
- College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, People’s Republic of China
- Team 810, Jiangsu East China Geological Engineering Co. Ltd, Nanjing, Jiangsu, People’s Republic of China
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- College of Engineering, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, People’s Republic of China
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- College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, People’s Republic of China
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- College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, People’s Republic of China
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- College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, People’s Republic of China
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- College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, People’s Republic of China
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- College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, People’s Republic of China
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Cao X, Wang X, Tong W, Gurajala HK, He Z, Yang X. Accumulation and distribution of cadmium and lead in 28 oilseed rape cultivars grown in a contaminated field. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2020; 27:2400-2411. [PMID: 31786758 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-019-06826-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2019] [Accepted: 10/21/2019] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Heavy metal pollution in soils has become an important concern for human health. Therefore, it is vital to develop suitable remediation strategies for contaminated soils. Oilseed rape tolerates high concentrations of heavy metals and is a promising candidate for the phytoextraction of cadmium (Cd) and lead (Pb) from metal-contaminated soils. A field experiment was conducted to evaluate 28 oilseed rape cultivars including Brassica napus L. and Brassica juncea L. for their ability to accumulate Cd and Pb. These cultivars were grown in a field co-contaminated with Cd (0.78 mg kg-1) and Pb (330 mg kg-1). The results showed that concentrations in shoots ranged from 1.22 to 3.01 mg kg-1 for Cd and from 10.8 to 29.5 mg kg-1 for Pb. Cadmium and Pb accumulations in shoots could reach 83.4 and 799 μg plant-1, respectively. The majority of translocation factors (TFs) for Cd (> 1.0) were higher than for Pb (≤ 1.0). However, concentrations of Cd and Pb in seeds were much lower, in the range of 0.04 to 0.21 mg kg-1 and 0.04 to 0.51 mg kg-1, respectively. The seed yields of oilseed rape varied from 1238 to 2904 kg ha-1, with a mean value of 2289 kg ha-1. Among the cultivars, three (OS-9, OS-12, and OS-15) were selected as Cd and Pb potential accumulators, with Cd accumulation in shoots being 2.74-3.70 times higher and Pb accumulation in shoots being 3.37-5.23 times higher as compared with the lowest accumulating cultivar. These selected cultivars (B. napus) have application potential for phytoextraction of Cd and Pb from polluted soils without stopping agricultural activities and accompanying food safety issues.
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- Xuerui Cao
- Key Laboratory of Environmental Remediation and Ecological Health, Ministry of Education (MOE), College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Remediation and Ecological Health, Ministry of Education (MOE), College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, People's Republic of China
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- Technical Extension Station of Soil Fertilizer and Rural Energy, Qujiang, Quzhou, People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Remediation and Ecological Health, Ministry of Education (MOE), College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, People's Republic of China
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- University of Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, Indian River Research and Education Center, Fort Pierce, FL, 34945, USA
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- Key Laboratory of Environmental Remediation and Ecological Health, Ministry of Education (MOE), College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, People's Republic of China.
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Xie R, Zhao J, Lu L, Ge J, Brown PH, Wei S, Wang R, Qiao Y, Webb SM, Tian S. Efficient phloem remobilization of Zn protects apple trees during the early stages of Zn deficiency. PLANT, CELL & ENVIRONMENT 2019; 42:3167-3181. [PMID: 31325325 DOI: 10.1111/pce.13621] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2019] [Revised: 07/01/2019] [Accepted: 07/17/2019] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Apple trees are extensively cultivated worldwide but are often affected by zinc (Zn) deficiency. Limited knowledge regarding Zn remobilization within fruit crops has hampered the development of efficient strategies for providing adequate amounts of Zn. In the present study, Zn distribution and remobilization were compared among apple trees cultivated under different Zn conditions. Without Zn application, plants showed visible symptoms of Zn deficiency at the shoot tips after 1 year but appeared to grow normally during the first 6 months (early stage of Zn deficiency). Compared with apple plants under sufficient Zn treatment, plants suffering from early-stage Zn deficiency showed preferential Zn distribution to young leaves and higher Zn levels in phloem, demonstrating that hidden Zn deficiency triggers a highly efficient remobilization of Zn in this species. The in vivo Zn-nicotianamine complex in phloem tissues, combined with the significant enhanced expression of MdNAS3 and MdYSL6, suggested a positive role for nicotianamine in the phloem remobilization of Zn. These results strongly suggest that a proportion of Zn in the old leaves of apple trees can be efficiently remobilized by phloem transport to the shoot tips, partially in the form of Zn-nicotianamine, thus protecting apple trees against the early stages of Zn deficiency.
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- Ruohan Xie
- MOE Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health, College of Environmental & Resource Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Subtropic Soil and Plant Nutrition, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health, College of Environmental & Resource Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Subtropic Soil and Plant Nutrition, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health, College of Environmental & Resource Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Subtropic Soil and Plant Nutrition, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health, College of Environmental & Resource Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Subtropic Soil and Plant Nutrition, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of California, Davis, CA, 95616, USA
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health, College of Environmental & Resource Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Subtropic Soil and Plant Nutrition, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health, College of Environmental & Resource Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Subtropic Soil and Plant Nutrition, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health, College of Environmental & Resource Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Subtropic Soil and Plant Nutrition, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA, 94025, USA
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health, College of Environmental & Resource Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Subtropic Soil and Plant Nutrition, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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Javed MT, Habib N, Akram MS, Ali Q, Haider MZ, Tanwir K, Shauket A, Chaudhary HJ. The effect of lead pollution on nutrient solution pH and concomitant changes in plant physiology of two contrasting Solanum melongena L. cultivars. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2019; 26:34633-34644. [PMID: 31654306 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-019-06575-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2019] [Accepted: 09/23/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Lead (Pb) is highly toxic to plants because it severely affects physiological processes by altering nutrient solution pH. The current study elucidated Pb-induced changes in nutrient solution pH and its effect on physiology of two Solanum melongena L. cultivars (cv. Chuttu and cv. VRIB-13). Plants were grown in black plastic containers having 0, 15, 20, and 25 mg L-1 PbCl2 in nutrient solutions with starting pH of 6.0. pH changes by roots of S. melongena were continuously monitored for 8 days, and harvested plants were analyzed for physiological and biochemical attributes. Time scale studies revealed that cv. Chuttu and cv. VRIB-13 responded to Pb stress by causing acidification and alkalinization of growth medium during the first 48 h, respectively. Both cultivars increased nutrient solution pH, and maximum pH rise of 1.21 units was culminated by cv. VRIB-13 at 15 mg L-1 Pb and 0.8 units by cv. Chuttu at 25 mg L-1 Pb treatment during the 8-day period. Plant biomass, photosynthetic pigments, ascorbic acid, total amino acid, and total protein contents were significantly reduced by Pb stress predominantly in cv. Chuttu than cv. VRIB-13. Interestingly, chlorophyll contents of cv. VRIB-13 increased with increasing Pb levels. Pb contents of roots and shoots of both cultivars increased with applied Pb levels while nutrient (Ca, Mg, K, and Fe) contents decreased predominately in cv. Chuttu. Negative correlations were identified among Pb contents of eggplant roots and shoots and plant biomasses, leaf area, and free anthocyanin. Taken together, growth medium alkalinization, lower root to shoot Pb translocation, and optimum balance of nutrients (Mg and Fe) conferred growth enhancement, ultimately making cv. VRIB-13 auspicious for tolerating Pb toxicity as compared with cv. Chuttu. The research outcomes are important for devising metallicolous plant-associated strategies based on plant pH modulation response and associated metal uptake to remediate Pb-polluted soil.
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- Muhammad Tariq Javed
- Department of Botany, Faculty of Life Sciences, Government College University, Faisalabad, 38000, Pakistan.
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- Department of Botany, Faculty of Life Sciences, Government College University, Faisalabad, 38000, Pakistan
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- Department of Botany, Faculty of Life Sciences, Government College University, Faisalabad, 38000, Pakistan
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- Department of Botany, Faculty of Life Sciences, Government College University, Faisalabad, 38000, Pakistan
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- Department of Botany, Faculty of Life Sciences, Government College University, Faisalabad, 38000, Pakistan
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- Department of Botany, Faculty of Life Sciences, Government College University, Faisalabad, 38000, Pakistan
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- Department of Botany, Faculty of Life Sciences, Government College University, Faisalabad, 38000, Pakistan
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Cao Y, Ma C, Zhang J, Wang S, White JC, Chen G, Xing B. Accumulation and spatial distribution of copper and nutrients in willow as affected by soil flooding: A synchrotron-based X-ray fluorescence study. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2019; 246:980-989. [PMID: 31159147 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2018.12.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2018] [Revised: 12/07/2018] [Accepted: 12/09/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Copper (Cu) induced phytotoxicity has become a serious environmental problem as a consequence of significant metal release through anthropogenic activity. Understanding the spatial distribution of Cu in plants such as willow is essential to elucidate the mechanisms of metal accumulation and transport in woody plants, particularly as affected by variable environment conditions such as soil flooding. Using synchrotron-based X-ray fluorescence (μ-XRF) techniques, the spatial distribution of Cu and other nutrient elements were investigated in roots and stems of Salix (S.) integra exposed to 450 mg kg-1 Cu under non-flooded (NF)/flooding (F) conditions for 90 d. S. integra grown in the F condition exhibited significant higher tolerance index (TI, determined by the ratio of total biomass in Cu treatments to control) (p < 0.05) than that in the NF condition, indicating soil flooding alleviated Cu toxicity to willow plants. The μ-XRF revealed that Cu was preferentially located in the root cap and meristematic zone of the root tips. Under the NF condition, the Cu intensity in the root epidermis was more highly concentrated than that of the F condition, suggesting the soil flooding significantly inhibited Cu uptake by S. integra. The pattern of the Cu spatial distribution in the S. integra stem indicated that the F condition severely reduced Cu transport via the xylem vessels as a consequence of decreasing the transpiration rate of leaves. To our knowledge, this is the first study to report the in vivo Cu distribution in S. integra in a scenario of co-exposure to the Cu and the soil flooding over a long period. The finding that Cu uptake varies significantly with flooding condition is relevant to the development of strategies for plants to detoxify the metals and to maintain the nutrient homeostasis.
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- Yini Cao
- Research Institute of Subtropical Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 311400, China
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, New Haven, CT, 06504, United States.
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- Research Institute of Subtropical Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 311400, China
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- Research Institute of Subtropical Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 311400, China
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, The Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, New Haven, CT, 06504, United States
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- Research Institute of Subtropical Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 311400, China.
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- Stockbridge School of Agriculture, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, 01003, United States
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Sun J, Luo L. Subcellular Distribution and Chemical Forms of Pb in Corn: Strategies Underlying Tolerance in Pb Stress. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2018; 66:6675-6682. [PMID: 29932337 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.7b03605] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Studying the accumulation position and forms of heavy metals (HMs) in organisms and cells is helpful to understand the transport process and detoxification mechanism. As typical HMs, lead (Pb) subcellular content, localization, and speciation of corn subcellular fractions were studied by a series of technologies, including transmission electron microscopy, inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry, and X-ray absorption near edge structure. The results revealed that the electrodense granules of Pb were localized in the cell wall, intercellular space, and plasma membranes. About 71% Pb was localized at the cell wall and soluble fraction. In cell walls, the total amount of pyromorphite and Pb carbonate was about 80% and the remaining was Pb stearate. In the nuclear and chloroplast fraction, which demonstrated significant changes, major speciations were Pb sulfide (72%), basic Pb carbonate (16%), and Pb stearate (12%). Pb is blocked by cell walls as pyromorphite and Pb carbonate sediments and compartmentalized by vacuoles, which both play an inportant role in cell detoxification. Besides, sulfur-containing compounds form inside the cells.
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- Jianling Sun
- Beijing Municipal Research Institute of Environmental Protection , Beijing 100037 , People's Republic of China
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- National Research Center for Geoanalysis , Beijing 100037 , People's Republic of China
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Huang W, Jiao J, Ru M, Bai Z, Yuan H, Bao Z, Liang Z. Localization and Speciation of Chromium in Coptis chinensis Franch. using Synchrotron Radiation X-ray Technology and Laser Ablation ICP-MS. Sci Rep 2018; 8:8603. [PMID: 29872075 PMCID: PMC5988735 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-26774-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2017] [Accepted: 05/18/2018] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Coptis chinensis Franch. is one of the most important medicinal plants globally. However, this species contains relatively high concentrations of chromium (Cr) which potentially detrimental to human health. It is important to understand Cr localization and speciation in order to evaluate its accumulation and transportation mechanisms and minimize Cr transfer to humans. As little previous work in this area has been carried out, we utilized synchrotron radiation microscopic X-ray fluorescence (SR-μXRF) and laser ablation inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (LA-ICP-MS) to spatially locate Cr, X-ray absorption near-edge spectroscopy (XANES) to analyze Cr speciation, and inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) to detect Cr subcellular concentration. Micromapping results showed that Cr was distributed predominantly within the vascular cylinder, the periderm and some outer cortex, and the cortex and some vascular bundles in root, rhizome, and petiole, respectively. XANES data showed that Cr(VI) can be reduced to Cr(III) when grown with Cr(VI), and yielded a novel conclusion that this plant contain elemental chromium. ICP-MS data showed that Cr was primarily compartmentalized in cell walls in all tissues. The new insights on Cr accumulation in C. chinensis Franch. provide a theoretical basis for the evaluation of Cr in other medicinal plants.
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- Wenli Huang
- College of Life Science, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China
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- College of Life Science, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China
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- Institute of Soil and Water Conservation, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Yangling, China
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- College of Life Science, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Continental Dynamics, Department of Geology, Northwest University, Xi'an, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Continental Dynamics, Department of Geology, Northwest University, Xi'an, China
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- College of Life Science, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China. .,College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, Hangzhou, China.
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Rodrigues ES, Gomes MHF, Duran NM, Cassanji JGB, da Cruz TNM, Sant’Anna Neto A, Savassa SM, de Almeida E, Carvalho HWP. Laboratory Microprobe X-Ray Fluorescence in Plant Science: Emerging Applications and Case Studies. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2018; 9:1588. [PMID: 30487802 PMCID: PMC6246888 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2018.01588] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2018] [Accepted: 10/12/2018] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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In vivo and micro chemical analytical methods have the potential to improve our understanding of plant metabolism and development. Benchtop microprobe X-ray fluorescence spectroscopy (μ-XRF) presents a huge potential for facing this challenge. Excitation beams of 30 μm and 1 mm in diameter were employed to address questions in seed technology, phytopathology, plant physiology, and bioremediation. Different elements were analyzed in several situations of agronomic interest: (i) Examples of μ-XRF yielding quantitative maps that reveal the spatial distribution of zinc in common beans (Phaseolus vulgaris) primed seeds. (ii) Chemical images daily recorded at a soybean leaf (Glycine max) infected by anthracnose showed that phosphorus, sulfur, and calcium trended to concentrate in the disease spot. (iii) In vivo measurements at the stem of P. vulgaris showed that under root exposure, manganese is absorbed and transported nearly 10-fold faster than iron. (iv) Quantitative maps showed that the lead distribution in a leaf of Eucalyptus hybrid was not homogenous, this element accumulated mainly in the leaf border and midrib, the lead hotspots reached up to 13,400 mg lead kg-1 fresh tissue weight. These case studies highlight the ability of μ-XRF in performing qualitative and quantitative elemental analysis of fresh and living plant tissues. Thus, it can probe dynamic biological phenomena non-destructively and in real time.
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- Eduardo S. Rodrigues
- Nuclear Instrumentation Laboratory, Center for Nuclear Energy in Agriculture, University of São Paulo, Piracicaba, Brazil
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- Nuclear Instrumentation Laboratory, Center for Nuclear Energy in Agriculture, University of São Paulo, Piracicaba, Brazil
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- Nuclear Instrumentation Laboratory, Center for Nuclear Energy in Agriculture, University of São Paulo, Piracicaba, Brazil
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- Nuclear Instrumentation Laboratory, Center for Nuclear Energy in Agriculture, University of São Paulo, Piracicaba, Brazil
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- Nuclear Instrumentation Laboratory, Center for Nuclear Energy in Agriculture, University of São Paulo, Piracicaba, Brazil
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- Physiology of Trees Laboratory, Department of Forest Science, College of Agriculture Luiz de Queiroz, University of São Paulo, Piracicaba, Brazil
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- Nuclear Instrumentation Laboratory, Center for Nuclear Energy in Agriculture, University of São Paulo, Piracicaba, Brazil
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- Nuclear Instrumentation Laboratory, Center for Nuclear Energy in Agriculture, University of São Paulo, Piracicaba, Brazil
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- Nuclear Instrumentation Laboratory, Center for Nuclear Energy in Agriculture, University of São Paulo, Piracicaba, Brazil
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Zhou C, Huang M, Ren H, Yu J, Wu J, Ma X. Bioaccumulation and detoxification mechanisms for lead uptake identified in Rhus chinensis Mill. seedlings. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2017; 142:59-68. [PMID: 28388478 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2017.03.052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2016] [Revised: 03/30/2017] [Accepted: 03/31/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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A greenhouse experiment was conducted to assay the bioaccumulation and tolerance characteristics of Rhus chinensis Mill. to lead (Pb). The effects of exposing R. chinensis Mill seedlings to increasing Pb concentrations (0, 250, 500, 100mgkg-1) in the soil were assessed by measuring Pb accumulation, subcellular distribution, ultrastructure, photosynthetic characteristics, antioxidative enzyme activity, malondialdehyde content, and phytochelatin content. The majority of Pb taken up by R. chinensis Mill was associated with the cell wall fraction in the roots, where the absorption of Ca increased to maintain cell wall stability, and Pb deposits were found in the intercellular space or in the cell wall structures. In leaves, Pb was primarily stored in the cell wall, while it was compartmentalized into the vacuolar structures in the stem. Pb concentrations adversely affected the morphology of Rhus chinensis Mill cellular substructures. Furthermore, increased Peroxidase (POD) and catalase (CAT) activity was observed in plants grown in Pb-amended soil, and this may have led to reduced ROS to maintain the function of the membrane. Changes in phytochelatin levels (PCs) that were observed in Pb treated plants suggest that PCs formed complexes with Pb in the cytoplasm to reduce Pb2+ toxicity in the metabolically active cellular compartment. This mechanism may allow for the plant to accumulate higher concentrations of toxic Pb and survive for a longer period of time. Our study provides a better understanding of how Rhus chinensis Mill detoxifies Pb.
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- Chuifan Zhou
- College of Forestry, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China.
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- College of Forestry, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- Institute of Land Reclamation and Econlogy, China University of Mining and Technology Beijing, 100120, China; Beijing Huayu Engineering Company Limited, China Coal Technology and Engineering Group, Beijing 100120, China
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- College of Forestry, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- College of Forestry, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China
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- College of Forestry, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou 350002, China.
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Hou D, Wang K, Liu T, Wang H, Lin Z, Qian J, Lu L, Tian S. Unique Rhizosphere Micro-characteristics Facilitate Phytoextraction of Multiple Metals in Soil by the Hyperaccumulating Plant Sedum alfredii. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2017; 51:5675-5684. [PMID: 28436673 DOI: 10.1021/acs.est.6b06531] [Citation(s) in RCA: 124] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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Understanding the strategies that the roots of hyperaccumulating plants use to extract heavy metals from soils is important for optimizing phytoremediation. The rhizosphere characteristics of Sedum alfredii, a hyperaccumulator, were investigated 6 months after it had been planted in weathered field soils contaminated with 5.8 μg of Cd g-1, 1985.1 μg of Zn g-1, 667.5 μg of Pb g-1, and 698.8 μg of Cu g-1. In contrast with the non-hyperaccumulating ecotype (NHE), the hyperaccumulating ecotype (HE) of S. alfredii was more tolerant to the metals, and higher levels of Cd and Zn accumulated. The HE was characterized by a unique rhizosphere, including extensive root systems, a reduced soil pH, a higher metal bioavailability, and increased rhizomicrobial activity. The bioavailability of metals was significantly correlated with the HE's unique bacterial communities (P < 0.005). The HE harbored abundant Streptomyces (9.43%, family Streptomycetaceae), Kribbella (1.08%, family Nocardioidaceae), and an unclassified genus (1.09%, family Nocardioidaceae) in its rhizosphere, a composition that differed from that of the NHE. PICRUSt analysis predicted high relative abundances of imputed functional profiles in the HE rhizosphere related to membrane transport and amino acid metabolism. This study reveals the rhizosphere characteristics, particularly the unique bacterial rhizobiome of a hyperaccumulator, that might provide a new approach to facilitating heavy metal phytoextraction.
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- Dandi Hou
- MOE Key Laboratory of Environmental Remediation and Ecological Health, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University , Hangzhou 310058, China
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- School of Marine Sciences, Ningbo University , Ningbo 315211, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Environmental Remediation and Ecological Health, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University , Hangzhou 310058, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Environmental Remediation and Ecological Health, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University , Hangzhou 310058, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Environmental Remediation and Ecological Health, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University , Hangzhou 310058, China
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- School of Marine Sciences, Ningbo University , Ningbo 315211, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Environmental Remediation and Ecological Health, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University , Hangzhou 310058, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Environmental Remediation and Ecological Health, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University , Hangzhou 310058, China
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Lu L, Xie R, Liu T, Wang H, Hou D, Du Y, He Z, Yang X, Sun H, Tian S. Spatial imaging and speciation of Cu in rice (Oryza sativa L.) roots using synchrotron-based X-ray microfluorescence and X-ray absorption spectroscopy. CHEMOSPHERE 2017; 175:356-364. [PMID: 28235745 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2017.02.082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/18/2016] [Revised: 01/18/2017] [Accepted: 02/14/2017] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Knowledge of elemental localization and speciation in rice (Oryza sativa L.) roots is crucial for elucidating the mechanisms of Cu accumulation so as to facilitate the development of strategies to inhibit Cu accumulation in rice grain grown in contaminated soils. Using synchrotron-based X-ray microfluorescence and X-ray absorption spectroscopy, we investigated the distribution patterns and speciation of Cu in rice roots treated with 50 μM Cu for 7 days. A clear preferential localization of Cu in the meristematic zone was observed in root tips as compared with the elongation zone. Investigation of Cu in the root cross sections revealed that the intensity of Cu in the vascular bundles was more than 10-fold higher than that in the other scanned sites (epidermis and cortex) in rice roots. The dominant chemical form of Cu (79.1%) in rice roots was similar to that in the Cu-cell wall compounds. These results suggest that although Cu can be easily transported into the vascular tissues in rice roots, most of the metal absorbed by plants is retained in the roots owing to its high binding to the cell wall compounds, thus preventing metal translocation to the aerial parts of the plants.
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- Lingli Lu
- MOE Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecosystem Health, College of Environmental and Resources Science, Zhejiang University, Zijingang Campus, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecosystem Health, College of Environmental and Resources Science, Zhejiang University, Zijingang Campus, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecosystem Health, College of Environmental and Resources Science, Zhejiang University, Zijingang Campus, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecosystem Health, College of Environmental and Resources Science, Zhejiang University, Zijingang Campus, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecosystem Health, College of Environmental and Resources Science, Zhejiang University, Zijingang Campus, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Institute of Chemical & Engineering Sciences, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (ASTAR), Jurong Island, Singapore 627833, Singapore
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- University of Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, Indian River Research and Education Center, Fort Pierce, FL 34945, USA
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecosystem Health, College of Environmental and Resources Science, Zhejiang University, Zijingang Campus, Hangzhou 310058, China; University of Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, Indian River Research and Education Center, Fort Pierce, FL 34945, USA
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- Ningbo Agriculture Bureau, Ningbo 315012, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecosystem Health, College of Environmental and Resources Science, Zhejiang University, Zijingang Campus, Hangzhou 310058, China.
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Tian S, Xie R, Wang H, Hu Y, Hou D, Liao X, Brown PH, Yang H, Lin X, Labavitch JM, Lu L. Uptake, sequestration and tolerance of cadmium at cellular levels in the hyperaccumulator plant species Sedum alfredii. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2017; 68:2387-2398. [PMID: 28407073 PMCID: PMC5853795 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erx112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2016] [Accepted: 03/14/2017] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Sedum alfredii is one of a few plant species known to hyperaccumulate cadmium (Cd). Uptake, localization, and tolerance of Cd at cellular levels in shoots were compared in hyperaccumulating (HE) and non-hyperaccumulating (NHE) ecotypes of Sedum alfredii. X-ray fluorescence images of Cd in stems and leaves showed only a slight Cd signal restricted within vascular bundles in the NHEs, while enhanced localization of Cd, with significant tissue- and age-dependent variations, was detected in HEs. In contrast to the vascular-enriched Cd in young stems, parenchyma cells in leaf mesophyll, stem pith and cortex tissues served as terminal storage sites for Cd sequestration in HEs. Kinetics of Cd transport into individual leaf protoplasts of the two ecotypes showed little difference in Cd accumulation. However, far more efficient storage of Cd in vacuoles was apparent in HEs. Subsequent analysis of cell viability and hydrogen peroxide levels suggested that HE protoplasts exhibited higher resistance to Cd than those of NHE protoplasts. These results suggest that efficient sequestration into vacuoles, as opposed to rapid transport into parenchyma cells, is a pivotal process in Cd accumulation and homeostasis in shoots of HE S. alfredii. This is in addition to its efficient root-to-shoot translocation of Cd.
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- Shengke Tian
- MOE Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health, College of Environmental & Resource Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health, College of Environmental & Resource Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health, College of Environmental & Resource Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health, College of Environmental & Resource Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health, College of Environmental & Resource Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health, College of Environmental & Resource Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of California, Davis, CA, USA
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- National Research Center for Geoanalysis, Beijing, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health, College of Environmental & Resource Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of California, Davis, CA, USA
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health, College of Environmental & Resource Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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Shahid M, Dumat C, Khalid S, Schreck E, Xiong T, Niazi NK. Foliar heavy metal uptake, toxicity and detoxification in plants: A comparison of foliar and root metal uptake. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2017; 325:36-58. [PMID: 27915099 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2016.11.063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 451] [Impact Index Per Article: 64.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2016] [Revised: 11/20/2016] [Accepted: 11/22/2016] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Anthropologic activities have transformed global biogeochemical cycling of heavy metals by emitting considerable quantities of these metals into the atmosphere from diverse sources. In spite of substantial and progressive developments in industrial processes and techniques to reduce environmental emissions, atmospheric contamination by toxic heavy metals and associated ecological and health risks are still newsworthy. Atmospheric heavy metals may be absorbed via foliar organs of plants after wet or dry deposition of atmospheric fallouts on plant canopy. Unlike root metal transfer, which has been largely studied, little is known about heavy metal uptake by plant leaves from the atmosphere. To the best of our understanding, significant research gaps exist regarding foliar heavy metal uptake. This is the first review regarding biogeochemical behaviour of heavy metals in atmosphere-plant system. The review summarizes the mechanisms involved in foliar heavy metal uptake, transfer, compartmentation, toxicity and in plant detoxification. We have described the biological and environmental factors that affect foliar uptake of heavy metals and compared the biogeochemical behaviour (uptake, translocation, compartmentation, toxicity and detoxification) of heavy metals for root and foliar uptake. The possible health risks associated with the consumption of heavy metal-laced food are also discussed.
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- Muhammad Shahid
- Department of Environmental Sciences, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Vehari, 61100, Pakistan
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- Centre d'Etude et de Recherche Travail Organisation Pouvoir (CERTOP), UMR5044, Université J. Jaurès - Toulouse II, 5 Allée Antonio Machado, 31058 Toulouse Cedex 9, France.
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- Department of Environmental Sciences, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Vehari, 61100, Pakistan
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- Centre d'Etude et de Recherche Travail Organisation Pouvoir (CERTOP), UMR5044, Université J. Jaurès - Toulouse II, 5 Allée Antonio Machado, 31058 Toulouse Cedex 9, France; Géosciences Environnement Toulouse (GET), Observatoire Midi Pyrénées, Université de Toulouse CNRS, IRD, 14 avenue E. Belin, F-31400 Toulouse, France
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- School of Life Science, South China Normal University, No. 55 Zhongshan Avenue West Guangzhou 510631, PR China
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- Institute of Soil and Environmental Sciences, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Faisalabad 38040, Pakistan; MARUM and Department of Geosciences, University of Bremen, Bremen D-28359, Germany; Southern Cross GeoScience, Southern Cross University, Lismore 2480, NSW, Australia
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Tian S, Xie R, Wang H, Hu Y, Ge J, Liao X, Gao X, Brown P, Lin X, Lu L. Calcium Deficiency Triggers Phloem Remobilization of Cadmium in a Hyperaccumulating Species. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2016; 172:2300-2313. [PMID: 27789737 PMCID: PMC5129722 DOI: 10.1104/pp.16.01348] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2016] [Accepted: 10/24/2016] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Understanding cadmium (Cd) accumulation in plants is critical for the development of plant-based strategies for soil remediation and crop safety. Sedum alfredii is a nonbrassica plant species known to hyperaccumulate Cd. The characteristics of Cd uptake, distribution, and retranslocation affected by the Ca status were investigated at cellular levels in S. alfredii Low Ca supply significantly increased Cd contents in shoots of S. alfredii, particularly in the young leaves. Micro x-ray fluorescence images confirmed that sequestration of Cd was greatly enhanced in the young leaves under Ca deficiency stress, with a significant amount of Cd localized in mesophyll cells, compared to the young leaves supplied with high Ca levels. Cd influx into protoplasts isolated from young leaves was significantly inhibited by the addition of Ca channel inhibitors, but not by pre-exposure to Ca deficiency. In stems, the Cd signal in vascular systems under low Ca levels was 10-fold higher than in those treated with higher Ca levels. A detailed investigation of vascular bundles revealed that an extremely high Cd signal induced by low Ca supply occurred in the phloem tissues, but not in the xylem tissues. Transfer of Cd pretreated plants to nutrient solutions at different Ca levels confirmed that a much higher amount of Cd was reallocated to the new growth tissues under low Ca stress compared to plants supplied with sufficient Ca. These results suggest that Ca deficiency triggered a highly efficient phloem remobilization of Cd in S. alfredii and subsequently enhanced Cd accumulation in its young leaves.
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- Shengke Tian
- Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health, College of Environmental and Resource Science, Zhejiang University, Ministry of Education, Hangzhou 310058, China (S.T., R.X., H.W., Y.H., J.G, X.C.L., X.G., L.L.)
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Subtropic Soil and Plant Nutrition, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China (H.W., Y.H., X.G., X.Y.L., L.L.); and
- Department of Plant Sciences, University of California, Davis, California 95616 (P.B.)
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- Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health, College of Environmental and Resource Science, Zhejiang University, Ministry of Education, Hangzhou 310058, China (S.T., R.X., H.W., Y.H., J.G, X.C.L., X.G., L.L.)
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Subtropic Soil and Plant Nutrition, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China (H.W., Y.H., X.G., X.Y.L., L.L.); and
- Department of Plant Sciences, University of California, Davis, California 95616 (P.B.)
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- Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health, College of Environmental and Resource Science, Zhejiang University, Ministry of Education, Hangzhou 310058, China (S.T., R.X., H.W., Y.H., J.G, X.C.L., X.G., L.L.)
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Subtropic Soil and Plant Nutrition, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China (H.W., Y.H., X.G., X.Y.L., L.L.); and
- Department of Plant Sciences, University of California, Davis, California 95616 (P.B.)
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- Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health, College of Environmental and Resource Science, Zhejiang University, Ministry of Education, Hangzhou 310058, China (S.T., R.X., H.W., Y.H., J.G, X.C.L., X.G., L.L.)
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Subtropic Soil and Plant Nutrition, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China (H.W., Y.H., X.G., X.Y.L., L.L.); and
- Department of Plant Sciences, University of California, Davis, California 95616 (P.B.)
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- Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health, College of Environmental and Resource Science, Zhejiang University, Ministry of Education, Hangzhou 310058, China (S.T., R.X., H.W., Y.H., J.G, X.C.L., X.G., L.L.)
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Subtropic Soil and Plant Nutrition, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China (H.W., Y.H., X.G., X.Y.L., L.L.); and
- Department of Plant Sciences, University of California, Davis, California 95616 (P.B.)
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- Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health, College of Environmental and Resource Science, Zhejiang University, Ministry of Education, Hangzhou 310058, China (S.T., R.X., H.W., Y.H., J.G, X.C.L., X.G., L.L.)
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Subtropic Soil and Plant Nutrition, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China (H.W., Y.H., X.G., X.Y.L., L.L.); and
- Department of Plant Sciences, University of California, Davis, California 95616 (P.B.)
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- Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health, College of Environmental and Resource Science, Zhejiang University, Ministry of Education, Hangzhou 310058, China (S.T., R.X., H.W., Y.H., J.G, X.C.L., X.G., L.L.)
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Subtropic Soil and Plant Nutrition, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China (H.W., Y.H., X.G., X.Y.L., L.L.); and
- Department of Plant Sciences, University of California, Davis, California 95616 (P.B.)
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- Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health, College of Environmental and Resource Science, Zhejiang University, Ministry of Education, Hangzhou 310058, China (S.T., R.X., H.W., Y.H., J.G, X.C.L., X.G., L.L.)
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Subtropic Soil and Plant Nutrition, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China (H.W., Y.H., X.G., X.Y.L., L.L.); and
- Department of Plant Sciences, University of California, Davis, California 95616 (P.B.)
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- Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health, College of Environmental and Resource Science, Zhejiang University, Ministry of Education, Hangzhou 310058, China (S.T., R.X., H.W., Y.H., J.G, X.C.L., X.G., L.L.)
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Subtropic Soil and Plant Nutrition, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China (H.W., Y.H., X.G., X.Y.L., L.L.); and
- Department of Plant Sciences, University of California, Davis, California 95616 (P.B.)
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- Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health, College of Environmental and Resource Science, Zhejiang University, Ministry of Education, Hangzhou 310058, China (S.T., R.X., H.W., Y.H., J.G, X.C.L., X.G., L.L.);
- Zhejiang Provincial Key Laboratory of Subtropic Soil and Plant Nutrition, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China (H.W., Y.H., X.G., X.Y.L., L.L.); and
- Department of Plant Sciences, University of California, Davis, California 95616 (P.B.)
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Zhou C, Huang M, Li Y, Luo J, Cai LP. Changes in subcellular distribution and antioxidant compounds involved in Pb accumulation and detoxification in Neyraudia reynaudiana. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2016; 23:21794-21804. [PMID: 27523041 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-016-7362-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2016] [Accepted: 08/01/2016] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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The effects of increasing concentrations of lead (Pb) on Pb accumulation, subcellular distribution, ultrastructure, photosynthetic characteristics, antioxidative enzyme activity, malondialdehyde content, and phytochelatin contents were investigated in Neyraudia reynaudiana seedlings after a 21-day exposure. A Pb analysis at the subcellular level showed that the majority of Pb in the roots was associated with the cell wall fraction, followed by the soluble fraction. In contrast, the majority of the Pb in the leaves was located in the soluble fraction based on transmission electron microscopy and energy dispersive X-ray analyses. Furthermore, high Pb concentrations adversely affected N. reynaudiana cellular structure. The changes in enzyme activity suggested that the antioxidant system plays an important role in eliminating or alleviating Pb toxicity, both in the roots and leaves of N. reynaudiana. Additionally, the phytochelatin contents in the roots and leaves differed significantly between Pb-spiked treatments and control plants. Our results provide strong evidence that cell walls restrict Pb uptake into the protoplasm and establish an important protective barrier. Subsequent vacuolar compartmentalization in leaves could isolate Pb from other substances in the cell and minimize Pb toxicity in other organelles over time. These results also demonstrated that the levels of antioxidant enzymes and phytochelatin in leaves and roots are correlated with Pb toxicity. These detoxification mechanisms promote Pb tolerance in N. reynaudiana.
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- Chuifan Zhou
- College of Forestry, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Co-innovation center for soil and water conservation in red soil region of the Cross-straits, Fuzhou, 350002, China
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- College of Forestry, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Co-innovation center for soil and water conservation in red soil region of the Cross-straits, Fuzhou, 350002, China
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- College of Forestry, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Co-innovation center for soil and water conservation in red soil region of the Cross-straits, Fuzhou, 350002, China
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- College of Forestry, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Co-innovation center for soil and water conservation in red soil region of the Cross-straits, Fuzhou, 350002, China
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- College of Forestry, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Co-innovation center for soil and water conservation in red soil region of the Cross-straits, Fuzhou, 350002, China.
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Krzesłowska M, Rabęda I, Basińska A, Lewandowski M, Mellerowicz EJ, Napieralska A, Samardakiewicz S, Woźny A. Pectinous cell wall thickenings formation - A common defense strategy of plants to cope with Pb. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2016; 214:354-361. [PMID: 27107260 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2016.04.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2015] [Revised: 02/27/2016] [Accepted: 04/06/2016] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Lead, one of the most abundant and hazardous trace metals affecting living organisms, has been commonly detected in plant cell walls including some tolerant plants, mining ecotypes and hyperaccumulators. We have previously shown that in tip growing Funaria sp. protonemata cell wall is remodeled in response to lead by formation of thickenings rich in low-methylesterified pectins (pectin epitope JIM5 - JIM5-P) able to bind metal ions, which accumulate large amounts of Pb. Hence, it leads to the increase of cell wall capacity for Pb compartmentalization. Here we show that diverse plant species belonging to different phyla (Arabidopsis, hybrid aspen, star duckweed), form similar cell wall thickenings in response to Pb. These thickenings are formed in tip growing cells such as the root hairs, and in diffuse growing cells such as meristematic and root cap columella cells of root apices in hybrid aspen and Arabidopsis and in mesophyll cells in star duckweed fronds. Notably, all analyzed cell wall thickenings were abundant in JIM5-P and accumulated high amounts of Pb. In addition, the co-localization of JIM5-P and Pb commonly occurred in these cells. Hence, cell wall thickenings formed the extra compartment for Pb accumulation. In this way plant cells increased cell wall capacity for compartmentalization of this toxic metal, protecting protoplast from its toxicity. As cell wall thickenings occurred in diverse plant species and cell types differing in the type of growth we may conclude that pectinous cell wall thickenings formation is a widespread defense strategy of plants to cope with Pb. Moreover, detection of natural defense strategy, increasing plant cell walls capacity for metal accumulation, reveals a promising direction for enhancing plant efficiency in phytoremediation.
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- Magdalena Krzesłowska
- Laboratory of General Botany, Faculty of Biology, Adam Mickiewicz University, Umultowska 89, 61-614 Poznań, Poland.
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- Laboratory of General Botany, Faculty of Biology, Adam Mickiewicz University, Umultowska 89, 61-614 Poznań, Poland
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- Laboratory of General Botany, Faculty of Biology, Adam Mickiewicz University, Umultowska 89, 61-614 Poznań, Poland
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- Laboratory of General Botany, Faculty of Biology, Adam Mickiewicz University, Umultowska 89, 61-614 Poznań, Poland
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- Umeå Plant Science Center, Department of Forest Genetics and Plant Physiology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, SE-90183 Umea, Sweden
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- Laboratory of General Botany, Faculty of Biology, Adam Mickiewicz University, Umultowska 89, 61-614 Poznań, Poland
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- Laboratory of Electron and Confocal Microscopy, Faculty of Biology, Adam Mickiewicz University, Umultowska 89, 61-614 Poznań, Poland
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- Laboratory of General Botany, Faculty of Biology, Adam Mickiewicz University, Umultowska 89, 61-614 Poznań, Poland
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Li Y, Zhou C, Huang M, Luo J, Hou X, Wu P, Ma X. Lead tolerance mechanism in Conyza canadensis: subcellular distribution, ultrastructure, antioxidative defense system, and phytochelatins. JOURNAL OF PLANT RESEARCH 2016; 129:251-62. [PMID: 26733305 DOI: 10.1007/s10265-015-0776-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2015] [Accepted: 09/07/2015] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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We used hydroponic experiments to examine the effects of different concentrations of lead (Pb) on the performance of the Pb-tolerable plant Conyza canadensis. In these experiments, most of the Pb was accumulated in the roots; there was very little Pb accumulated in stems and leaves. C. canadensis is able to take up significant amounts of Pb whilst greatly restricting its transportation to specific parts of the aboveground biomass. High Pb concentrations inhibited plant growth, increased membrane permeability, elevated antioxidant enzyme activity in roots, and caused a significant increase in root H2O2 and malondialdehyde content. Analysis of Pb content at the subcellular level showed that most Pb was associated with the cell wall fraction, followed by the nucleus-rich fraction, and with a minority present in the mitochondrial and soluble fractions. Furthermore, transmission electron microscopy and energy dispersive X-ray analysis of root cells revealed that the cell wall and intercellular space in C. canadensis roots are the main locations of Pb accumulation. Additionally, high Pb concentrations adversely affected the cellular structure of C. canadensis roots. The increased enzyme activity suggests that the antioxidant system may play an important role in eliminating or alleviating Pb toxicity in C. canadensis roots. However, the levels of non-protein sulfhydryl compounds, glutathione, and phytochelatin did not significantly change in either the roots or leaves under Pb-contaminated treatments. Our results provide strong evidence that cell walls restrict Pb uptake into the root and act as an important barrier protecting root cells, while demonstrating that antioxidant enzyme levels are correlated with Pb exposure. These findings demonstrate the roles played by these detoxification mechanisms in supporting Pb tolerance in C. canadensis.
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- Ying Li
- College of Forestry, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, China.
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- College of Forestry, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, China.
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- College of Forestry, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, China
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- College of Forestry, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, China
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- College of Forestry, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, China
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- College of Forestry, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, China
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- College of Forestry, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, China.
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Saghi A, Rashed Mohassel MH, Parsa M, Hammami H. Phytoremediation of lead-contaminated soil by Sinapis arvensis and Rapistrum rugosum. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHYTOREMEDIATION 2016; 18:387-392. [PMID: 26552966 DOI: 10.1080/15226514.2015.1109607] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Nowadays, public concern relating to ecological deleterious effects of heavy metals is on the rise. To evaluate the potential of Rapistrum rugosum and Sinapis arvensis in lead- contaminate phytoremediate, a pot culture experiment was conducted. The pots were filled by soil treated with different rates of leadoxide (PbO) including 0 (control), 100, 200, 300, 400, and 500 mg Pb per 1 kg soil. Germinated seeds were sown. Surprisingly, with increasing concentration of Pb, dry weight of R. rugosum and S. arvensis did not decrease significantly. In both of species, the concentration of Pb was higher in roots than shoots. In general, S.arvensis was absorbed more Pb compared to R. rugosum. The results revealed high potential of R. rugosum and S. arvensis in withdrawing Pb from contaminated soil. For both species, a positive linear relation was observed between Pb concentration in soil and roots. However, linear relationship was not observed between Pb concentration in the soil and shoots. Although both species test had low ability in translocation Pb from roots to shoots but they showed high ability in uptake soil Pb by roots. Apparently, these plants are proper species for using in phytoremediation technology.
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- Abolghasem Saghi
- a Department of Agriculture , Mashhad Branch, Islamic Azad University , Mashhad , Iran
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- a Department of Agriculture , Mashhad Branch, Islamic Azad University , Mashhad , Iran
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- b Department of Agronomy and Plant Breeding , College of Agriculture, University of Birjand , Birjand , Iran
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Vogel-Mikuš K, Pongrac P, Pelicon P. Micro-PIXE elemental mapping for ionome studies of crop plants. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2015. [DOI: 10.1142/s0129083514400142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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In order to maintain homeostasis and consequent optimal cell functioning and integrity and/or to avoid toxicity, proper allocation of elements at organ, tissue, cellular and subcellular level is needed. Studies of element localization are therefore crucial to reveal the mechanisms of element trafficking and also tolerance and toxicity. Moreover, studies of localization and speciation of trace elements in grains of staple crops are also of high applicative value, allowing one to determine major and trace element concentrations in different grain tissues without possible contamination. In the last decade, a remarkable progress has been made in the development and application of different 2D imaging techniques in complex biological systems, especially in the sense of improved lateral resolution and sensitivity. The superiority of micro-PIXE over other 2D imaging techniques lies in its wide elemental range (from sodium (Na) to uranium (U)), high elemental sensitivity below micron spatial resolution and fully quantitative element concentration analysis. The aim of this review is to summarize the latest development of micro-PIXE for imaging of the distribution of major and trace elements in crop plants with emphasis on sample preparation methodologies and post-imaging analysis. Case studies of element localization in the grains of major crop plants are also presented.
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- Katarina Vogel-Mikuš
- Department of Biology, Biotechnical Faculty, University of Ljubljana, Jamnikarjeva 101, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
- Department of Low and Medium Energy Physics, Jožef Stefan Institute, Reactor Center, Jamova 39, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Biology, Biotechnical Faculty, University of Ljubljana, Jamnikarjeva 101, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Low and Medium Energy Physics, Jožef Stefan Institute, Reactor Center, Jamova 39, SI-1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
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Zhao L, Li T, Yu H, Chen G, Zhang X, Zheng Z, Li J. Changes in chemical forms, subcellular distribution, and thiol compounds involved in Pb accumulation and detoxification in Athyrium wardii (Hook.). ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2015; 22:12676-12688. [PMID: 25913310 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-015-4464-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2014] [Accepted: 03/30/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Athyrium wardii is one of the dominant plant species flourishing on the Pb-Zn mine tailings in Sichuan Province, China. A greenhouse pot experiment was conducted to evaluate the chemical forms, subcellular distribution, and thiol compounds in A. wardii under different Pb treatments. The results showed that plants of the mining ecotype (ME) of A. wardii were more tolerant to Pb than those of the non-mining ecotype (NME) in spite of accumulation of higher Pb concentrations. The Pb concentrations in shoots and roots of the ME were 3.2∼8.6 times and 3.0∼24.6 times higher than those of the NME, respectively. The ME was more efficient in Pb uptake than the NME. Moreover, 27.8∼39.0% of the total Pb in ME was sodium chloride (NaCl) extractable and 38.0∼48.5% was acetic acid (HAc) extractable, whereas only a minority of total Pb was in ethanol and H2O extractable. In subcellular level, 77.4∼88.8% of total Pb was stored in the cell walls of ME and 9.0∼18.9% in soluble fractions. Increasing Pb concentrations enhanced sequestration of Pb into the cell walls and soluble fractions of ME tissues to protect organelles against Pb. Synthesis of non-protein thiols (NP-SH) and phytochelatins (PCs) in roots of ME significantly enhanced in response to Pb stress, and significant increases in glutathione (GSH) were observed in shoots of ME. Higher levels of NP-SH, GSH, and PCs were observed in roots of the ME comparing with NME, especially under high Pb treatments. The results indicated that Pb was localized mainly in cell wall and soluble fraction of ME plants with low biological activity by cell wall deposition and vacuolar compartmentalization, which might be the important adapted Pb detoxification mechanisms of ME.
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- Li Zhao
- College of Resources and Environmental Science, Sichuan Agricultural University, Huimin Road 211#, Chengdu, 611130, Sichuan, People's Republic of China
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Xu C, Chen X, Duan D, Peng C, Le T, Shi J. Effect of heavy-metal-resistant bacteria on enhanced metal uptake and translocation of the Cu-tolerant plant, Elsholtzia splendens. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2015; 22:5070-5081. [PMID: 25510610 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-014-3931-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2014] [Accepted: 12/01/2014] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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A hydroponics trial was employed to study the effects of Pseudomonas putida CZ1 (CZ1), a heavy-metal-resistant bacterial strain isolated from the rhizosphere of Elsholtzia splendens (E. splendens), on the uptake and translocation of copper (Cu) in E. splendens. Significant promotion of plant growth coupled with the obvious plant-growth-promoting (PGP) characters of the bacteria suggested that CZ1 would be a plant-growth-promoting rhizobacterium (PGPR) to E. splendens under Cu stress condition. The results of inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES) showed that CZ1 increased the concentration of Cu in the shoots (up to 211.6% compared to non-inoculation treatment) and translocation factor (TF) (from 0.56 to 1.83%) of those exposed to Cu. The distribution of Cu in root cross section measured by synchrotron-based X-ray fluorescence microscopy (SRXRF) indicated that CZ1 promoted the transport of Cu from cortex to xylem in roots, which contributed to the accumulation of Cu in shoots. Furthermore, CZ1 improved the uptake of nutrient elements by plants to oppose to the toxicity of Cu. In summary, P. putida CZ1 acted as a PGPR in resistance to Cu and promoted the accumulation and translocation of Cu from root to shoot by element redistribution in plant root; hence, CZ1 is a promising assistance to phytoremediation.
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- Chen Xu
- Department of Environmental Engineering, Zijingang Campus, Zhejiang University, Nongshenghuan Building B319, Yuhangtang Road No. 388, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, 310058, People's Republic of China,
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Schultz C, Powell K, Crossley A, Jurkschat K, Kille P, Morgan AJ, Read D, Tyne W, Lahive E, Svendsen C, Spurgeon DJ. Analytical approaches to support current understanding of exposure, uptake and distributions of engineered nanoparticles by aquatic and terrestrial organisms. ECOTOXICOLOGY (LONDON, ENGLAND) 2015; 24:239-261. [PMID: 25516483 DOI: 10.1007/s10646-014-1387-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/18/2014] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Initiatives to support the sustainable development of the nanotechnology sector have led to rapid growth in research on the environmental fate, hazards and risk of engineered nanoparticles (ENP). As the field has matured over the last 10 years, a detailed picture of the best methods to track potential forms of exposure, their uptake routes and best methods to identify and track internal fate and distributions following assimilation into organisms has begun to emerge. Here we summarise the current state of the field, focussing particularly on metal and metal oxide ENPs. Studies to date have shown that ENPs undergo a range of physical and chemical transformations in the environment to the extent that exposures to pristine well dispersed materials will occur only rarely in nature. Methods to track assimilation and internal distributions must, therefore, be capable of detecting these modified forms. The uptake mechanisms involved in ENP assimilation may include a range of trans-cellular trafficking and distribution pathways, which can be followed by passage to intracellular compartments. To trace toxicokinetics and distributions, analytical and imaging approaches are available to determine rates, states and forms. When used hierarchically, these tools can map ENP distributions to specific target organs, cell types and organelles, such as endosomes, caveolae and lysosomes and assess speciation states. The first decade of ENP ecotoxicology research, thus, points to an emerging paradigm where exposure is to transformed materials transported into tissues and cells via passive and active pathways within which they can be assimilated and therein identified using a tiered analytical and imaging approach.
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- Carolin Schultz
- Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Maclean Building, Benson Lane, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, OX10 8BB, UK
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Lu L, Liao X, Labavitch J, Yang X, Nelson E, Du Y, Brown PH, Tian S. Speciation and localization of Zn in the hyperaccumulator Sedum alfredii by extended X-ray absorption fine structure and micro-X-ray fluorescence. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY : PPB 2014; 84:224-232. [PMID: 25306525 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2014.10.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2014] [Accepted: 10/03/2014] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Differences in metal homeostasis among related plant species can give important information of metal hyperaccumulation mechanisms. Speciation and distribution of Zn were investigated in a hyperaccumulating population of Sedum alfredii by using extended X-ray absorption fine structure and micro-synchrotron X-ray fluorescence (μ-XRF), respectively. The hyperaccumulator uses complexation with oxygen donor ligands for Zn storage in leaves and stems, and variations in the Zn speciation was noted in different tissues. The dominant chemical form of Zn in leaves was most probably a complex with malate, the most prevalent organic acid in S. alfredii leaves. In stems, Zn was mainly associated with malate and cell walls, while Zn-citrate and Zn-cell wall complexes dominated in the roots. Two-dimensional μ-XRF images revealed age-dependent differences in Zn localization in S. alfredii stems and leaves. In old leaves of S. alfredii, Zn was high in the midrib, margin regions and the petiole, whereas distribution of Zn was essentially uniform in young leaves. Zinc was preferentially sequestered by cells near vascular bundles in young stems, but was highly localized to vascular bundles and the outer cortex layer of old stems. The results suggest that tissue- and age-dependent variations of Zn speciation and distribution occurred in the hyperaccumulator S. alfredii, with most of the Zn complexed with malate in the leaves, but a shift to cell wall- and citric acid-Zn complexes during transportation and storage in stems and roots. This implies that biotransformation in Zn complexation occurred during transportation and storage processes in the plants of S. alfredii.
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- Lingli Lu
- MOE Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health, College of Environmental & Resource Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China.
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health, College of Environmental & Resource Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health, College of Environmental & Resource Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA
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- Institute of Chemical & Engineering Sciences, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (ASTAR), Jurong Island, Singapore 627833, Singapore
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health, College of Environmental & Resource Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China; Department of Plant Sciences, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA.
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Huang B, Xin J, Dai H, Liu A, Zhou W, Liao K. Translocation analysis and safety assessment in two water spinach cultivars with distinctive shoot Cd and Pb concentrations. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2014; 21:11565-11571. [PMID: 25028323 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-014-3150-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2014] [Accepted: 06/03/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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A pot experiment was conducted to investigate the translocation of cadmium (Cd) and lead (Pb) and assess the safety of edible parts in two cultivars of water spinach (Ipomoea aquatica Forsk.) contrasting in shoot Cd and Pb concentrations. A low-Cd-Pb cultivar (QLQ) and a high-Cd-Pb cultivar (T308) were grown in five soils with different concentrations of Cd and Pb. The results showed that QLQ had lower Cd and Pb concentrations in stems and leaves and higher root Cd concentration than T308 did. Root Pb concentration of T308 dramatically increased with increasing soil Pb concentration and was higher than that of QLQ in the highest Pb treatment. The root-to-stem Cd translocation ability in T308 was 2.3-3.0-fold higher than that in QLQ. Nevertheless, there was no significant difference in root-to-stem Pb translocation between QLQ and T308. The bioconcentration factors (BCFs) for Cd and Pb in the two cultivars remained stable in different Cd or Pb treatments, which were attributable to the homeostatic control mechanisms of Cd and Pb in water spinach.
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- Baifei Huang
- Research Center for Environmental Pollution Control Technology, Department of Safety and Environmental Engineering, Hunan Institute of Technology, Hengyang, 421002, China
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Schreck E, Dappe V, Sarret G, Sobanska S, Nowak D, Nowak J, Stefaniak EA, Magnin V, Ranieri V, Dumat C. Foliar or root exposures to smelter particles: consequences for lead compartmentalization and speciation in plant leaves. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2014; 476-477:667-76. [PMID: 24508855 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2013.12.089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2013] [Revised: 12/18/2013] [Accepted: 12/18/2013] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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In urban areas with high fallout of airborne particles, metal uptake by plants mainly occurs by foliar pathways and can strongly impact crop quality. However, there is a lack of knowledge on metal localization and speciation in plants after pollution exposure, especially in the case of foliar uptake. In this study, two contrasting crops, lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) and rye-grass (Lolium perenne L.), were exposed to Pb-rich particles emitted by a Pb-recycling factory via either atmospheric or soil application. Pb accumulation in plant leaves was observed for both ways of exposure. The mechanisms involved in Pb uptake were investigated using a combination of microscopic and spectroscopic techniques (electron microscopy, laser ablation, Raman microspectroscopy, and X-ray absorption spectroscopy). The results show that Pb localization and speciation are strongly influenced by the type of exposure (root or shoot pathway) and the plant species. Foliar exposure is the main pathway of uptake, involving the highest concentrations in plant tissues. Under atmospheric fallouts, Pb-rich particles were strongly adsorbed on the leaf surface of both plant species. In lettuce, stomata contained Pb-rich particles in their apertures, with some deformations of guard cells. In addition to PbO and PbSO4, chemical forms that were also observed in pristine particles, new species were identified: organic compounds (minimum 20%) and hexagonal platy crystals of PbCO3. In rye-grass, the changes in Pb speciation were even more egregious: Pb-cell wall and Pb-organic acid complexes were the major species observed. For root exposure, identified here as a minor pathway of Pb transfer compared to foliar uptake, another secondary species, pyromorphite, was identified in rye-grass leaves. Finally, combining bulk and spatially resolved spectroscopic techniques permitted both the overall speciation and the minor but possibly highly reactive lead species to be determined in order to better assess the health risks involved.
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- Eva Schreck
- Université de Toulouse, INP, UPS, EcoLab (Laboratoire Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Environnement), ENSAT, Avenue de l'Agrobiopole, 31326 Castanet-Tolosan, France; CNRS, EcoLab, 31326 Castanet-Tolosan, France; Géosciences Environnement Toulouse (GET), Observatoire Midi Pyrénées, Université de Toulouse, CNRS, IRD, 14 Avenue E. Belin, F-31400 Toulouse, France
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- LASIR (UMR CNRS 8516), Université de Lille 1, Bât. C5, 59655 Villeneuve d'Ascq Cedex, France
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- ISTerre, UMR 5275, Université Grenoble I, CNRS, F-38041 Grenoble, France
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- LASIR (UMR CNRS 8516), Université de Lille 1, Bât. C5, 59655 Villeneuve d'Ascq Cedex, France
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- Department of Chemistry, John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Al. Kraśnicka 102, 20-718 Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Chemistry, John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Al. Kraśnicka 102, 20-718 Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Chemistry, John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Al. Kraśnicka 102, 20-718 Lublin, Poland
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- ISTerre, UMR 5275, Université Grenoble I, CNRS, F-38041 Grenoble, France
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- CEA-INAC, 17 rue des Martyrs, 38054 Grenoble Cedex 9, France
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- Université de Toulouse, INP, UPS, EcoLab (Laboratoire Ecologie Fonctionnelle et Environnement), ENSAT, Avenue de l'Agrobiopole, 31326 Castanet-Tolosan, France; CNRS, EcoLab, 31326 Castanet-Tolosan, France.
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Álvarez-Fernández A, Díaz-Benito P, Abadía A, López-Millán AF, Abadía J. Metal species involved in long distance metal transport in plants. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2014; 5:105. [PMID: 24723928 PMCID: PMC3971170 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2014.00105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2014] [Accepted: 03/04/2014] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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The mechanisms plants use to transport metals from roots to shoots are not completely understood. It has long been proposed that organic molecules participate in metal translocation within the plant. However, until recently the identity of the complexes involved in the long-distance transport of metals could only be inferred by using indirect methods, such as analyzing separately the concentrations of metals and putative ligands and then using in silico chemical speciation software to predict metal species. Molecular biology approaches also have provided a breadth of information about putative metal ligands and metal complexes occurring in plant fluids. The new advances in analytical techniques based on mass spectrometry and the increased use of synchrotron X-ray spectroscopy have allowed for the identification of some metal-ligand species in plant fluids such as the xylem and phloem saps. Also, some proteins present in plant fluids can bind metals and a few studies have explored this possibility. This study reviews the analytical challenges researchers have to face to understand long-distance metal transport in plants as well as the recent advances in the identification of the ligand and metal-ligand complexes in plant fluids.
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- Plant Nutrition Department, Aula Dei Experimental Station (CSIC)Zaragoza, Spain
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Tian S, Lu L, Labavitch JM, Webb SM, Yang X, Brown PH, He Z. Spatial imaging of Zn and other elements in Huanglongbing-affected grapefruit by synchrotron-based micro X-ray fluorescence investigation. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2014; 65:953-64. [PMID: 24420564 PMCID: PMC3935563 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/ert450] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Huanglongbing (HLB) is a highly destructive, fast-spreading disease of citrus, causing substantial economic losses to the citrus industry worldwide. Nutrient levels and their cellular distribution patterns in stems and leaves of grapefruit were analysed after graft-inoculation with lemon scions containing 'Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus' (Las), the heat-tolerant Asian type of the HLB bacterium. After 12 months, affected plants showed typical HLB symptoms and significantly reduced Zn concentrations in leaves. Micro-XRF imaging of Zn and other nutrients showed that preferential localization of Zn to phloem tissues was observed in the stems and leaves collected from healthy grapefruit plants, but was absent from HLB-affected samples. Quantitative analysis by using standard references revealed that Zn concentration in the phloem of veins in healthy leaves was more than 10 times higher than that in HLB-affected leaves. No significant variation was observed in the distribution patterns of other elements such as Ca in stems and leaves of grapefruit plants with or without graft-inoculation of infected lemon scions. These results suggest that reduced phloem transport of Zn is an important factor contributing to HLB-induced Zn deficiency in grapefruit. Our report provides the first in situ, cellular level visualization of elemental variations within the tissues of HLB-affected citrus.
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- Shengke Tian
- University of Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, Indian River Research and Education Center, Fort Pierce, FL 34945, USA
- MOE Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health, College of Environmental and Resource Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
- Department of Plant Sciences, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health, College of Environmental and Resource Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA
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- Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA 94025, USA
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health, College of Environmental and Resource Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of California, Davis, CA 95616, USA
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- University of Florida, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, Indian River Research and Education Center, Fort Pierce, FL 34945, USA
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Gao J, Sun L, Yang X, Liu JX. Transcriptomic analysis of cadmium stress response in the heavy metal hyperaccumulator Sedum alfredii Hance. PLoS One 2013; 8:e64643. [PMID: 23755133 PMCID: PMC3670878 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0064643] [Citation(s) in RCA: 68] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2013] [Accepted: 04/17/2013] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The Sedum alfredii Hance hyperaccumulating ecotype (HE) has the ability to hyperaccumulate cadmium (Cd), as well as zinc (Zn) and lead (Pb) in above-ground tissues. Although many physiological studies have been conducted with these plants, the molecular mechanisms underlying their hyper-tolerance to heavy metals are largely unknown. Here we report on the generation of 9.4 gigabases of adaptor-trimmed raw sequences and the assembly of 57,162 transcript contigs in S. alfredii Hance (HE) shoots by the combination of Roche 454 and Illumina/Solexa deep sequencing technologies. We also have functionally annotated the transcriptome and analyzed the transcriptome changes upon Cd hyperaccumulation in S. alfredii Hance (HE) shoots. There are 110 contigs and 123 contigs that were up-regulated (Fold Change ≧2.0) and down-regulated (Fold Change ≦0.5) by chronic Cd treatment in S. alfredii Hance (HE) at q-value cutoff of 0.005, respectively. Quantitative RT-PCR was employed to compare gene expression patterns between S. alfredii Hance (HE) and non-hyperaccumulating ecotype (NHE). Our results demonstrated that several genes involved in cell wall modification, metal translocation and remobilization were more induced or constitutively expressed at higher levels in HE shoots than that in NHE shoots in response to Cd exposure. Together, our study provides large-scale expressed sequence information and genome-wide transcriptome profiling of Cd responses in S. alfredii Hance (HE) shoots.
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- Jun Gao
- MOE Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health, College of Natural Resource & Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, Institute of Plant Biology, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health, College of Natural Resource & Environmental Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
- * E-mail: (JXL); (XY)
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- State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering, Institute of Plant Biology, School of Life Sciences, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
- * E-mail: (JXL); (XY)
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Bovenkamp GL, Prange A, Schumacher W, Ham K, Smith AP, Hormes J. Lead uptake in diverse plant families: a study applying X-ray absorption near edge spectroscopy. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2013; 47:4375-82. [PMID: 23517351 DOI: 10.1021/es302408m] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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The chemical environment of lead in roots and leaves of plants from four different plant families and a lichen from a former lead mining site in the Eifel Mountains in Germany was determined by Pb L3-edge XANES measurements using solid reference compounds and also aqueous solutions of different ionic strength simulating the plant environment. Pb(2+) ions in the plants were found to have two major coordinations, one with nine oxygen atoms in the first coordination shell similar to outer-sphere complexation and a second coordination with just three oxygen atoms similar to inner-sphere complexation. This can be interpreted assuming that lead is sorbed on the surface of cell walls depending on the concentration of lead in the soil solution. Pb L3-edge XANES spectra of dried and fresh plant samples are very similar because sorption does not change with removal of water but only because of the initial ionic strength. No bonding to biologically important groups (-S, - N) or precipitation (-PO4) was found.
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- Gudrun L Bovenkamp
- Institute of Physics, University of Bonn, Nussallee 12, 53115 Bonn, Germany.
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Lu L, Tian S, Zhang J, Yang X, Labavitch JM, Webb SM, Latimer M, Brown PH. Efficient xylem transport and phloem remobilization of Zn in the hyperaccumulator plant species Sedum alfredii. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2013; 198:721-731. [PMID: 23421478 DOI: 10.1111/nph.12168] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2012] [Accepted: 01/04/2013] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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Sedum alfredii is one of a few species known to hyperaccumulate zinc (Zn) and cadmium (Cd). Xylem transport and phloem remobilization of Zn in hyperaccumulating (HP) and nonhyperaccumulating (NHP) populations of S. alfredii were compared. Micro-X-ray fluorescence (μ-XRF) images of Zn in the roots of the two S. alfredii populations suggested an efficient xylem loading of Zn in HP S. alfredii, confirmed by the seven-fold higher Zn concentrations detected in the xylem sap collected from HP, when compared with NHP, populations. Zn was predominantly transported as aqueous Zn (> 55.9%), with the remaining proportion (36.7-42.3%) associated with the predominant organic acid, citric acid, in the xylem sap of HP S. alfredii. The stable isotope (68)Zn was used to trace Zn remobilization from mature leaves to new growing leaves for both populations. Remobilization of (68)Zn was seven-fold higher in HP than in NHP S. alfredii. Subsequent analysis by μ-XRF, combined with LA-ICPMS (laser ablation-inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry), confirmed the enhanced ability of HP S. alfredii to remobilize Zn and to preferentially distribute the metal to mesophyll cells surrounding phloem in the new leaves. The results suggest that Zn hyperaccumulation by HP S. alfredii is largely associated with enhanced xylem transport and phloem remobilization of the metal. To our knowledge, this report is the first to reveal enhanced remobilization of metal by phloem transport in hyperaccumulators.
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- Lingli Lu
- MOE Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health, College of Environmental & Resource Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health, College of Environmental & Resource Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
- Department of Plant Sciences, University of California, Davis, CA, 95616, USA
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health, College of Environmental & Resource Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- MOE Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecological Health, College of Environmental & Resource Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of California, Davis, CA, 95616, USA
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- Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA, 94025, USA
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- Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, Menlo Park, CA, 94025, USA
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of California, Davis, CA, 95616, USA
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Li T, Liang C, Han X, Yang X. Mobilization of cadmium by dissolved organic matter in the rhizosphere of hyperaccumulator Sedum alfredii. CHEMOSPHERE 2013; 91:970-976. [PMID: 23466273 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2013.01.100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2012] [Revised: 01/23/2013] [Accepted: 01/25/2013] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Pot experiments were conducted to investigate the role of dissolved organic matter (DOM) in the Cd speciation in the rhizosphere of hyperaccumulating ecotype (HE) and non-hyperaccumulating ecotype (NHE) of Sedum alfredii and its effects on Cd mobility. After growing HE S. alfredii, the rhizosphere soil solution pH of heavily polluted soil (HPS) and slightly polluted soil (SPS) was reduced by 0.49 and 0.40 units, respectively, due to enhanced DOC derived from root exudation. The total Cd concentration in soil solution decreased significantly but the decrease accounted for less than 1% of the total Cd uptake in the shoots of HE S. alfredii. Visual MINTEQ speciation predicted that Cd-DOM complexes were the dominant Cd species in soil solutions after the growth of S. alfredii for both soils, followed by the free metal Cd(2+) species. However, Cd-DOM complexes fraction in the rhizosphere soil solution of HE S. alfredii (89.1% and 74.6% for HPS and SPS, respectively) were much greater than NHE S. alfredii (82.8% and 64.7% for HPS and SPS, respectively). Resin equilibration experiment results indicated that DOM from the rhizosphere (R-DOM) of both ecotypes of S. alfredii had the ability to form complexes with Cd, whereas the degree of complexation was significantly higher for HE-R-DOM (79-89%) than NHE-R-DOM (63-74%) in the undiluted sample. The addition of HE-R-DOM significantly (P<0.05) increased the solubility of four Cd minerals while NHE-R-DOM was not as effective at the same concentration. It was concluded that DOM in the rhizosphere of hyperaccumulating ecotype of S. alfredii could significantly increase Cd mobility through the formation of soluble DOM-metal complexes.
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- Tingqiang Li
- Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Environmental Remediation and Ecological Health, College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China.
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Carrasco-Gil S, Siebner H, Leduc DL, Webb SM, Millán R, Andrews JC, Hernández LE. Mercury localization and speciation in plants grown hydroponically or in a natural environment. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY 2013; 47:3082-3090. [PMID: 23406525 DOI: 10.1021/es303310t] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Better understanding of mercury (Hg) accumulation, distribution, and speciation in plants is required to evaluate potential risks for the environment and to optimize phytostabilization strategies for Hg-contaminated soils. The behavior of Hg in alfalfa (Medicago sativa) plants grown under controlled conditions in a hydroponic system (30 μM HgCl2) was compared with that of naturally occurring Horehound (Marrubium vulgare) plants collected from a mining soil polluted with Hg (Almadenejos, Spain) to characterize common mechanisms of tolerance. Synchrotron X-ray Fluorescence microprobe (μ-SXRF) showed that Hg accumulated at the root apex of alfalfa and was distributed through the vascular system to the leaves. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) implied association of Hg with cell walls, accompanied by their structural changes, in alfalfa roots. Extended X-ray absorption fine structure (EXAFS) determined that Hg was principally bound to biothiols and/or proteins in M. sativa roots, stems, and leaves. However, the major fraction of Hg detected in M. vulgare plants consisted of mineral species, possibly associated with soil components. Interestingly, the fraction of Hg bound to biothiols/proteins (i.e., metabolically processed Hg) in leaves of both plants (alfalfa and M. vulgare) was similar, in spite of the big difference in Hg accumulation in roots, suggesting that some tolerance mechanisms might be shared.
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- Sandra Carrasco-Gil
- Laboratory of Plant Physiology, Department of Biology, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 28049 Madrid, Spain.
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Gupta DK, Huang HG, Corpas FJ. Lead tolerance in plants: strategies for phytoremediation. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2013; 20:2150-61. [PMID: 23338995 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-013-1485-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 127] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2012] [Accepted: 01/09/2013] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Lead (Pb) is naturally occurring element whose distribution in the environment occurs because of its extensive use in paints, petrol, explosives, sludge, and industrial wastes. In plants, Pb uptake and translocation occurs, causing toxic effects resulting in decrease of biomass production. Commonly plants may prevent the toxic effect of heavy metals by induction of various celular mechanisms such as adsorption to the cell wall, compartmentation in vacuoles, enhancement of the active efflux, or induction of higher levels of metal chelates like a protein complex (metallothioneins and phytochelatins), organic (citrates), and inorganic (sulphides) complexes. Phyotochelains (PC) are synthesized from glutathione (GSH) and such synthesis is due to transpeptidation of γ-glutamyl cysteinyl dipeptides from GSH by the action of a constitutively present enzyme, PC synthase. Phytochelatin binds to Pb ions leading to sequestration of Pb ions in plants and thus serves as an important component of the detoxification mechanism in plants. At cellular level, Pb induces accumulation of reactive oxygen species (ROS), as a result of imbalanced ROS production and ROS scavenging processes by imposing oxidative stress. ROS include superoxide radical (O2(.-)), hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) and hydroxyl radical ((·)OH), which are necessary for the correct functioning of plants; however, in excess they caused damage to biomolecules, such as membrane lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids among others. To limit the detrimental impact of Pb, efficient strategies like phytoremediation are required. In this review, it will discuss recent advancement and potential application of plants for lead removal from the environment.
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- D K Gupta
- Departamento de Bioquímica, Biología Cellular y Molecular de Plantas, Estación Experimental del Zaidín, CSIC, Prof. Albareda No. 1, Granada 18008, Spain.
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Wu J, Zhang H, Shao LM, He PJ. Nondestructive characterization of the contaminated biodegradable fraction of municipal solid waste using synchrotron radiation-induced micro-X-ray fluorescence. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2013; 132:239-243. [PMID: 23411454 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2013.01.066] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2012] [Revised: 01/11/2013] [Accepted: 01/12/2013] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Synchrotron radiation-induced micro-X-ray fluorescence (SR-μXRF) was employed to elucidate the elemental characteristics of contaminated biodegradable fraction of municipal solid waste (BFMSW). Six sectioned BFMSW samples were selected for SR-μXRF mapping and 50 individual fine particles sorbed onto BFMSW were analyzed using SR-μXRF point scanning. The results showed that heavy metals tended to be concentrated on the surface of BFMSW and highly localized to some "hot-spots". Marked differences in heavy metal sequestering potentials among various kinds of BFMSW, and the significant role of heavy metal "hot-spots" in BFMSW contamination were identified. The lower heavy metal levels in the simulated samples compared to field samples (with longer and more intense mixing) indicated that inter-contamination during waste handling contributed significantly to heavy metal accumulation in BFMSW. Furthermore, additional information regarding elemental characteristics of individual particles could be acquired using SR-μXRF.
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- Jun Wu
- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resources Reuse, College of Environmental Science and Engineering, Tongji University, 1239 Siping Road, Shanghai 200092, PR China
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Lu L, Tian S, Liao H, Zhang J, Yang X, Labavitch JM, Chen W. Analysis of metal element distributions in rice (Oryza sativa L.) seeds and relocation during germination based on X-ray fluorescence imaging of Zn, Fe, K, Ca, and Mn. PLoS One 2013; 8:e57360. [PMID: 23451212 PMCID: PMC3579824 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0057360] [Citation(s) in RCA: 81] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2012] [Accepted: 01/21/2013] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Knowledge of mineral localization within rice grains is important for understanding the role of different elements in seed development, as well as for facilitating biofortification of seed micronutrients in order to enhance seeds' values in human diets. In this study, the concentrations of minerals in whole rice grains, hulls, brown rice, bran and polished rice were quantified by inductively coupled plasma mass spectroscopy. The in vivo mineral distribution patterns in rice grains and shifts in those distribution patterns during progressive stages of germination were analyzed by synchrotron X-ray microfluorescence. The results showed that half of the total Zn, two thirds of the total Fe, and most of the total K, Ca and Mn were removed by the milling process if the hull and bran were thoroughly polished. Concentrations of all elements were high in the embryo regions even though the local distributions within the embryo varied between elements. Mobilization of the minerals from specific seed locations during germination was also element-specific. High mobilization of K and Ca from grains to growing roots and leaf primordia was observed; the flux of Zn to these expanding tissues was somewhat less than that of K and Ca; the mobilization of Mn or Fe was relatively low, at least during the first few days of germination.
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- Lingli Lu
- MOE Key Lab of Environmental Remediation and Ecosystem Health, College of Environmental and Resources Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- MOE Key Lab of Environmental Remediation and Ecosystem Health, College of Environmental and Resources Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
- Department of Plant Sciences, University of California Davis, Davis, California, United States of America
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- MOE Key Lab of Environmental Remediation and Ecosystem Health, College of Environmental and Resources Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
- College of Chemistry and Life Science, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, China
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- MOE Key Lab of Environmental Remediation and Ecosystem Health, College of Environmental and Resources Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- MOE Key Lab of Environmental Remediation and Ecosystem Health, College of Environmental and Resources Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Plant Sciences, University of California Davis, Davis, California, United States of America
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- College of Chemistry and Life Science, Zhejiang Normal University, Jinhua, China
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Zhang X, Lin L, Chen M, Zhu Z, Yang W, Chen B, Yang X, An Q. A nonpathogenic Fusarium oxysporum strain enhances phytoextraction of heavy metals by the hyperaccumulator Sedum alfredii Hance. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2012; 229-230:361-370. [PMID: 22749969 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2012.06.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2012] [Revised: 06/07/2012] [Accepted: 06/08/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Low biomass and shallow root systems limit the application of heavy metal phytoextraction by hyperaccumulators. Plant growth-promoting microbes may enhance hyperaccumulators'phytoextraction. A heavy metal-resistant fungus belonged to the Fusarium oxysporum complex was isolated from the Zn/Cd co-hyperaccumulator Sedum alfredii Hance grown in a Pb/Zn mined area. This Fusarium fungus was not pathogenic to plants but promoted host growth. Hydroponic experiments showed that 500 μM Zn(2+) or 50 μM Cd(2+) combined with the fungus increased root length, branches, and surface areas, enhanced nutrient uptake and chlorophyll synthesis, leading to more vigorous hyperaccumulators with greater root systems. Soil experiments showed that the fungus increased root and shoot biomass and S. alfredii-mediated heavy metal availabilities, uptake, translocation or concentrations, and thus increased phytoextraction of Zn (144% and 44%), Cd (139% and 55%), Pb (84% and 85%) and Cu (63% and 77%) from the original Pb/Zn mined soil and a multi-metal contaminated paddy soil. Together, the nonpathogenic Fusarium fungus was able to increase S. alfredii root systems and function, metal availability and accumulation, plant biomass, and thus phytoextraction efficiency. This study showed a great application potential for culturable indigenous fungi other than symbiotic mycorrhizas to enhance the phytoextraction by hyperaccumulators.
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- Xincheng Zhang
- MOE Key Laboratory of Environment Remediation and Ecosystem Health, College of Environmental and Resources Science, Zhejiang University, Zijingang Campus, Hangzhou 310058, China
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