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Zhang T, Pang W, Yan T, Zhang P, He J, Rensing C, Yang W, Lian C. Metal-non-tolerant ecotypes of ectomycorrhizal fungi can protect plants from cadmium pollution. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2023; 14:1301791. [PMID: 38126020 PMCID: PMC10731278 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1301791] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2023] [Accepted: 11/20/2023] [Indexed: 12/23/2023]
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The application of mycorrhizal fungi as a bioaugmentation technology for phytoremediation of heavy metal (HM) contaminated soil has attracted widespread attention. In order to explore whether the adaptation of Pinus massoniana (P. massoniana) to metal polluted soil depends on the metal adaptation potential of their associated ectomycorrhizal fungi (ECMF), we evaluated the cadmium (Cd) tolerance of 10 ecotypes of Cenococcum geophilum (C. geophilum) through a membership function method, and P. massoniana seedlings were not (NM) or inoculated by Cd non-tolerant type (JaCg144), low-tolerant (JaCg32, JaCg151) and high-tolerant (JaCg205) isolates of C. geophilum were exposed to 0 and 100 mg·kg-1 for 3 months. The result showed that, each ecotype of C. geophilum significantly promoted the growth, photosynthesis and chlorophyll content, proline (Pro) content and the activity of peroxidase (POD) of P. massoniana seedlings, and decreased malonaldehyde (MDA) content and catalase (CAT) and superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity. The comprehensive evaluation D value of the tolerance to Cd stress showed that the order of the displaced Cd resistance of the four ecotypic mycorrhizal P. massoniana was: JaCg144 > JaCg151 > JaCg32 > JaCg205. Pearson correlation analysis showed that the Sig. value of the comprehensive evaluation (D) values of the strains and mycorrhizal seedlings was 0.077 > 0.05, indicating that the Cd tolerance of the the C. geophilum isolates did not affect its regulatory effect on the Cd tolerance of the host plant. JaCg144 and JaCg151 which are non-tolerant and low-tolerant ecotype significantly increased the Cd content in the shoots and roots by about 136.64-181.75% and 153.75-162.35%, indicating that JaCg144 and JaCg151 were able to effectively increase the enrichment of Cd from the soil to the root. Transcriptome results confirmed that C. geophilum increased the P. massoniana tolerance to Cd stress through promoting antioxidant enzyme activity, photosynthesis, and lipid and carbohydrate synthesis metabolism. The present study suggests that mental-non-tolerant ecotypes of ECMF can protect plants from Cd pollution, providing more feasible strategies for ectomycorrhizal-assisted phytoremediation.
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- Taoxiang Zhang
- International Joint Laboratory of Forest Symbiology, College of Forestry, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
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- International Joint Laboratory of Forest Symbiology, College of Forestry, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
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- International Joint Laboratory of Forest Symbiology, College of Forestry, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
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- International Joint Laboratory of Forest Symbiology, College of Forestry, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
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- International Joint Laboratory of Forest Symbiology, College of Forestry, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Soil Ecosystem Health and Regulation of Fujian Provincial University, College of Resources and Environment, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Soil Ecosystem Health and Regulation of Fujian Provincial University, College of Resources and Environment, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, China
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- Asian Research Center for Bioresource and Environmental Sciences, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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Quan L, Shi L, Zhang S, Yao Q, Yang Q, Zhu Y, Liu Y, Lian C, Chen Y, Shen Z, Duan K, Xia Y. Ectomycorrhizal fungi, two species of Laccaria, differentially block the migration and accumulation of cadmium and copper in Pinus densiflora. CHEMOSPHERE 2023; 334:138857. [PMID: 37187383 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2023.138857] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2023] [Revised: 04/09/2023] [Accepted: 05/04/2023] [Indexed: 05/17/2023]
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The root tips of host plant species can establish ectomycorrhizae with their fungal partners, thereby altering the responses of the host plants to heavy metal (HM) toxicity. Here, two species of Laccaria, L. bicolor and L. japonica, were investigated in symbiosis with Pinus densiflora to study their potential for promotion of phytoremediation of HM-contaminated soils in pot experiments. The results showed that L. japonica had significantly higher dry biomass than L. bicolor in mycelia grown on modified Melin-Norkrans medium containing elevated levels of cadmium (Cd) or copper (Cu). Meanwhile, the accumulations of Cd or Cu in L. bicolor mycelia were much higher than that in L. japonica at the same level of Cd or Cu. Therefore, L. japonica displayed a stronger tolerance to HM toxicity than L. bicolor in situ. Compared with non-mycorrhizal P. densiflora seedlings, inoculation with two Laccaria species significantly increased the growth of P. densiflora seedlings in absence or presence of HM. The mantle of host roots blocked the uptake and migration of HM, which led to the decrease of Cd and Cu accumulation in the P. densiflora shoots and roots, except for the root Cd accumulation of L. bicolor-mycorrhizal plants when 25 mg kg-1 Cd exposure. Furthermore, HM distribution in mycelia showed Cd and Cu are mainly retained in the cell walls of mycelia. These results provide strong evidence that the two species of Laccaria in this system may have different strategies to assist host tree against HM toxicity.
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- Lingtong Quan
- College of Life Sciences, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Solid Organic Waste Resource, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Solid Organic Waste Resource, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China
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- Institute of Botany, Jiangsu Province and Chinese Academy of Sciences (Nanjing Botanical Garden Mem. Sun Yat-Sen), Jiangsu Key Laboratory for the Research and Utilization of Plant Resources, Nanjing, 210014, China
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- China Tobacco Henan Industrial Co., Ltd, Zhengzhou, 450000, China
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- China Tobacco Henan Industrial Co., Ltd, Zhengzhou, 450000, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Solid Organic Waste Resource, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China
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- Jinpu Landscape Architecture Limited Company, Nanjing, 211100, China
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- Asian Research Center for Bioresource and Environmental Sciences, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, 1-1-1 Midori-cho, Nishitokyo, Tokyo, 188-0002, Japan
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- College of Life Sciences, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Solid Organic Waste Resource, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Solid Organic Waste Resource, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China.
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- China Tobacco Henan Industrial Co., Ltd, Zhengzhou, 450000, China.
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- College of Life Sciences, Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Solid Organic Waste Resource, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China.
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Xiao Y, Liu C, Hu N, Wang B, Zheng K, Zhao Z, Li T. Contributions of ectomycorrhizal fungi in a reclaimed poplar forest (Populus yunnanensis) in an abandoned metal mine tailings pond, southwest China. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2023; 448:130962. [PMID: 36860047 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2023.130962] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2022] [Revised: 12/27/2022] [Accepted: 02/05/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Reclamation using fast-growing trees has great potential for agroforestry development on former non-ferrous metal mining areas. However, the functional traits of ectomycorrhizal fungi (ECMF) and the relationship between ECMF and reclaimed trees remain unknown. Here, the restoration of ECMF and their functions in reclaimed poplar (Populus yunnanensis) growing in a derelict metal mine tailings pond were investigated. We identified ECMF belonging to 15 genera in 8 families, suggesting the occurrence of spontaneous diversification as poplar reclamation progressed. We described a previously unknown ectomycorrhizal relationship between poplar roots and Bovista limosa. Our results showed that B. limosa PY5 alleviated the phytotoxicity of Cd and enhanced poplar heavy metal tolerance, resulting in increased plant growth due to reduced Cd accumulation in host tissues. As part of the improved metal tolerance mechanism, PY5 colonization activated antioxidant systems, enhanced the conversion of Cd into inactive chemical forms, and promoted the compartmentalization of Cd into host cell walls. These results suggest that introducing adaptative ECMF may be an alternative to bioaugmenting reforestation and phytomanagement programs of fast-growing native trees in the barren metal mining and smelting areas.
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- Yinrun Xiao
- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-resources in Yunnan, Yunnan University, Kunming 650091, PR China; School of Life Sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming 650091, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-resources in Yunnan, Yunnan University, Kunming 650091, PR China; School of Life Sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming 650091, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-resources in Yunnan, Yunnan University, Kunming 650091, PR China; School of Life Sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming 650091, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-resources in Yunnan, Yunnan University, Kunming 650091, PR China; School of Life Sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming 650091, PR China
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- Biotechnology and Germplasm Resources Research Institute, Yunnan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Kunming 650205, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-resources in Yunnan, Yunnan University, Kunming 650091, PR China.
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- State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-resources in Yunnan, Yunnan University, Kunming 650091, PR China; School of Life Sciences, Yunnan University, Kunming 650091, PR China.
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Liu J, Li C, Ma W, Liu W, Wu W. Molecular Characterization of Distinct Fungal Communities in the Soil of a Rare Earth Mining Area. MICROBIAL ECOLOGY 2022; 84:1212-1223. [PMID: 34839384 DOI: 10.1007/s00248-021-01931-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2021] [Accepted: 11/15/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The exploitation of ion-absorbed rare earth elements (REEs) has caused serious ecological destruction and environmental pollution. Effects on soil fungal structure and diversity exerted by mining activities are usually ignored, although fungus is one of the most important components in soil ecosystems. In the present research, quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) and high-throughput Illumina MiSeq sequencing were conducted to characterize fungal community composition and structure in soil of a rare earth mining area after in situ leaching. Statistical analyses, network, and FUNGuild were used to conduct in-depth analyses. Ascomycota, Basidiomycota, and Glomeromycota were the most abundant phyla in the mining soils. Fungal community structures were stable after leaching practice, but nutrition contents (organic matter, TC, and TN) significantly and positively contributed to fungal abundances and diversities. Saprotrophs in phyla Ascomycota and Basidiomycota were the dominant fungal trophic mode, and they played critical roles in nutrient cycling, transformation processes, and reducing REE toxicity. Symbiotrophs of phyla Glomeromycota contributed to soil aggregation and slowing down nutrient losses after in situ leaching practice. In addition, fungi could regulate the interactions between species to resist the harsh environment of REE toxicity or ammonium caused by in situ leaching practice.
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- Jingjing Liu
- School of Energy and Machinery Engineering, Jiangxi University of Science and Technology, Nanchang, 330013, China.
- Jiangxi Key Laboratory of Mining & Metallurgy Environmental Pollution Control, Ganzhou, 341099, China.
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- School of Energy and Machinery Engineering, Jiangxi University of Science and Technology, Nanchang, 330013, China
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- School of Energy and Machinery Engineering, Jiangxi University of Science and Technology, Nanchang, 330013, China
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- College of Chemistry and Environmental Science, Hebei University, Baoding, 071002, China
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- Institute of Environmental Science and Technology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310030, People's Republic of China
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Tian Z, Wang Y, Zhuang Y, Mao C, Shi Y, Sun L. Fungus–Fungus Association of Boletus griseus and Hypomyces chrysospermus and Cadmium Resistance Characteristics of Symbiotic Fungus Hypomyces chrysospermus. J Fungi (Basel) 2022; 8:jof8060578. [PMID: 35736061 PMCID: PMC9225628 DOI: 10.3390/jof8060578] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2022] [Revised: 05/17/2022] [Accepted: 05/22/2022] [Indexed: 12/10/2022] Open
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Fungi bioaccumulation of heavy metals is a promising approach to remediate polluted soil and water. Boletus griseus could accumulate high amounts of Cd, even in a natural habitat with low Cd contents. This study found a symbiotic association of B. griseus with a fungus. The symbiotic fungus was isolated and identified as Hypomyces chrysospermus. The isolated strain had a strong ability to tolerate Cd. The minimum inhibitory concentration of Cd of fungal growth was 200 mg·L−1. The Cd bioaccumulation capacity of the fungus reached 10.03 mg·g−1. The biomass production of the fungus was promoted by 20 mg·L−1 Cd. However, high concentrations of Cd suppressed fungal growth and significantly altered the morphology and fine texture of fungal hyphae and chlamydospores. The immobilization effects of the cell wall and acid compounds and antioxidant enzymes were employed by the fungus to alleviate the toxic effects of Cd. The results not only demonstrate a new insight into the Cd bioconcentration mechanisms of B. griseus but also provide a potential bioremediation fungus for Cd contamination.
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- Correspondence: ; Tel./Fax: +86-871-65920216
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Chot E, Reddy MS. Role of Ectomycorrhizal Symbiosis Behind the Host Plants Ameliorated Tolerance Against Heavy Metal Stress. Front Microbiol 2022; 13:855473. [PMID: 35418968 PMCID: PMC8996229 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.855473] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/15/2022] [Accepted: 02/15/2022] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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Soil heavy metal (HM) pollution, which arises from natural and anthropogenic sources, is a prime threat to the environment due to its accumulative property and non-biodegradability. Ectomycorrhizal (ECM) symbiosis is highly efficient in conferring enhanced metal tolerance to their host plants, enabling their regeneration on metal-contaminated lands for bioremediation programs. Numerous reports are available regarding ECM fungal potential to colonize metal-contaminated lands and various defense mechanisms of ECM fungi and plants against HM stress separately. To utilize ECM–plant symbiosis successfully for bioremediation of metal-contaminated lands, understanding the fundamental regulatory mechanisms through which ECM symbiosis develops an enhanced metal tolerance in their host plants has prime importance. As this field is highly understudied, the present review emphasizes how plant’s various defense systems and their nutrient dynamics with soil are affected by ECM fungal symbiosis under metal stress, ultimately leading to their host plants ameliorated tolerance and growth. Overall, we conclude that ECM symbiosis improves the plant growth and tolerance against metal stress by (i) preventing their roots direct exposure to toxic soil HMs, (ii) improving plant antioxidant activity and intracellular metal sequestration potential, and (iii) altering plant nutrient uptake from the soil in such a way to enhance their tolerance against metal stress. In some cases, ECM symbiosis promotes HM accumulation in metal stressed plants simultaneous to improved growth under the HM dilution effect.
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- Eetika Chot
- Department of Biotechnology, Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology, Patiala, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology, Patiala, India
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Sun W, Yang B, Zhu Y, Wang H, Qin G, Yang H. Ectomycorrhizal fungi enhance the tolerance of phytotoxicity and cadmium accumulation in oak (Quercus acutissima Carruth.) seedlings: modulation of growth properties and the antioxidant defense responses. ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2022; 29:6526-6537. [PMID: 34455564 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-021-16169-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/18/2021] [Accepted: 08/22/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Ectomycorrhizal fungi (EMF), which form symbiotic ectomycorrhiza with tree roots, mediate heavy metal tolerance of host plants. To investigate the roles of EMF in the growth, modulation of oxidative stress, and cadmium (Cd) accumulation and translocation in Quercus acutissima seedlings, ectomycorrhizal seedlings inoculated with Suillus luteus were treated with different Cd concentrations (0.1, and 5 mg kg-1) for 14 days. EMF accelerated seedling growth and Cd accumulation in roots under the highest Cd concentration of 5 mg kg-1. Catalase (CAT), ascorbate peroxidase (APX), and glutathione reductase (GR) activities increased in the leaves of ectomycorrhizal seedlings under the highest Cd concentration. Superoxide dismutase (SOD) trended to increase under both Cd concentrations. Although reduced glutathione (GSH) increased after inoculation of EMF under both Cd concentrations, the release of malondialdehyde increased in the leaves and roots under the highest Cd concentration, indicating that the defense role of EMF in Q. acutissima depends on the Cd concentration. These results indicate that EMF mitigate Cd stress by promoting plant growth and nutrient uptake while modulating the antioxidant system to reduce oxidative stress.
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- Wen Sun
- School of Water Conservancy and Environment, University of Jinan, No. 336, West Road of Nan Xinzhuang, Jinan, 250022, Shandong Province, China
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- School of Water Conservancy and Environment, University of Jinan, No. 336, West Road of Nan Xinzhuang, Jinan, 250022, Shandong Province, China
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- School of Water Conservancy and Environment, University of Jinan, No. 336, West Road of Nan Xinzhuang, Jinan, 250022, Shandong Province, China
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- School of Water Conservancy and Environment, University of Jinan, No. 336, West Road of Nan Xinzhuang, Jinan, 250022, Shandong Province, China.
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- Shandong Academy of Forestry, No. 42, East Road of Wenhua, Jinan, 250014, Shandong Province, China.
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- College of Art and Sciences, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 43210, USA
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Ectomycorrhizal Fungal Strains Facilitate Cd 2+ Enrichment in a Woody Hyperaccumulator under Co-Existing Stress of Cadmium and Salt. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms222111651. [PMID: 34769083 PMCID: PMC8583747 DOI: 10.3390/ijms222111651] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2021] [Revised: 10/23/2021] [Accepted: 10/26/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Cadmium (Cd2+) pollution occurring in salt-affected soils has become an increasing environmental concern in the world. Fast-growing poplars have been widely utilized for phytoremediation of soil contaminating heavy metals (HMs). However, the woody Cd2+-hyperaccumulator, Populus × canescens, is relatively salt-sensitive and therefore cannot be directly used to remediate HMs from salt-affected soils. The aim of the present study was to testify whether colonization of P. × canescens with ectomycorrhizal (EM) fungi, a strategy known to enhance salt tolerance, provides an opportunity for affordable remediation of Cd2+-polluted saline soils. Ectomycorrhization with Paxillus involutus strains facilitated Cd2+ enrichment in P. × canescens upon CdCl2 exposures (50 μM, 30 min to 24 h). The fungus-stimulated Cd2+ in roots was significantly restricted by inhibitors of plasmalemma H+-ATPases and Ca2+-permeable channels (CaPCs), but stimulated by an activator of plasmalemma H+-ATPases. NaCl (100 mM) lowered the transient and steady-state Cd2+ influx in roots and fungal mycelia. Noteworthy, P. involutus colonization partly reverted the salt suppression of Cd2+ uptake in poplar roots. EM fungus colonization upregulated transcription of plasmalemma H+-ATPases (PcHA4, 8, 11) and annexins (PcANN1, 2, 4), which might mediate Cd2+ conductance through CaPCs. EM roots retained relatively highly expressed PcHAs and PcANNs, thus facilitating Cd2+ enrichment under co-occurring stress of cadmium and salinity. We conclude that ectomycorrhization of woody hyperaccumulator species such as poplar could improve phytoremediation of Cd2+ in salt-affected areas.
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Wang G, Zhang Q, Du W, Ai F, Yin Y, Ji R, Guo H. Microbial communities in the rhizosphere of different willow genotypes affect phytoremediation potential in Cd contaminated soil. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2021; 769:145224. [PMID: 33485209 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.145224] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2020] [Revised: 01/11/2021] [Accepted: 01/12/2021] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Plant-associated microorganisms play an important role in controlling heavy metal uptake and accumulation in aerial parts. The microbial community and its interaction with Cd accumulation by willow were assessed to explore the association of phytoextraction efficiency and rhizospheric microbial populations. Therefore, the rhizosphere microbial compositions of three willow genotypes grown in two Cd polluted sites were investigated, focusing on their interactions with phytoremediation potential. Principal coordinate analysis revealed a significant effect of genotype on the rhizosphere microbial communities. Distinct beneficial microorganisms, such as plant growth promoting bacteria (PGPB) and mycorrhizal fungi, were assembled in the rhizosphere of different willow genotypes. Linear mixed models showed that the relative abundance of PGPB was positively associated (p < 0.01) with Cd accumulation, since these microbes significantly increased willow growth. The higher abundance of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi in the rhizosphere of Salix × aureo-pendula CL 'J1011' at the Kejing site, showed a negative correlation with the Cd content, but a positive correlation with biomass. Conversely, mycorrhizal fungi, were more abundant in the rhizosphere of S. × jiangsuensis CL. 'J2345' and positively correlated with the Cd content in willow tissues. This study provides new insights into the distinctive microbial communities in rhizosphere of different willow genotypes, which may be consistent with the phytoremediation potential.
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- Guobing Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210046, China; Joint International Research Centre for Critical Zone Science-University of Leeds and Nanjing University, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210046, China; Joint International Research Centre for Critical Zone Science-University of Leeds and Nanjing University, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China.
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- School of Environment, Nanjing Normal University, Nanjing 210036, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210046, China; Joint International Research Centre for Critical Zone Science-University of Leeds and Nanjing University, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210046, China; Joint International Research Centre for Critical Zone Science-University of Leeds and Nanjing University, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210046, China; Joint International Research Centre for Critical Zone Science-University of Leeds and Nanjing University, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Pollution Control and Resource Reuse, School of the Environment, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210046, China; Joint International Research Centre for Critical Zone Science-University of Leeds and Nanjing University, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210023, China.
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Pb Stress and Ectomycorrhizas: Strong Protective Proteomic Responses in Poplar Roots Inoculated with Paxillus involutus Isolate and Characterized by Low Root Colonization Intensity. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms22094300. [PMID: 33919023 PMCID: PMC8122328 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22094300] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2021] [Revised: 04/16/2021] [Accepted: 04/18/2021] [Indexed: 01/11/2023] Open
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The commonly observed increased heavy metal tolerance of ectomycorrhized plants is usually linked with the protective role of the fungal hyphae covering colonized plant root tips. However, the molecular tolerance mechanisms in heavy metal stressed low-colonized ectormyocrrhizal plants characterized by an ectomycorrhiza-triggered increases in growth are unknown. Here, we examined Populus × canescens microcuttings inoculated with the Paxillus involutus isolate, which triggered an increase in poplar growth despite successful colonization of only 1.9% ± 0.8 of root tips. The analyzed plants, lacking a mantle—a protective fungal biofilter—were grown for 6 weeks in agar medium enriched with 0.75 mM Pb(NO3)2. In minimally colonized ‘bare’ roots, the proteome response to Pb was similar to that in noninoculated plants (e.g., higher abundances of PM- and V-type H+ ATPases and lower abundance of ribosomal proteins). However, the more intensive activation of molecular processes leading to Pb sequestration or redirection of the root metabolic flux into amino acid and Pb chelate (phenolics and citrate) biosynthesis coexisted with lower Pb uptake compared to that in controls. The molecular Pb response of inoculated roots was more intense and effective than that of noninoculated roots in poplars.
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Nyamsanjaa K, Watanabe M, Sakagami N, Oyuntsetseg B. Metal accumulation in sclerotium grains collected from low pH forest soils. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND HEALTH. PART A, TOXIC/HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES & ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING 2021; 56:303-309. [PMID: 33459148 DOI: 10.1080/10934529.2021.1872316] [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: 03/24/2020] [Revised: 12/30/2020] [Accepted: 12/30/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Although sclerotia are known as the resting bodies of fungi, the exact biochemical properties of melanized sclerotia that allow them to remain in the soil and retain their structure are unclear. This study aims to examine the mobility and accumulation of metals in melanin-pigmented sclerotia from low pH forest soils, focusing on Al, Cu, Zn, As, and Pb, and to discuss the regulating factors involved in element transfer from soil to sclerotia. Soil and sclerotia samples were collected from five sites, with soil samples analyzed for pH and element composition and sclerotium samples investigated in terms of element composition and 14C age. Results from our study indicate that sclerotia may archive the mobilization and availability of metal ions such as Zn, Cu, As, and Pb, as well as major metal ions such as Al and Fe. Although availability and uptake are influenced by environmental conditions, the mechanism of Al accumulation in sclerotia may be abiotically promoted due to melanin in sclerotia found in forest soil. Sclerotia can be a bio-indicator of environmental pollution. Our study makes a significant contribution to environmental toxicology, as few studies have focused on accumulation of metals in each transfer step from soil to sclerotia.
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- Khulan Nyamsanjaa
- Department of Geography, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Geography, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Tokyo, Japan
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- College of Agriculture, Ibaraki University, Ibaraki, Japan
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Szuba A, Marczak Ł, Kozłowski R. Role of the proteome in providing phenotypic stability in control and ectomycorrhizal poplar plants exposed to chronic mild Pb stress. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2020; 264:114585. [PMID: 32387672 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2020.114585] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2019] [Revised: 03/09/2020] [Accepted: 04/09/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Lead is a dangerous pollutant that accumulates in plant tissues and causes serious damage to plant cell macromolecules. However, plants have evolved numerous tolerance mechanisms, including ectomycorrhizae, to maintain cellular Pb2+ at the lowest possible level. When those mechanisms are successful, Pb-exposed plants should exhibit no negative phenotypic changes. However, actual molecular-level plant adjustments at Pb concentrations below the toxicity threshold are largely unknown, similar to the molecular effects of protective ectomycorrhizal root colonization. In this study, we (1) determined the molecular adjustments in plants exposed to Pb but without visible Pb stress symptoms and (2) examined ectomycorrhizal root colonization (the role of fungal biofilters) with respect to molecular-level Pb perception by plant root cells. Biochemical, microscopic, proteomic and metabolomic studies were performed to determine the molecular status of Populus × canescens microcuttings grown in agar medium enriched with 0.75 mM Pb(NO3)2. Noninoculated and inoculated with Paxillus involutus poplars were analyzed in two independent comparisons of the corresponding control and Pb treatments. After six weeks of growth, Pb caused no negative phenotypic effects. No Pb-exposed poplar showed impaired growth or decreased leaf pigmentation. Proteomic signals of intensified Pb sequestration in the plant cell wall and vacuoles, cytoskeleton modifications, H+-ATPase-14-3-3 interactions, and stabilization of protein turnover in chronically Pb-exposed plants co-occurred with high metabolomic stability. There were no differentially abundant root primary metabolites; only a few differentially abundant root secondary metabolites and no Pb-triggered ROS burst were observed. Our results strongly suggest that proteome adjustments targeting Pb sequestration and ROS scavenging, which are considerably similar but less intensive in ectomycorrhizal poplars than in control poplars due to the P. involutus biofilter (as confirmed in a mineral study), were responsible for the metabolomic and phenotypic stability of poplars exposed to chronic mild Pb stress.
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- Agnieszka Szuba
- Institute of Dendrology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Parkowa 5, 62-035, Kórnik, Poland.
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- Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences, Noskowskiego 12/14, 61-704, Poznań, Poland
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- Institute of Geography and Environmental Sciences, Jan Kochanowski University, Universytecka 7, 24-406, Kielce, Poland
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Liu B, Wang S, Wang J, Zhang X, Shen Z, Shi L, Chen Y. The great potential for phytoremediation of abandoned tailings pond using ectomycorrhizal Pinus sylvestris. THE SCIENCE OF THE TOTAL ENVIRONMENT 2020; 719:137475. [PMID: 32114237 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.137475] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2019] [Revised: 01/26/2020] [Accepted: 02/19/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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To explore the potential of ectomycorrhizal (ECM) Pinus sylvestris (P. sylvestris) utilizing in the phytoremediation of a combined heavy metal contaminated tailings pond, Pisolithus sp.1(P1)-. Pisolithus sp.2 (P2)-. Cenococcum geophilum (Cg)-. Laccaria sp. (L1)- ECM, and non-ectomycorrhizal (NM) P. sylvestris were planted separately in lead (Pb)-zinc-(Zn)-cadmium-(Cd)-combined polluted soil, collected from a tailings pond. After four months, growth, photosynthetic parameters, nutrient and heavy metal levels of the plants were evaluated. The physical and chemical properties and enzyme activities of soil before and after ECM plants planting were also investigated. The results showed that inoculation with ECM fungi improved the survival rates of host plants by increasing the biomass, photosynthesis (photosynthetic rate (Pn), stomatal conductance (Gs), transpiration rate (Tr), intercellular CO2 concentration (Ci)), and mineral nutrients (phosphorus (Pi), magnesium (Mg), iron (Fe), calcium (Ca)), while it decreased the transfer factors of Cd, Pb, and Zn. In addition, ECM P. sylvestris significantly accumulated much more Cd, Pb, and Zn than NM seedlings, while it reduced pH and the availability of heavy metals (DTPA-Cd, DTPA-Pb, DTPA-Zn) in soil and increased activity of soil enzymes (acid phosphatase, alkaline phosphatase, urease). Therefore, the ECM symbionts have the great potential for phytoremediation of abandoned tailings pond, and this study provides a theoretical basis and application premise for the phytoremediation of abandoned tailings pond.
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- Binhao Liu
- College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China; Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Solid Organic Waste Resource, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China; National Joint Local Engineering Research Center for Rural Land Resources Use and Consolidation, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China; The Collaborated Lab. of Plant Molecular Ecology (between College of Life Sciences of Nanjing Agricultural University and Asian Natural Environmental Science Center of the University of Tokyo), Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China; Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Solid Organic Waste Resource, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China; National Joint Local Engineering Research Center for Rural Land Resources Use and Consolidation, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China.
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- College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China; National Joint Local Engineering Research Center for Rural Land Resources Use and Consolidation, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China; The Collaborated Lab. of Plant Molecular Ecology (between College of Life Sciences of Nanjing Agricultural University and Asian Natural Environmental Science Center of the University of Tokyo), Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China.
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Shi L, Dong P, Song W, Li C, Lu H, Wen Z, Wang C, Shen Z, Chen Y. Comparative transcriptomic analysis reveals novel insights into the response to Cr(VI) exposure in Cr(VI) tolerant ectomycorrhizal fungi Pisolithus sp. 1 LS-2017. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2020; 188:109935. [PMID: 31740233 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2019.109935] [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: 07/10/2019] [Revised: 10/21/2019] [Accepted: 11/08/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Chromium (Cr) is one of the most toxic heavy metals and a health hazard to millions of people worldwide. Ectomycorrhizal (ECM) fungi can assist plants in phytoremediation of heavy metal contaminated soil. Cr tolerance differs among ECM fungal varieties, but the underlying molecular mechanisms of Cr tolerance in ECM fungi are not clear. This study identified, analysed and compared the Cr(VI)-induced transcriptional changes between Cr(VI)-tolerant strain (Pisolithus sp. 1 LS-2017) and Cr(VI)-sensitive strain (Pisolithus sp. 2 LS-2017) by de novo transcriptomic analysis. The results showed that 93,642 assembled unique transcripts representing the 22,353 (46.76%) unigenes matched the proteins we have known in the Nr database and 47,801 unigenes were got from the Pisolithus spp. For DEGs between the control and 10 mg/L Cr(VI) treatment, cyanoamino acid metabolic, type I diabetes mellitus metabolism, nitrogen metabolism and beta-Alanine metabolism pathways were significantly enriched (p < 0.05) in Pisolithus sp. 1 LS-2017. Two nitrate reductase family genes (nidD, niiA) provide Cr(VI) tolerance for Pisolithus sp. 1 LS-2017 by regulating Cr(VI) reduction. In addition, NO produced by nidD, niiA regulated denitrification can alleviate Cr(VI) induced oxidative stress. In Pisolithus sp. 2 LS-2017, the alcC, aldA and lcf2 gene may alleviate Cr(VI) induced oxidative stress by protecting SH groups and increasing secondary metabolism, reducing detoxify aldehydes to carboxylic acids and producing LCPUFAs respectively; .T gene regulate Cr(VI) induced wound healing by pigmentation and stability of melanin in spore; MKP2 gene accelerate Cr(VI) induced cell death and gpmA gene regulated Cr(VI) induced energy emergency.
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- Liang Shi
- College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210095, China.
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- College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210095, China.
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- College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210095, China.
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- College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210095, China.
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- College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210095, China.
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- Jiangsu Coastal Area Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Yancheng, Jiangsu, 224002, China.
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- College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210095, China.
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- College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210095, China; The Collaborated Lab. of Plant Molecular Ecology (between College of Life Sciences of Nanjing Agricultural University and Asian Natural Environmental Science Center of the University of Tokyo), Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China; Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Solid Organic Waste Resource, Nanjing Agiricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210095, China; National Joint Local Engineering Research Center for Rural Land Resources Use and Consolidation, Nanjing Agiricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210095, China.
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- College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210095, China; The Collaborated Lab. of Plant Molecular Ecology (between College of Life Sciences of Nanjing Agricultural University and Asian Natural Environmental Science Center of the University of Tokyo), Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China; Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Solid Organic Waste Resource, Nanjing Agiricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210095, China; National Joint Local Engineering Research Center for Rural Land Resources Use and Consolidation, Nanjing Agiricultural University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210095, China.
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Accumulation and Translocation of Phosphorus, Calcium, Magnesium, and Aluminum in Pinus massoniana Lamb. Seedlings Inoculated with Laccaria bicolor Growing in an Acidic Yellow Soil. FORESTS 2019. [DOI: 10.3390/f10121153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Research Highlights: We demonstrate that ectomycorrhizal (ECM) fungi improve plant aluminum (Al)-tolerance in the field and Laccaria bicolor S238A is a promising ECM isolate. Furthermore, we interpret the underlying nutritional mechanism that ECM inoculation facilitates aboveground biomass production as well as nutrients accumulation and translocation. Background and Objectives: Al toxicity is a primary limiting factor for plants growing in acidic soils. Hydroponic/sand culture studies have shown that some ECM fungi could enhance plant Al-tolerance. However, the underlying mechanisms of ECM fungi in improving plant Al-tolerance in the field are still unknown. To fill this knowledge gap, the present study aimed to examine roles of ECM inoculation in biomass production, accumulation and translocation of nutrients and Al in the host plant grown in the field under Al treatment. Materials and Methods: 4-week-old Pinus massoniana seedlings were inoculated with three Laccaria bicolor isolates (L. bicolor 270, L. bicolor S238A or L. bicolor S238N) and grown in an acidic yellow soil under 1.0 mM Al treatment for 12 weeks in the field. Biomass production, accumulation and translocation of P, Ca, Mg, and Al were investigated in these 16-week-old P. massoniana seedlings. Results: All three of these L. bicolor isolates improved biomass production as well as P, Ca and Mg accumulation in P. massoniana seedlings. Moreover, the three ECM isolates facilitated the translocation of P, Ca, and Mg to aboveground in response to Al treatment, particularly when seedlings were inoculated with L. bicolor S238A. In addition, both L. bicolor 270 and L. bicolor S238A had no apparent effects on Al accumulation, while enhanced Al translocation to aboveground. In contrast, L. bicolor S238N decreased Al accumulation but had no significant effect on Al translocation. Conclusions: ECM fungi in the field improved plant Al-resistance by increasing nutrient uptake, and this was mostly due to translocation of P, Ca, and Mg to aboveground, not by decreasing the uptake and translocation of Al.
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Leonhardt T, Borovička J, Sácký J, Šantrůček J, Kameník J, Kotrba P. Zn overaccumulating Russula species clade together and use the same mechanism for the detoxification of excess Zn. CHEMOSPHERE 2019; 225:618-626. [PMID: 30901655 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.03.062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2018] [Revised: 02/15/2019] [Accepted: 03/10/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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It has been firmly established that macrofungi can accumulate large amounts of heavy metals in their sporocarps. However, the mechanisms of the accumulation and storage are being uncovered only recently. We have previously documented that Russula bresadolae can accumulate over 1 g Zn kg-1 dry weight and that sequestration of a substantial proportion of overaccumulated Zn involves binding with peptides, RaZBPs, seen so far only in this species. In this work we examined Zn contents of 360 sporocarp collections from unpolluted environments covering 114 species of the genus Russula. Whilst the concentrations of Zn in most analysed species were in the range of 50-150 mg kg-1, the species of subgenera Brevipes and Compactae accumulate very low Zn (< 50 mg kg-1). We further identified five new Zn-overaccumulating species of subgenus Russula, which form with R. bresadolae a separate phylogenetic subclade in which the sporocarp Zn concentrations ranged from 326 to 845 mg kg-1. We demonstrate that R. pumila and R. ochroleuca express at least one ZBP gene and when expressed in metal-sensitive S. cerevisiae, all ZBPs protected the yeasts against Zn (and Cd) toxicity equally well. The respective ZBPs were confirmed in the native Zn-complexes of R. pumila and R. ochroleuca, which represented 80% of Zn extracted from their sporocarps. This study is the first extensive genus-wide report of metal accumulation in macrofungi, which further demonstrates that the Zn binding with cytosolic ZBP peptides is not a trait restricted only to R. bresadolae.
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- Tereza Leonhardt
- Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague, Technická 3, 166 28, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Institute of Geology, Czech Academy of Sciences, Rozvojová 269, 165 00, Prague 6, Czech Republic; Nuclear Physics Institute, Czech Academy of Sciences, Hlavní 130, 250 68, Husinec-Řež 130, Czech Republic
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- Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague, Technická 3, 166 28, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague, Technická 3, 166 28, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Nuclear Physics Institute, Czech Academy of Sciences, Hlavní 130, 250 68, Husinec-Řež 130, Czech Republic
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- Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague, Technická 3, 166 28, Prague, Czech Republic.
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Shi L, Deng X, Yang Y, Jia Q, Wang C, Shen Z, Chen Y. A Cr(VI)-tolerant strain, Pisolithus sp1, with a high accumulation capacity of Cr in mycelium and highly efficient assisting Pinus thunbergii for phytoremediation. CHEMOSPHERE 2019; 224:862-872. [PMID: 30852466 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2019.03.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2018] [Revised: 02/11/2019] [Accepted: 03/03/2019] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Ectomycorrhizal (ECM) fungi can improve the growth of pine trees and enhance their tolerance to heavy metal stress, and may also be useful during the afforestation and phytoremediation of polluted regions with pine trees. Hebeloma vinosophyllum (Cr(VI)-sensitive strain) and Pisolithus sp1 ((Cr(VI)-tolerant strain) were selected through liquid culture experiment, and were used in symbiosis with Japanese black pine (Pinus thunbergii) in pot experiments, to determine their potential for improving phytoremediation of Cr(VI)-contaminated soils. Our results indicated that Pisolithus sp1 also had a significantly higher accumulation of Cr than H. vinosophyllum in mycelium under the same Cr(VI) treatments in liquid culture experiment. The tolerance index of Pisolithus sp1 ECM seedlings' shoots and roots to Cr(VI) were significantly higher than that of H. vinosophyllum ECM and non-ectomycorrhizal (NM) seedlings while the total accumulated Cr per seedling in Pisolithus sp1 ECM seedlings were 1.50-1.96 and 2.83-27.75 fold higher that of H. vinosophyllum ECM and NM seedlings, respectively, within 0-800 mg kg-1 Cr(VI) treatments in pot experiments. In addition, the significant differences ratios of photosynthetic rate, stomatal conductance, transpiration rate and intercellular CO2 concentration between Pisolithus sp1 ECM and NM seedlings were significantly higher than those between H. vinosophyllum ECM and NM seedlings under 400 and 800 mg kg-1 Cr(VI) treatments. Compared with the control (no plant), and planting NM or H. vinosophyllum ECM seedlings, the planting of Pisolithus sp1 ECM seedlings significantly reduced the percentage content of exchangeable Cr in the soil.
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- Liang Shi
- College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agiricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China
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- Yunnan Academy of Tobacco Agriculture Science, Yunnan, 650021, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agiricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agiricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agiricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agiricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China; Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Solid Organic Waste Resource, Nanjing Agiricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China; National Joint Local Engineering Research Center for Rural Land Resources Use and Consolidation, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China
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- College of Life Sciences, Nanjing Agiricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China; Jiangsu Collaborative Innovation Center for Solid Organic Waste Resource, Nanjing Agiricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China; National Joint Local Engineering Research Center for Rural Land Resources Use and Consolidation, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing, 210095, China.
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