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Bosch G, Fuentes M, Erro J, Zamarreño ÁM, García-Mina JM. Hydrolysis of riboflavins in root exudates under iron deficiency and alkaline stress. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY : PPB 2024; 210:108573. [PMID: 38569423 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2024.108573] [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: 12/13/2023] [Revised: 03/06/2024] [Accepted: 03/26/2024] [Indexed: 04/05/2024]
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Riboflavins are secreted under iron deficiency as a part of the iron acquisition Strategy I, mainly when the external pH is acidic. In plants growing under Fe-deficiency and alkaline conditions, riboflavins have been reported to accumulate inside the roots, with very low or negligible secretion. However, the fact that riboflavins may undergo hydrolysis under alkaline conditions has been so far disregarded. In this paper, we report the presence of riboflavin derivatives and products of their alkaline hydrolysis (lumichrome, lumiflavin and carboxymethylflavin) in nutrient solutions of Cucumis sativus plants grown under different iron regimes (soluble Fe-EDDHA in the nutrient solution, total absence of iron in the nutrient solution, or two different doses of FeSO4 supplied as a foliar spray), either cultivated in slightly acidic (pH 6) or alkaline (pH 8.8, 10 mM bicarbonate) nutrient solutions. The results show that root synthesis and exudation of riboflavins is controlled by shoot iron status, and that exuded riboflavins undergo hydrolysis, especially at alkaline pH, with lumichrome being the main product of hydrolysis.
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- Germán Bosch
- Universidad de Navarra, Instituto de Biodiversidad y Medioambiente BIOMA, Irunlarrea 1, 31008, Pamplona, Spain; Universidad de Navarra, Facultad de Ciencias, Departamento de Biología Ambiental, Grupo Química y Biología Agrícola, Irunlarrea 1, 31008, Pamplona, Spain.
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- Universidad de Navarra, Instituto de Biodiversidad y Medioambiente BIOMA, Irunlarrea 1, 31008, Pamplona, Spain; Universidad de Navarra, Facultad de Ciencias, Departamento de Biología Ambiental, Grupo Química y Biología Agrícola, Irunlarrea 1, 31008, Pamplona, Spain.
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- Universidad de Navarra, Instituto de Biodiversidad y Medioambiente BIOMA, Irunlarrea 1, 31008, Pamplona, Spain; Universidad de Navarra, Facultad de Ciencias, Departamento de Biología Ambiental, Grupo Química y Biología Agrícola, Irunlarrea 1, 31008, Pamplona, Spain.
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- Universidad de Navarra, Instituto de Biodiversidad y Medioambiente BIOMA, Irunlarrea 1, 31008, Pamplona, Spain; Universidad de Navarra, Facultad de Ciencias, Departamento de Biología Ambiental, Grupo Química y Biología Agrícola, Irunlarrea 1, 31008, Pamplona, Spain.
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- Universidad de Navarra, Instituto de Biodiversidad y Medioambiente BIOMA, Irunlarrea 1, 31008, Pamplona, Spain; Universidad de Navarra, Facultad de Ciencias, Departamento de Biología Ambiental, Grupo Química y Biología Agrícola, Irunlarrea 1, 31008, Pamplona, Spain.
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Sharma M, Tisarum R, Kohli RK, Batish DR, Cha-Um S, Singh HP. Inroads into saline-alkaline stress response in plants: unravelling morphological, physiological, biochemical, and molecular mechanisms. PLANTA 2024; 259:130. [PMID: 38647733 DOI: 10.1007/s00425-024-04368-4] [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: 10/26/2021] [Accepted: 02/22/2024] [Indexed: 04/25/2024]
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MAIN CONCLUSION This article discusses the complex network of ion transporters, genes, microRNAs, and transcription factors that regulate crop tolerance to saline-alkaline stress. The framework aids scientists produce stress-tolerant crops for smart agriculture. Salinity and alkalinity are frequently coexisting abiotic limitations that have emerged as archetypal mediators of low yield in many semi-arid and arid regions throughout the world. Saline-alkaline stress, which occurs in an environment with high concentrations of salts and a high pH, negatively impacts plant metabolism to a greater extent than either stress alone. Of late, saline stress has been the focus of the majority of investigations, and saline-alkaline mixed studies are largely lacking. Therefore, a thorough understanding and integration of how plants and crops rewire metabolic pathways to repair damage caused by saline-alkaline stress is of particular interest. This review discusses the multitude of resistance mechanisms that plants develop to cope with saline-alkaline stress, including morphological and physiological adaptations as well as molecular regulation. We examine the role of various ion transporters, transcription factors (TFs), differentially expressed genes (DEGs), microRNAs (miRNAs), or quantitative trait loci (QTLs) activated under saline-alkaline stress in achieving opportunistic modes of growth, development, and survival. The review provides a background for understanding the transport of micronutrients, specifically iron (Fe), in conditions of iron deficiency produced by high pH. Additionally, it discusses the role of calcium in enhancing stress tolerance. The review highlights that to encourage biomolecular architects to reconsider molecular responses as auxiliary for developing tolerant crops and raising crop production, it is essential to (a) close the major gaps in our understanding of saline-alkaline resistance genes, (b) identify and take into account crop-specific responses, and (c) target stress-tolerant genes to specific crops.
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- Mansi Sharma
- Department of Environment Studies, Panjab University, Chandigarh, 160 014, India
- Department of Environmental Sciences, Sharda School of Basic Sciences and Research, Sharda University, Greater Noida, 201310, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (BIOTEC), National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA), 113 Thailand Science Park, Khlong Nueng, Khlong Luang, Pathum Thani, 12120, Thailand
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- Department of Botany, Panjab University, Chandigarh, 160014, India
- Amity University, Mohali Campus, Sector 82A, Mohali, 140306, Punjab, India
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- Department of Botany, Panjab University, Chandigarh, 160014, India
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- National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (BIOTEC), National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA), 113 Thailand Science Park, Khlong Nueng, Khlong Luang, Pathum Thani, 12120, Thailand
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- Department of Environment Studies, Panjab University, Chandigarh, 160 014, India.
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Khalil S, Strah R, Lodovici A, Vojta P, Berardinis FD, Ziegler J, Pompe Novak M, Zanin L, Tomasi N, Forneck A, Griesser M. The activation of iron deficiency responses of grapevine rootstocks is dependent to the availability of the nitrogen forms. BMC PLANT BIOLOGY 2024; 24:218. [PMID: 38532351 PMCID: PMC10964708 DOI: 10.1186/s12870-024-04906-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2024] [Accepted: 03/13/2024] [Indexed: 03/28/2024]
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BACKGROUND In viticulture, iron (Fe) chlorosis is a common abiotic stress that impairs plant development and leads to yield and quality losses. Under low availability of the metal, the applied N form (nitrate and ammonium) can play a role in promoting or mitigating Fe deficiency stresses. However, the processes involved are not clear in grapevine. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate the response of two grapevine rootstocks to the interaction between N forms and Fe uptake. This process was evaluated in a hydroponic experiment using two ungrafted grapevine rootstocks Fercal (Vitis berlandieri x V. vinifera) tolerant to deficiency induced Fe chlorosis and Couderc 3309 (V. riparia x V. rupestris) susceptible to deficiency induced Fe chlorosis. RESULTS The results could differentiate Fe deficiency effects, N-forms effects, and rootstock effects. Interveinal chlorosis of young leaves appeared earlier on 3309 C from the second week of treatment with NO3-/NH4+ (1:0)/-Fe, while Fercal leaves showed less severe symptoms after four weeks of treatment, corresponding to decreased chlorophyll concentrations lowered by 75% in 3309 C and 57% in Fercal. Ferric chelate reductase (FCR) activity was by trend enhanced under Fe deficiency in Fercal with both N combinations, whereas 3309 C showed an increase in FCR activity under Fe deficiency only with NO3-/NH4+ (1:1) treatment. With the transcriptome analysis, Gene Ontology (GO) revealed multiple biological processes and molecular functions that were significantly regulated in grapevine rootstocks under Fe-deficient conditions, with more genes regulated in Fercal responses, especially when both forms of N were supplied. Furthermore, the expression of genes involved in the auxin and abscisic acid metabolic pathways was markedly increased by the equal supply of both forms of N under Fe deficiency conditions. In addition, changes in the expression of genes related to Fe uptake, regulation, and transport reflected the different responses of the two grapevine rootstocks to different N forms. CONCLUSIONS Results show a clear contribution of N forms to the response of the two grapevine rootstocks under Fe deficiency, highlighting the importance of providing both N forms (nitrate and ammonium) in an appropriate ratio in order to ease the rootstock responses to Fe deficiency.
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- Sarhan Khalil
- University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Department of Crop Sciences, Institute of Viticulture and Pomology, Tulln an der Donau, Austria.
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- National Institute of Biology, Department of Biotechnology and Systems Biology, Ljubljana,, Slovenia
- Jožef Stefan International Postgraduate School, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- University of Udine, Department of Agricultural, Food, Environmental, and Animal Sciences, Udine, Italy
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- University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Department of Biotechnology, Institute of Computational Biology, Vienna, Austria
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- University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Department of Crop Sciences, Institute of Viticulture and Pomology, Tulln an der Donau, Austria
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- Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry, Department Molecular Signal Processing, Halle (Saale), Germany
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- National Institute of Biology, Department of Biotechnology and Systems Biology, Ljubljana,, Slovenia
- University of Nova Gorica, Faculty of Viticulture and Enology, Vipava, Slovenia
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- University of Udine, Department of Agricultural, Food, Environmental, and Animal Sciences, Udine, Italy
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- University of Udine, Department of Agricultural, Food, Environmental, and Animal Sciences, Udine, Italy
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- University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Department of Crop Sciences, Institute of Viticulture and Pomology, Tulln an der Donau, Austria
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- University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna, Department of Crop Sciences, Institute of Viticulture and Pomology, Tulln an der Donau, Austria.
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Işık S, Çiçek S. Impacts of high-dose riboflavin on cytotoxicity, antioxidant, growth, reproductive gene expressions, and genotoxicity in the rainbow trout gonadal cells. Toxicol In Vitro 2024; 94:105730. [PMID: 37944868 DOI: 10.1016/j.tiv.2023.105730] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2023] [Revised: 10/23/2023] [Accepted: 11/06/2023] [Indexed: 11/12/2023]
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Riboflavin (vitamin B2 found in food) is a precursor of flavin mononucleotide (FMN) and flavin adenine dinucleotide (FAD), which study as coenzymes for a variety of cellular processes including biosynthesis, homocysteine metabolism, detoxification, and various oxidation and reduction reactions. Although studies on the symptoms resulting from riboflavin deficiency are intense, studies on the effects of high doses of riboflavin are almost absent. This report aimed to examine the actions of riboflavin on cell viability, the transcriptional expressions of antioxidant enzyme (gsr and gpx1a), growth (gh1, igf1, and igf2), the reproductive (bol) genes and DNA damage in the rainbow trout gonad cells (RTG-2) for 48 h. All concentrations of riboflavin (3.125, 6.25, 12.5, 25, 50, and 100 μM) significantly reduced the RTG-2 cell viability. Riboflavin (LD50: 12.5 μM) significantly downregulated the transcriptional expressions of gpx1a, igf1, and bol genes, while it non-significantly upregulated or downregulated the transcriptional expression of gsr, igf2, and gh1 genes in the RTG-2 cells in comparison to the control group for 48 h. The comet assay demonstrated that riboflavin significantly raised tail DNA% >10% DMSO (positive control). Based on the outcomes, high doses of riboflavin exhibit the potential to have a role in cellular mechanisms, including especially reproduction, DNA damage, and cell death.
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- Sevda Işık
- Department of Animal Biotechnology, Faculty of Agriculture, Atatürk University, Erzurum 25400, Turkey
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- Department of Animal Biotechnology, Faculty of Agriculture, Atatürk University, Erzurum 25400, Turkey.
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Saleem A, Zulfiqar A, Saleem MZ, Ali B, Saleem MH, Ali S, Tufekci ED, Tufekci AR, Rahimi M, Mostafa RM. Alkaline and acidic soil constraints on iron accumulation by Rice cultivars in relation to several physio-biochemical parameters. BMC PLANT BIOLOGY 2023; 23:397. [PMID: 37596537 PMCID: PMC10439600 DOI: 10.1186/s12870-023-04400-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2023] [Accepted: 08/03/2023] [Indexed: 08/20/2023]
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Agricultural production is severely limited by an iron deficiency. Alkaline soils increase iron deficiency in rice crops, consequently leading to nutrient deficiencies in humans. Adding iron to rice enhances both its elemental composition and the nutritional value it offers humans through the food chain. The purpose of the current pot experiment was to investigate the impact of Fe treatment in alkaline (pH 7.5) and acidic (pH 5.5) soils to introduce iron-rich rice. Iron was applied to the plants in the soil in the form of an aqueous solution of FeSO4 with five different concentrations (100, 200, 300, 400, and 500 mM). The results obtained from the current study demonstrated a significant increase in Fe content in Oryza sativa with the application of iron in both alkaline and acidic pH soils. Specifically, Basmati-515, one of the rice cultivars tested, exhibited a notable 13% increase in iron total accumulation per plant and an 11% increase in root-to-shoot ratio in acidic soil. In contrast to Basmati-198, which demonstrated maximum response in alkaline soil, Basmati-515 exhibited notable increases in all parameters, including a 31% increase in dry weight, 16% increase in total chlorophyll content, an 11% increase in CAT (catalase) activity, 7% increase in APX (ascorbate peroxidase) activity, 26% increase in POD (peroxidase) activity, and a remarkable 92% increase in SOD (superoxide dismutase) in acidic soil. In alkaline soil, Basmati-198 exhibited respective decreases of 40% and 39% in MDA and H2O2 content, whereas Basmati-515 demonstrated a more significant decrease of 50% and 67% in MDA and H2O2 in acidic soil. These results emphasize the potential for targeted soil management strategies to improve iron nutrition and address iron deficiency in agricultural systems. By considering soil conditions, it is possible to enhance iron content and promote its availability in alkaline and acidic soils, ultimately contributing to improved crop nutrition and human health.
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- Ammara Saleem
- Institute of Botany, University of the Punjab Lahore, Lahore, 54590, Pakistan
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- Institute of Botany, University of the Punjab Lahore, Lahore, 54590, Pakistan.
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- Centre for Applied Molecular Biology, University of the Punjab Lahore, Lahore, 54590, Pakistan
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- Department of Plant Sciences, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, 45320, Pakistan
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- College of Plant Science and Technology, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, 430070, China
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- Department of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Government College University, Faisalabad, 38040, Pakistan
- Department of Biological Sciences and Technology, China Medical University (CMU), Taichung City, 40402, Taiwan
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- Food and Agriculture Vocational School, Department of Field Crops, Cankiri Karatekin Universitesi, 18100, Cankiri, Turkey
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- Faculty of Science, Department of Chemistry, Cankiri Karatekin Universitesi, Cankiri18100, Turkey
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- Department of Biotechnology, Institute of Science and High Technology and Environmental Sciences, Graduate University of Advanced Technology, Kerman, Iran.
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- Department of Botany and Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Benha University, Benha, 13518, Egypt
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Fuentes M, Bosch G, de Hita D, Olaetxea M, Erro J, Zamarreño AM, Garcia-Mina JM. Supramolecular Arrangement of Lignosulfonate-Based Iron Heteromolecular Complexes and Consequences of Their Interaction with Ca 2+ at Alkaline pH and Fe Plant Root Uptake Mechanisms. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2023; 71:11404-11417. [PMID: 37462422 PMCID: PMC10401718 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.3c03474] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/03/2023]
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Previous studies have shown that natural heteromolecular complexes might be an alternative to synthetic chelates to correct iron (Fe) deficiency. To investigate the mechanism of action of these complexes, we have studied their interaction with Ca2+ at alkaline pH, Fe-binding stability, Fe-root uptake in cucumber, and chemical structure using molecular modeling. The results show that a heteromolecular Fe complex including citric acid and lignosulfonate as binding ligands (Ls-Cit) forms a supramolecular system in solution with iron citrate interacting with the hydrophobic inner core of the lignosulfonate system. These structural features are associated with high stability against Ca2+ at basic pH. Likewise, unlike Fe-EDDHA, root Fe uptake from Ls-Cit implies the activation of the main root responses under Fe deficiency at the transcriptional level but not at the post-transcriptional level. These results are consistent with the involvement of some plant responses to Fe deficiency in the plant assimilation of complexed Fe in Ls-Cit under field conditions.
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- Marta Fuentes
- Universidad de Navarra, Instituto de Biodiversidad y Medioambiente BIOMA, Irunlarrea 1, 31008 Pamplona, España
- Universidad de Navarra, Facultad de Ciencias, Departamento de Biología Ambiental, Irunlarrea 1, 31008 Pamplona, España
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- Universidad de Navarra, Instituto de Biodiversidad y Medioambiente BIOMA, Irunlarrea 1, 31008 Pamplona, España
- Universidad de Navarra, Facultad de Ciencias, Departamento de Biología Ambiental, Irunlarrea 1, 31008 Pamplona, España
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- Universidad de Navarra, Instituto de Biodiversidad y Medioambiente BIOMA, Irunlarrea 1, 31008 Pamplona, España
- Universidad de Navarra, Facultad de Ciencias, Departamento de Biología Ambiental, Irunlarrea 1, 31008 Pamplona, España
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- Universidad de Navarra, Instituto de Biodiversidad y Medioambiente BIOMA, Irunlarrea 1, 31008 Pamplona, España
- Universidad de Navarra, Facultad de Ciencias, Departamento de Biología Ambiental, Irunlarrea 1, 31008 Pamplona, España
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- Universidad de Navarra, Instituto de Biodiversidad y Medioambiente BIOMA, Irunlarrea 1, 31008 Pamplona, España
- Universidad de Navarra, Facultad de Ciencias, Departamento de Biología Ambiental, Irunlarrea 1, 31008 Pamplona, España
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- Universidad de Navarra, Instituto de Biodiversidad y Medioambiente BIOMA, Irunlarrea 1, 31008 Pamplona, España
- Universidad de Navarra, Facultad de Ciencias, Departamento de Biología Ambiental, Irunlarrea 1, 31008 Pamplona, España
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- Universidad de Navarra, Instituto de Biodiversidad y Medioambiente BIOMA, Irunlarrea 1, 31008 Pamplona, España
- Universidad de Navarra, Facultad de Ciencias, Departamento de Biología Ambiental, Irunlarrea 1, 31008 Pamplona, España
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Sharma I, Kashyap S, Agarwala N. Biotic stress-induced changes in root exudation confer plant stress tolerance by altering rhizospheric microbial community. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2023; 14:1132824. [PMID: 36968415 PMCID: PMC10036841 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1132824] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2022] [Accepted: 01/31/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Every organism on the earth maintains some kind of interaction with its neighbours. As plants are sessile, they sense the varied above-ground and below-ground environmental stimuli and decipher these dialogues to the below-ground microbes and neighbouring plants via root exudates as chemical signals resulting in the modulation of the rhizospheric microbial community. The composition of root exudates depends upon the host genotype, environmental cues, and interaction of plants with other biotic factors. Crosstalk of plants with biotic agents such as herbivores, microbes, and neighbouring plants can change host plant root exudate composition, which may permit either positive or negative interactions to generate a battlefield in the rhizosphere. Compatible microbes utilize the plant carbon sources as their organic nutrients and show robust co-evolutionary changes in changing circumstances. In this review, we have mainly focused on the different biotic factors responsible for the synthesis of alternative root exudate composition leading to the modulation of rhizosphere microbiota. Understanding the stress-induced root exudate composition and resulting change in microbial community can help us to devise strategies in engineering plant microbiomes to enhance plant adaptive capabilities in a stressful environment.
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Wang T, Wang J, Zhang D, Chen L, Liu M, Zhang X, Schmidt W, Zhang WH. Protein kinase MtCIPK12 modulates iron reduction in Medicago truncatula by regulating riboflavin biosynthesis. PLANT, CELL & ENVIRONMENT 2023; 46:991-1003. [PMID: 36578264 DOI: 10.1111/pce.14527] [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: 07/08/2022] [Revised: 12/23/2022] [Accepted: 12/23/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Iron (Fe) is an essential micronutrient, and deficiency in available Fe is one of the most important limiting factors for plant growth. In some species including Medicago truncatula, Fe deficiency results in accumulation of riboflavin, a response associated with Fe acquisition. However, how the plant's Fe status is integrated to tune riboflavin biosynthesis and how riboflavin levels affect Fe acquisition and utilization remains largely unexplored. We report that protein kinase CIPK12 regulates ferric reduction by accumulation of riboflavin and its derivatives in roots of M. truncatula via physiological and molecular characterization of its mutants and over-expressing materials. Mutations in CIPK12 enhance Fe accumulation and improve photosynthetic efficiency, whereas overexpression of CIPK12 shows the opposite phenotypes. The Calcineurin B-like proteins CBL3 and CBL8 interact with CIPK12, which negatively regulates the expression of genes encoding key enzymes in the riboflavin biosynthesis pathway. CIPK12 negatively regulates Fe acquisition by suppressing accumulation of riboflavin and its derivatives in roots, which in turn influences ferric reduction activity by riboflavin-dependent electron transport under Fe deficiency. Our findings uncover a new regulatory mechanism by which CIPK12 regulates riboflavin biosynthesis and Fe-deficiency responses in plants.
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- Tianzuo Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Vegetation and Environmental Change, Institute of Botany, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- College of Resources and Environment, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Vegetation and Environmental Change, Institute of Botany, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- College of Resources and Environment, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Vegetation and Environmental Change, Institute of Botany, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- College of Resources and Environment, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Vegetation and Environmental Change, Institute of Botany, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- College of Resources and Environment, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Vegetation and Environmental Change, Institute of Botany, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Vegetation and Environmental Change, Institute of Botany, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Plant and Microbial Biology, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
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- State Key Laboratory of Vegetation and Environmental Change, Institute of Botany, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- College of Resources and Environment, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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He XL, Zhang WQ, Zhang NN, Wen SM, Chen J. Hydrogen sulfide and nitric oxide regulate the adaptation to iron deficiency through affecting Fe homeostasis and thiol redox modification in Glycine max seedlings. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY : PPB 2023; 194:1-14. [PMID: 36368221 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2022.11.003] [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: 09/08/2022] [Revised: 10/24/2022] [Accepted: 11/01/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Iron (Fe) is a vital microelement required for the growth and development of plants. Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) and nitric oxide (NO), as messenger molecules, participated in the regulation of plant physiological processes. Here, we studied the interaction effects of H2S and NO on the adaptation to Fe deficiency in Glycine max L. Physiological, biochemical and molecular approaches were conducted to analyze the role of H2S and NO in regulating the adaptation to Fe deficiency in soybean. We found that H2S and NO had obvious rescuing function on the Fe deficiency-induced the plant growth inhibition, which was significantly correlated with the increase in Fe content in the leaves, stems, and roots of soybean. Meanwhile, H+-flux, ferric chelate reductase (FCR) activity, and root apoplast Fe content were significantly affected by H2S and NO. Under Fe deficiency conditions NO and H2S regulated the expression of genes related to Fe homeostasis. Moreover, photosynthesis (Pn) and photosystem II (PSII) efficiency were enhanced by H2S and NO, and thiol redox modification was important for regulating the adaptation of Fe deficiency. The aforementioned affirmative influences caused by H2S and NO were also totally reversed by cPTIO (a NO scavenger). Our results suggested that H2S might act upstream of NO in response to Fe deficiency by affecting the Fe homeostasis enzyme activities and gene expression, and by promoting Fe accumulation in plant tissues as well as by enhancing thiol redox modification and photosynthesis in soybean plants.
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- Xi-Li He
- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology in Arid Areas, Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Agricultural and Environmental Microbiology, College of Life Science, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology in Arid Areas, Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Agricultural and Environmental Microbiology, College of Life Science, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Soil Erosion and Dryland Farming on the Loess Plateau, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, PR China
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology in Arid Areas, Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Agricultural and Environmental Microbiology, College of Life Science, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, PR China; State Key Laboratory of Soil Erosion and Dryland Farming on the Loess Plateau, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, PR China.
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Singh A, Gracheva M, Kovács Kis V, Keresztes Á, Sági-Kazár M, Müller B, Pankaczi F, Ahmad W, Kovács K, May Z, Tolnai G, Homonnay Z, Fodor F, Klencsár Z, Solti Á. Apoplast utilisation of nanohaematite initiates parallel suppression of RIBA1 and FRO1&3 in Cucumis sativus. NANOIMPACT 2023; 29:100444. [PMID: 36470408 DOI: 10.1016/j.impact.2022.100444] [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: 08/30/2022] [Revised: 11/13/2022] [Accepted: 11/27/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Nanoscale Fe containing particles can penetrate the root apoplast. Nevertheless, cell wall size exclusion questions that for Fe mobilisation, a close contact between the membrane integrating FERRIC REDUCTASE OXIDASE (FRO) enzymes and Fe containing particles is required. Haematite nanoparticle suspension, size of 10-20 nm, characterized by 57Fe Mössbauer spectroscopy, TEM, ICP and SAED was subjected to Fe utilisation by the flavin secreting model plant cucumber (Cucumis sativus). Alterations in the structure and distribution of the particles were revealed by 57Fe Mössbauer spectroscopy, HRTEM and EDS element mapping. Biological utilisation of Fe resulted in a suppression of Fe deficiency responses (expression of CsFRO 1, 2 & 3 and RIBOFLAVIN A1; CsRIBA1 genes and root ferric chelate reductase activity). Haematite nanoparticles were stacked in the middle lamella of the apoplast. Fe mobilisation is evidenced by the reduction in the particle size. Fe release from nanoparticles does not require a contact with the plasma membrane. Parallel suppression in the CsFRO 1&3 and CsRIBA1 transcript amounts support that flavin biosynthesis is an inclusive Fe deficiency response involved in the reduction-based Fe utilisation of Cucumis sativus roots. CsFRO2 is suggested to play a role in the intracellular Fe homeostasis.
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- Amarjeet Singh
- Department of Plant Physiology and Molecular Plant Biology, Institute of Biology, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Pázmány Péter sétány 1/C, Budapest H-1117, Hungary; PhD School of Biology, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Pázmány Péter sétány 1/A, Budapest H-1117, Hungary
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- Laboratory of Nuclear Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Pázmány Péter sétány 1/A, Budapest H-1117, Hungary; Hevesy György PhD School of Chemistry, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Pázmány Péter sétány 1/A, Budapest H-1117, Hungary; Centre for Energy Research, Eötvös Loránd Research Network, Konkoly-Thege Miklós út. 29-33, Budapest H-1121, Hungary
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- Centre for Energy Research, Eötvös Loránd Research Network, Konkoly-Thege Miklós út. 29-33, Budapest H-1121, Hungary; Institute of Environmental Sciences, University of Pannonia, Egyetem út. 10, Veszprém H-8200, Hungary
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- Department of Plant Anatomy, Institute of Biology, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Pázmány Péter sétány 1/C, Budapest H-1117, Hungary
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- Department of Plant Physiology and Molecular Plant Biology, Institute of Biology, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Pázmány Péter sétány 1/C, Budapest H-1117, Hungary; PhD School of Biology, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Pázmány Péter sétány 1/A, Budapest H-1117, Hungary
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- Department of Plant Physiology and Molecular Plant Biology, Institute of Biology, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Pázmány Péter sétány 1/C, Budapest H-1117, Hungary
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- Department of Plant Physiology and Molecular Plant Biology, Institute of Biology, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Pázmány Péter sétány 1/C, Budapest H-1117, Hungary; PhD School of Biology, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Pázmány Péter sétány 1/A, Budapest H-1117, Hungary
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- Department of Plant Physiology and Molecular Plant Biology, Institute of Biology, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Pázmány Péter sétány 1/C, Budapest H-1117, Hungary; PhD School of Biology, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Pázmány Péter sétány 1/A, Budapest H-1117, Hungary
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- Laboratory of Nuclear Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Pázmány Péter sétány 1/A, Budapest H-1117, Hungary
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- Research Centre for Natural Sciences, Eötvös Loránd Research Network, Magyar tudósok körútja 2, Budapest H-1117, Hungary
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- Laboratory of Nuclear Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Pázmány Péter sétány 1/A, Budapest H-1117, Hungary
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- Department of Plant Physiology and Molecular Plant Biology, Institute of Biology, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Pázmány Péter sétány 1/C, Budapest H-1117, Hungary
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- Centre for Energy Research, Eötvös Loránd Research Network, Konkoly-Thege Miklós út. 29-33, Budapest H-1121, Hungary
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- Department of Plant Physiology and Molecular Plant Biology, Institute of Biology, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Pázmány Péter sétány 1/C, Budapest H-1117, Hungary.
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Almira Casellas MJ, Pérez‐Martín L, Busoms S, Boesten R, Llugany M, Aarts MGM, Poschenrieder C. A genome-wide association study identifies novel players in Na and Fe homeostasis in Arabidopsis thaliana under alkaline-salinity stress. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2023; 113:225-245. [PMID: 36433704 PMCID: PMC10108281 DOI: 10.1111/tpj.16042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2022] [Revised: 11/11/2022] [Accepted: 11/21/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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In nature, multiple stress factors occur simultaneously. The screening of natural diversity panels and subsequent Genome-Wide Association Studies (GWAS) is a powerful approach to identify genetic components of various stress responses. Here, the nutritional status variation of a set of 270 natural accessions of Arabidopsis thaliana grown on a natural saline-carbonated soil is evaluated. We report significant natural variation on leaf Na (LNa) and Fe (LFe) concentrations in the studied accessions. Allelic variation in the NINJA and YUC8 genes is associated with LNa diversity, and variation in the ALA3 is associated with LFe diversity. The allelic variation detected in these three genes leads to changes in their mRNA expression and correlates with plant differential growth performance when plants are exposed to alkaline salinity treatment under hydroponic conditions. We propose that YUC8 and NINJA expression patters regulate auxin and jasmonic signaling pathways affecting plant tolerance to alkaline salinity. Finally, we describe an impairment in growth and leaf Fe acquisition associated with differences in root expression of ALA3, encoding a phospholipid translocase active in plasma membrane and the trans Golgi network which directly interacts with proteins essential for the trafficking of PIN auxin transporters, reinforcing the role of phytohormonal processes in regulating ion homeostasis under alkaline salinity.
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- Maria Jose Almira Casellas
- Plant Physiology Laboratory, Bioscience FacultyUniversitat Autònoma de BarcelonaC/de la Vall Moronta s/nE‐08193BellaterraSpain
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- Plant Physiology Laboratory, Bioscience FacultyUniversitat Autònoma de BarcelonaC/de la Vall Moronta s/nE‐08193BellaterraSpain
- Department of Botany and Plant BiologyUniversity of Geneva1211GenevaSwitzerland
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- Plant Physiology Laboratory, Bioscience FacultyUniversitat Autònoma de BarcelonaC/de la Vall Moronta s/nE‐08193BellaterraSpain
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- Laboratory of GeneticsWageningen University and ResearchDroevendaalsesteeg 16708 PBWageningenThe Netherlands
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- Plant Physiology Laboratory, Bioscience FacultyUniversitat Autònoma de BarcelonaC/de la Vall Moronta s/nE‐08193BellaterraSpain
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- Laboratory of GeneticsWageningen University and ResearchDroevendaalsesteeg 16708 PBWageningenThe Netherlands
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- Plant Physiology Laboratory, Bioscience FacultyUniversitat Autònoma de BarcelonaC/de la Vall Moronta s/nE‐08193BellaterraSpain
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Wang B, Wei H, Chen Z, Li Y, Zhang WH. Carbonate-Induced Chemical Reductants Are Responsible for Iron Acquisition in Strategy I Wild Herbaceous Plants Native to Calcareous Grasslands. PLANT & CELL PHYSIOLOGY 2022; 63:770-784. [PMID: 35348776 DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pcac038] [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: 10/24/2021] [Revised: 03/20/2022] [Accepted: 03/23/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Significant progress has been made in understanding Strategy I iron (Fe) acquisition using crop/model plants under controlled conditions in laboratories. However, plant species native to calcareous soils may have evolved unique strategies for adaptation to high carbonate/pH-induced Fe deficiency. Until now, little information is available on the Fe acquisition mechanisms in these plants. Here, we explored the Fe acquisition mechanisms in wild dicot species native to calcareous grasslands, by monitoring the Fe nutrition-related rhizosphere processes in field and greenhouse conditions. Most of these wild species displayed comparable shoot Fe concentration to those of crops, and some dicots actually accumulated very high shoot Fe. However, these species did not exhibit ferric reductase oxidase (FRO)-dependent Strategy I responses to Fe deficiency, including visual rhizosphere acidification and increased Fe3+ reduction. In contrast, chemical reductants exuded by roots of dicots were responsible for Fe3+ reduction in these wild plants. These features were not observed in the FRO-dependent Strategy I crop plant cucumber. Neither leaf chlorophyll nor shoot/root Fe was depressed by 10% CaCO3 application in all the examined wild species. Furthermore, their root exudation was significantly activated by CaCO3, leading to an increased Fe3+ reduction. We show that chemical reductant-mediated Fe3+ reduction occurs preferentially in these wild dicots and that these mechanisms are not sensitive to high soil carbonate/pH. Our findings support that Fe acquisition in Strategy I wild plants native to calcareous soils is substantially different from the enzyme-dependent system of Strategy I plants.
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- Baolan Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Vegetation and Environmental Change, Institute of Botany, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100093, PR China
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- College of Resources and Environment, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Vegetation and Environmental Change, Institute of Botany, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100093, PR China
- College of Resources and Environment, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Vegetation and Environmental Change, Institute of Botany, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100093, PR China
- College of Resources and Environment, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Vegetation and Environmental Change, Institute of Botany, The Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100093, PR China
- College of Resources and Environment, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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Short Term Elevated CO2 Interacts with Iron Deficiency, Further Repressing Growth, Photosynthesis and Mineral Accumulation in Soybean (Glycine max L.) and Common Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.). ENVIRONMENTS 2021. [DOI: 10.3390/environments8110122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Elevated CO2 (eCO2) has been reported to cause mineral losses in several important food crops such as soybean (Glycine max L.) and common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.). In addition, more than 30% of the world’s arable land is calcareous, leading to iron (Fe) deficiency chlorosis and lower Fe levels in plant tissues. We hypothesize that there will be combinatorial effects of eCO2 and Fe deficiency on the mineral dynamics of these crops at a morphological, biochemical and physiological level. To test this hypothesis, plants were grown hydroponically under Fe sufficiency (20 μM Fe-EDDHA) or deficiency (0 μM Fe-EDDHA) at ambient CO2 (aCO2, 400 ppm) or eCO2 (800 ppm). Plants of both species exposed to eCO2 and Fe deficiency showed the lowest biomass accumulation and the lowest root: shoot ratio. Soybean at eCO2 had significantly higher chlorophyll levels (81%, p < 0.0001) and common bean had significantly higher photosynthetic rates (60%, p < 0.05) but only under Fe sufficiency. In addition, eCO2 increased ferric chelate reductase acivity (FCR) in Fe-sufficient soybean by 4-fold (p < 0.1) and in Fe-deficient common bean plants by 10-fold (p < 0.0001). In common bean, an interactive effect of both environmental factors was observed, resulting in the lowest root Fe levels. The lowering of Fe accumulation in both crops under eCO2 may be linked to the low root citrate accumulation in these plants when grown with unrestricted Fe supply. No changes were observed for malate in soybean, but in common bean, shoot levels were significantly lower under Fe deficiency (77%, p < 0.05) and Fe sufficiency (98%, p < 0.001). These results suggest that the mechanisms involved in reduced Fe accumulation caused by eCO2 and Fe deficiency may not be independent, and an interaction of these factors may lead to further reduced Fe levels.
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Liedschulte V, Duncan Battey JN, Laparra H, Kleinhans S, Bovet L, Goepfert S. Zinc uptake and HMA4 activity are required for micro- and macroelement balance in tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum). PHYTOCHEMISTRY 2021; 191:112911. [PMID: 34418773 DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2021.112911] [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: 02/26/2021] [Revised: 08/02/2021] [Accepted: 08/10/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The pleiotropic effects of zinc deficiency on ion homeostasis have already been described in several plants. Tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum) heavy metal ATPases HMA4.1 and HMA4.2 are involved in zinc and cadmium root-to-shoot translocation. In previous research, we have shown that N. tabacum HMA4 RNAi plants and HMA4 double-nonsense mutants exhibit strongly reduced zinc and cadmium levels in leaves as well as stunted growth. In this study, the ionome and transcriptome of these lines were investigated to better characterize the effect of reduced zinc levels and to understand the impaired growth phenotype. We found that, under standard greenhouse fertilization rates, these lines accumulated up to 4- to 6-fold more phosphorus, iron, manganese, and copper than their respective controls. Under field conditions, HMA4 double-mutant plants also exhibited similar accumulation phenotypes, albeit to a lower extent. In both HMA4 RNAi plants and HMA4 mutants, transcription analysis showed a local zinc-deficiency response in leaves as well as an FIT1-mediated iron-deficiency response in roots, likely contributing to iron and manganese uptake at the root level. A phosphate-starvation response involving HHO2 was also observed in HMA4-impaired plant leaves. The high level of phosphorus observed in HMA4-impaired plants is correlated with leaf swelling and necrosis. The upregulation of aquaporin genes is in line with cellular water influx and the observed leaf swelling phenotype. These results highlight the involvement of HMA4 in zinc homeostasis and related regulatory processes that balance the micro- and macroelements in above-ground organs.
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- Verena Liedschulte
- Philip Morris International, Philip Morris Products SA, Quai Jeanrenaud 5, 2000, Neuchâtel, Switzerland
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- Philip Morris International, Philip Morris Products SA, Quai Jeanrenaud 5, 2000, Neuchâtel, Switzerland
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- Philip Morris International, Philip Morris Products SA, Quai Jeanrenaud 5, 2000, Neuchâtel, Switzerland
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- Philip Morris International, Philip Morris Products SA, Quai Jeanrenaud 5, 2000, Neuchâtel, Switzerland.
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- Philip Morris International, Philip Morris Products SA, Quai Jeanrenaud 5, 2000, Neuchâtel, Switzerland
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Jiang L, Strobbe S, Van Der Straeten D, Zhang C. Regulation of plant vitamin metabolism: backbone of biofortification for the alleviation of hidden hunger. MOLECULAR PLANT 2021; 14:40-60. [PMID: 33545049 DOI: 10.1016/j.molp.2020.11.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2020] [Revised: 11/22/2020] [Accepted: 11/25/2020] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Chen J, Li X, Ye X, Guo P, Hu Z, Qi G, Cui F, Liu S. An S-ribonuclease binding protein EBS1 and brassinolide signaling are specifically required for Arabidopsis tolerance to bicarbonate. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2021; 72:1449-1459. [PMID: 33165537 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/eraa524] [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: 08/03/2020] [Accepted: 11/03/2020] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Bicarbonate (NaHCO3) present in soils is usually considered to be a mixed stress for plants, with salts and high pH. NaHCO3-specific signaling in plants has rarely been reported. In this study, transcriptome analyses were conducted in order to identify NaHCO3-specific signaling in Arabidopsis. Weighted correlation network analysis was performed to isolate NaHCO3-specific modules in comparison with acetate treatment. The genes in the NaHCO3-root-specific module, which exhibited opposite expression to that in sodium acetate treatments, were further examined with their corresponding knock-out mutants. The gene Exclusively Bicarbonate Sensitive 1 (EBS1) encoding an S-ribonuclease binding protein, was identified to be specifically involved in plant tolerance to NaHCO3, but not to the other two alkaline salts, acetate and phosphate. We also identified the genes that are commonly regulated by bicarbonate, acetate and phosphate. Multiple brassinosteroid-associated gene ontology terms were enriched in these genes. Genetic assays showed that brassinosteroid signaling positively regulated plant tolerance to NaHCO3 stress, but negatively regulated tolerance to acetate and phosphate. Overall, our data identified bicarbonate-specific genes, and confirmed that alkaline stress is mainly dependent on the specificities of the weak acid ions, rather than high pH.
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- Jipeng Chen
- State Key Laboratory of Subtropical Silviculture, Zhejiang A&F University, Lin'an, Hangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Subtropical Silviculture, Zhejiang A&F University, Lin'an, Hangzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Saline-Alkali Vegetation Ecology Restoration, Ministry of Education, College of Life Science, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, China
- School of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 60 Nanyang Drive, Singapore
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- State Key Laboratory of Subtropical Silviculture, Zhejiang A&F University, Lin'an, Hangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology, Department of Biology, Institute of Plant Stress Biology, Henan University, Kaifeng, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Subtropical Silviculture, Zhejiang A&F University, Lin'an, Hangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Subtropical Silviculture, Zhejiang A&F University, Lin'an, Hangzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Subtropical Silviculture, Zhejiang A&F University, Lin'an, Hangzhou, China
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Gheshlaghi Z, Luis-Villarroya A, Álvarez-Fernández A, Khorassani R, Abadía J. Iron deficient Medicago scutellata grown in nutrient solution at high pH accumulates and secretes large amounts of flavins. PLANT SCIENCE : AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL PLANT BIOLOGY 2021; 303:110664. [PMID: 33487332 DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2020.110664] [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: 06/17/2020] [Revised: 09/02/2020] [Accepted: 09/03/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Flavin synthesis and secretion is an integral part of the toolbox of root-borne Fe facilitators used by Strategy I species upon Fe deficiency. The Fe-deficiency responses of the wild legume Medicago scutellata grown in nutrient solution have been studied at two different pH values (5.5 and 7.5). Parameters studied include leaf chlorophyll, nutrient solution pH, concentrations and contents of micronutrients, flavin accumulation in roots, flavin export to the medium, and root ferric chelate reductase and acidification activities. Results show that M. scutellata behaves upon Fe deficiency as a Strategy I species, with a marked capacity for synthesizing flavins (riboflavin and three hydroxylated riboflavin derivatives), which becomes more intense at high pH. Results also show that this species is capable of exporting a large amount of flavins to the external medium, both at pH 5.5 and 7.5. This is the first report of a species having a major flavin secretion at pH 7.5, in contrast with the very low flavin secretion found in other flavin-producing species such as Beta vulgaris and M. truncatula. These results provide further support to the hypothesis that flavin secretion is relevant for Fe acquisition at high pH, and open the possibility to improve the Fe-efficiency responses in legumes of agronomic interest.
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- Zahra Gheshlaghi
- Department of Soil Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, 9177948974, Iran.
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- Department of Plant Nutrition, Aula Dei Experimental Station, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (EEAD-CSIC), Av. Montañana 1005, E-50059, Zaragoza, Spain.
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- Department of Plant Nutrition, Aula Dei Experimental Station, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (EEAD-CSIC), Av. Montañana 1005, E-50059, Zaragoza, Spain.
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- Department of Soil Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, Mashhad, 9177948974, Iran.
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- Department of Plant Nutrition, Aula Dei Experimental Station, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (EEAD-CSIC), Av. Montañana 1005, E-50059, Zaragoza, Spain.
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Pérez-Martín L, Busoms S, Tolrà R, Poschenrieder C. Transcriptomics Reveals Fast Changes in Salicylate and Jasmonate Signaling Pathways in Shoots of Carbonate-Tolerant Arabidopsis thaliana under Bicarbonate Exposure. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:1226. [PMID: 33513755 PMCID: PMC7865540 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22031226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2021] [Revised: 01/21/2021] [Accepted: 01/22/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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High bicarbonate concentrations of calcareous soils with high pH can affect crop performance due to different constraints. Among these, Fe deficiency has mostly been studied. The ability to mobilize sparingly soluble Fe is a key factor for tolerance. Here, a comparative transcriptomic analysis was performed with two naturally selected Arabidopsis thaliana demes, the carbonate-tolerant A1(c+) and the sensitive T6(c-). Analyses of plants exposed to either pH stress alone (pH 5.9 vs. pH 8.3) or to alkalinity caused by 10 mM NaHCO3 (pH 8.3) confirmed better growth and nutrient homeostasis of A1(c+) under alkaline conditions. RNA-sequencing (RNA-seq) revealed that bicarbonate quickly (3 h) induced Fe deficiency-related genes in T6(c-) leaves. Contrastingly, in A1(c+), initial changes concerned receptor-like proteins (RLP), jasmonate (JA) and salicylate (SA) pathways, methionine-derived glucosinolates (GS), sulfur starvation, starch degradation, and cell cycle. Our results suggest that leaves of carbonate-tolerant plants do not sense iron deficiency as fast as sensitive ones. This is in line with a more efficient Fe translocation to aerial parts. In A1(c+) leaves, the activation of other genes related to stress perception, signal transduction, GS, sulfur acquisition, and cell cycle precedes the induction of iron homeostasis mechanisms yielding an efficient response to bicarbonate stress.
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- Plant Physiology Laboratory, Bioscience Faculty, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, C/de la Vall Moronta s/n, E-08193 Bellaterra, Spain; (L.P.-M.); (S.B.); (R.T.)
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Rahimi S, Talebi M, Baninasab B, Gholami M, Zarei M, Shariatmadari H. The role of plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) in improving iron acquisition by altering physiological and molecular responses in quince seedlings. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY : PPB 2020; 155:406-415. [PMID: 32814277 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2020.07.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2020] [Revised: 07/28/2020] [Accepted: 07/28/2020] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Due to insoluble iron (Fe) sources in soil, limited Fe availability leads to the disruption of the photosynthetic apparatus; this affects the growth and productivity of plants such as quince (Cydonia oblonga) that are very sensitive to low Fe content. Plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) play an important role in the regulation of Fe uptake under its limited availability. Therefore, in this research, two PGPR (Pseudomonas fluorescens and Microccucuce yunnanensis), at two Fe levels [50 μM (Fe-sufficiency) or 5 μM (Fe-deficiency)], were used to investigate the impact of the given bacteria on improving the acquisition of Fe in quince seedlings. Upon Fe-deficiency, the highest shoot and root biomass (7.14 and 6.04 g plant-1 respectively), the greatest chlorophyll concentration (0.89 mg g-1FW), and the largest Fe concentrations in roots and shoots (30% and 48.7%, respectively) were shown in the quince treated with M. yunnanensis. Both PGPR increased the root citric acid and the phenolic compound concentration. Two days after Fe-deficiency and PGPR treatments, a 1.5- fold increase, was observed in the expression of HA7. The highest PAL1 gene expression and the greatest PAL activity (95.76 μmol cinnamic acid g-1FW) were obtained from the M. yunnanensis treatment. The expression of the FRO2 gene was also affected by Fe-deficiency and PGPR treatments, resulting in an increase in the FCR activity and a surge in the Fe concentrations of leaves and roots. It could, therefore, be concluded that the PGPR modulated Fe acquisition in the quince seedlings upon Fe-deficiency by influencing the physico-chemical and molecular responses.
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- Sareh Rahimi
- Department of Horticulture, College of Agriculture, Isfahan University of Technology, 84156-83111, Isfahan, Iran
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- Department of Biotechnology, College of Agriculture, Isfahan University of Technology, 8415683111, Isfahan, Iran.
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- Department of Horticulture, College of Agriculture, Isfahan University of Technology, 84156-83111, Isfahan, Iran
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- Department of Horticulture, College of Agriculture, Isfahan University of Technology, 84156-83111, Isfahan, Iran
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- Department of Soil Science, College of Agriculture, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran
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- Department of Soil Science, College of Agriculture, Isfahan University of Technology, 8415683111, Isfahan, Iran
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The ability for cells to maintain homeostasis in the presence of extracellular stress is essential for their survival. Stress adaptations are especially important for microbial pathogens to respond to rapidly changing conditions, such as those encountered during the transition from the environment to the infected host. Many fungal pathogens have acquired the ability to quickly adapt to changes in extracellular pH to promote their survival in the various microenvironments encountered during a host infection. For example, the fungus-specific Rim/Pal alkaline response pathway has been well characterized in many fungal pathogens, including Cryptococcus neoformans However, alternative mechanisms for sensing and responding to host pH have yet to be extensively studied. Recent observations from a genetic screen suggest that the C. neoformans sterol homeostasis pathway is required for growth at elevated pH. This work explores interactions among mechanisms of membrane homeostasis, alkaline pH tolerance, and Rim pathway activation. We find that the sterol homeostasis pathway is necessary for growth in an alkaline environment and that an elevated pH is sufficient to induce Sre1 activation. This pH-mediated activation of the Sre1 transcription factor is linked to the biosynthesis of ergosterol but is not dependent on Rim pathway signaling, suggesting that these two pathways are responding to alkaline pH independently. Furthermore, we discover that C. neoformans is more susceptible to membrane-targeting antifungals under alkaline conditions, highlighting the impact of microenvironmental pH on the treatment of invasive fungal infections. Together, these findings further connect membrane integrity and composition with the fungal pH response and pathogenesis.IMPORTANCE The work described here further elucidates how microorganisms sense and adapt to changes in their environment to establish infections in the human host. Specifically, we uncover a novel mechanism by which an opportunistic human fungal pathogen, Cryptococcus neoformans, responds to increases in extracellular pH in order to survive and thrive within the relatively alkaline environment of the human lung. This mechanism, which is intimately linked with fungal membrane sterol homeostasis, is independent of the previously well-studied alkaline response Rim pathway. Furthermore, this ergosterol-dependent alkaline pH response is present in Candida albicans, indicating that this mechanism spans diverse fungal species. These results are also relevant for novel antimicrobial drug development as we show that currently used ergosterol-targeting antifungals are more active in alkaline environments.
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Kaya C, Ashraf M, Alyemeni MN, Ahmad P. Nitrate reductase rather than nitric oxide synthase activity is involved in 24-epibrassinolide-induced nitric oxide synthesis to improve tolerance to iron deficiency in strawberry (Fragaria × annassa) by up-regulating the ascorbate-glutathione cycle. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY : PPB 2020; 151:486-499. [PMID: 32302942 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2020.04.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/09/2020] [Revised: 03/16/2020] [Accepted: 04/01/2020] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Involvement of nitrate reductase (NR) and nitric oxide synthase (NOS)-like enzyme in 24-epibrassinolide (EB)-triggered nitric oxide (NO) synthesis to improve iron deficiency (ID) tolerance in strawberry plants was studied. EB was sprayed to strawberry plants every two days for two weeks. Then, the EB-treated plants were pre-treated with inhibitors of NR, tungstate, or NOS, L-NAME for 3 h. During the first three weeks, Fe was supplied as 100 μM EDTA-Fe or FeSO4 to Fe-sufficient or Fe-deficient plants, respectively. Thereafter, plants were subjected for further three weeks to control (100 μM EDTA-Fe) and Fe deficiency (ID; without Fe). ID reduced biomass, chlorophyll, and chlorophyll fluorescence, while increased oxidative stress parameters, ascorbate (AsA), glutathione (GSH), endogenous NO, and the activities of NR, NOS, and antioxidant enzymes. Pre-treatments with EB and EB + SNP improved ID tolerance of strawberry by improving leaf Fe2+, plant growth, and antioxidant enzyme activities, and causing a further elevation in AsA, GSH, NO, NR and NOS. L-NAME application reversed NOS activity, but it did not eliminate NO, however, tungstate application reversed both NR activity and NO synthesis in plants exposed to ID + EB, suggesting that NR is the main contributor of EB-induced NO synthesis to improve ID tolerance in strawberry plants.
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- Cengiz Kaya
- Soil Science and Plant Nutrition Department, Harran University, Sanliurfa, Turkey
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- Botany and Microbiology Department, College of Science, King Saudi University, P. O. Box. 2460, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia
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- Botany and Microbiology Department, College of Science, King Saudi University, P. O. Box. 2460, Riyadh, 11451, Saudi Arabia; Department of Botany, S.P. College, Srinagar, 190001, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
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Honda MDH, Borthakur D. Mimosine facilitates metallic cation uptake by plants through formation of mimosine-cation complexes. PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2020; 102:431-445. [PMID: 31907707 DOI: 10.1007/s11103-019-00956-1] [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: 05/10/2019] [Accepted: 12/26/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Iron deficiency conditions as well as iron supplied as a Fe(III)-mimosine complex induced a number of strategy I and strategy II genes for iron uptake in leucaena. Leucaena leucocephala (leucaena) is a tree-legume that can grow in alkaline soils, where metal-cofactors like Fe(III) are sparingly available. Mimosine, a known chelator of Fe(III), may facilitate Fe(III) uptake in leucaena by serving as a phytosiderophore. To test if mimosine can serve as a phytosiderophore, three sets of experiments were carried out. First, the binding properties and solubility of metal-mimosine complexes were assessed through spectrophotometry. Second, to study mimosine uptake in plants, pole bean, common bean, and tomato plants were supplied with mimosine alone and metal-mimosine complexes. Third, the expression of strategy I (S1) and strategy II (S2) genes for iron uptake from the soil was studied in leucaena plants exposed to different Fe(III) complexes. The results of this study show that (i) mimosine has high binding affinity for metallic cations at alkaline pH, Fe(III)-mimosine complexes are water soluble at alkaline pH, and that mimosine can bind soil iron under alkaline pH; (ii) pole bean, common bean, and tomato plants can uptake mimosine and transport it throughout the plant; and (iii) a number of S1 and S2 genes were upregulated in leucaena under iron-deficiency condition or when Fe(III) was supplied as a Fe(III)-mimosine complex. These findings suggest that leucaena may utilize both S1 and S2 strategies for iron uptake; and mimosine may play an important role in both strategies.
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- Michael D H Honda
- Department of Molecular Biosciences and Bioengineering, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI, 96822, USA
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- Department of Molecular Biosciences and Bioengineering, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Honolulu, HI, 96822, USA.
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Chu Q, Sha Z, Maruyama H, Yang L, Pan G, Xue L, Watanabe T. Metabolic reprogramming in nodules, roots, and leaves of symbiotic soybean in response to iron deficiency. PLANT, CELL & ENVIRONMENT 2019; 42:3027-3043. [PMID: 31283836 DOI: 10.1111/pce.13608] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/10/2018] [Revised: 06/27/2019] [Accepted: 07/01/2019] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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To elucidate the mechanism of adaptation of leguminous plants to iron (Fe)-deficient environment, comprehensive analyses of soybean (Glycine max) plants (sampled at anthesis) were conducted under Fe-sufficient control and Fe-deficient treatment using metabolomic and physiological approach. Our results show that soybeans grown under Fe-deficient conditions showed lower nitrogen (N) fixation efficiency; however, ureides increased in different tissues, indicating potential N-feedback inhibition. N assimilation was inhibited as observed in the repressed amino acids biosynthesis and reduced proteins in roots and nodules. In Fe-deficient leaves, many amino acids increased, accompanied by the reduction of malate, fumarate, succinate, and α-ketoglutarate, which implies the N reprogramming was stimulated by the anaplerotic pathway. Accordingly, many organic acids increased in roots and nodules; however, enzymes involved in the related metabolic pathway (e.g., Krebs cycle) showed opposite activity between roots and nodules, indicative of different mechanisms. Sugars increased or maintained at constant level in different tissues under Fe deficiency, which probably relates to oxidative stress, cell wall damage, and feedback regulation. Increased ascorbate, nicotinate, raffinose, galactinol, and proline in different tissues possibly helped resist the oxidative stress induced by Fe deficiency. Overall, Fe deficiency induced the coordinated metabolic reprogramming in different tissues of symbiotic soybean plants.
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- Qingnan Chu
- Key Laboratory of Agro-Environment in Downstream of Yangtze Plain, Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, 210014, China
- Graduate School of Agriculture, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, 060-8589, Japan
- Centre of Integrated Water-Energy-Food Studies, School of Animal, Rural and Environmental Sciences, Nottingham Trent University, Brackenhurst Campus, Nottinghamshire, NG25 0QF, UK
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- Graduate School of Agriculture, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, 060-8589, Japan
- Graduate School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, 200240, China
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- Graduate School of Agriculture, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, 060-8589, Japan
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- Key Laboratory of Agro-Environment in Downstream of Yangtze Plain, Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, 210014, China
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- Centre of Integrated Water-Energy-Food Studies, School of Animal, Rural and Environmental Sciences, Nottingham Trent University, Brackenhurst Campus, Nottinghamshire, NG25 0QF, UK
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- Key Laboratory of Agro-Environment in Downstream of Yangtze Plain, Ministry of Agriculture, Institute of Agricultural Resources and Environment, Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Nanjing, 210014, China
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- Graduate School of Agriculture, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, 060-8589, Japan
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Dmitriev AA, Krasnov GS, Rozhmina TA, Zyablitsin AV, Snezhkina AV, Fedorova MS, Pushkova EN, Kezimana P, Novakovskiy RO, Povkhova LV, Smirnova MI, Muravenko OV, Bolsheva NL, Kudryavtseva AV, Melnikova NV. Flax (Linum usitatissimum L.) response to non-optimal soil acidity and zinc deficiency. BMC PLANT BIOLOGY 2019; 19:54. [PMID: 30813909 PMCID: PMC6393972 DOI: 10.1186/s12870-019-1641-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND Flax (Linum usitatissimum L.) is grown for fiber and seed production. Unfavorable environments, such as nutrient deficiency and non-optimal soil acidity, decrease the quantity and quality of yield. Cultivation of tolerant to stress varieties can significantly reduce the crop losses. Understanding the mechanisms of flax response to the stresses and identification of resistance gene candidates will help in breeding of improved cultivars. In the present work, the response of flax plants to increased pH level and zinc (Zn) deficiency was studied. RESULTS We performed high-throughput transcriptome sequencing of two flax cultivars with diverse tolerance to increased pH level and Zn deficiency: Norlin (tolerant) and Mogilevsky (sensitive). Sixteen cDNA libraries were created from flax plants grown under control conditions, increased pH level, Zn deficiency, and both stresses simultaneously, and about 35 million reads were obtained for each experiment type. Unfavorable pH resulted in significantly stronger gene expression alterations compared to Zn deficiency. Ion homeostasis, oxidoreductase activity, cell wall, and response to stress Gene Ontology terms were the most affected by unfavorable pH and Zn deficiency both in tolerant and sensitive flax cultivars. Upregulation of genes encoding metal transporters was identified under increased pH level, Zn deficiency, and both stresses simultaneously. Under Zn deficiency, only in tolerant cultivar Norlin, we revealed the induction of several photosynthesis-related genes and, in this way, this tolerant genotype could overcome unfavorable effects of reduced Zn content. CONCLUSIONS We identified genes with expression alterations in flax under non-optimal soil acidity and Zn deficiency based on high-throughput sequencing data. These genes are involved in diverse processes, including ion transport, cell wall biogenesis, and photosynthesis, and could play an important role in flax response to the studied stresses. Moreover, genes with distinct expression changes between examined tolerant and sensitive genotypes could determine the mechanisms of flax tolerance to non-optimal soil acidity and Zn deficiency.
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- Alexey A. Dmitriev
- Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
- All-Russian Research Institute for Flax, Torzhok, Russia
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- Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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- Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia
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Yu H, Zou W, Chen J, Chen H, Yu Z, Huang J, Tang H, Wei X, Gao B. Biochar amendment improves crop production in problem soils: A review. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2019; 232:8-21. [PMID: 30466010 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2018.10.117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 155] [Impact Index Per Article: 31.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2018] [Revised: 09/28/2018] [Accepted: 10/31/2018] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Problem soils are referred to as those with poor physical, chemical, and biological properties that inhibit or prevent plant growth. These poor properties may be a result of soil formation processes but are largely due to inappropriate farming practices or anthropogenic pollution. The world has lost a third of its arable land due to erosion and pollution in the past 40 years. Thus, there is an urgent need for improving and remediating problem soils. As a novel multifunctional carbon material, biochar has been widely used as a soil amendment for improving soil quality. Previous reviews have summarized the characteristics of biochar, the interactions with various soil contaminants, and the effects on soil quality, soil productivity, and carbon sequestration. Relatively limited attention has been focused on the effects of biochar amendment on plant growth in problem soils. As a result, a comprehensive review of literature in the Web of Science was conducted with a focus on the effects of biochar amendment on plant growth in problems soils. The review is intended to present an overview about problem soils, biochars as functional materials for soil amendment, how amended biochars interact with soils, soil microbes, and plant roots in remediation of problem soil and improve plant growth. Additionally, existing knowledge gaps and future directions are discussed. Information gathered from this review suggests that biochar amendment is a viable way of improving the quality of problem soils and enhancing crop production. It is anticipated that further research on biochar amendment will increase our understanding on the interactions of biochar with components of problem soils, speed up our effort on soil remediation, and improve crop production in problem soils.
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- Haowei Yu
- College of Horticulture, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 611130, China; Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32611, USA
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- Key Laboratory of Mesoscopic Chemistry of MOE, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, China; Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Vehicle Emissions Control, Center of Modern Analysis, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210093, China; Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32611, USA
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- Mid-Florida Research & Education Center, University of Florida, Apopka, FL, 32703, USA
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- Department of Agriculture, University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, AR, 71601, USA
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- School of Resources, Environment and Materials, Guangxi University, Nanning, 530004, China
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- Hualan Design & Consulting Group Co. Ltd., Nanning, 530011, China; College of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Guangxi University, Nanning, 530004, China
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- College of Horticulture, Sichuan Agricultural University, Chengdu, Sichuan, 611130, China.
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- College of Life Science, Fujian Agriculture and Forestry University, Fuzhou, 350002, China
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- Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32611, USA.
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Lefèvre F, Fourmeau J, Pottier M, Baijot A, Cornet T, Abadía J, Álvarez-Fernández A, Boutry M. The Nicotiana tabacum ABC transporter NtPDR3 secretes O-methylated coumarins in response to iron deficiency. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2018; 69:4419-4431. [PMID: 29893871 PMCID: PMC6093371 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/ery221] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2017] [Accepted: 06/04/2018] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Although iron is present in large amounts in the soil, its poor solubility means that plants have to use various strategies to facilitate its uptake. In this study, we show that expression of NtPDR3/NtABCG3, a Nicotiana tabacum plasma-membrane ABC transporter in the pleiotropic drug resistance (PDR) subfamily, is strongly induced in the root epidermis under iron deficiency conditions. Prevention of NtPDR3 expression resulted in N. tabacum plants that were less tolerant to iron-deficient conditions, displaying stronger chlorosis and slower growth than those of the wild-type when not supplied with iron. Metabolic profiling of roots and root exudates revealed that, upon iron deficiency, secretion of catechol-bearing O-methylated coumarins such as fraxetin, hydroxyfraxetin, and methoxyfraxetin to the rhizosphere was compromised in NtPDR3-silenced plants. However, exudation of flavins such as riboflavin was not markedly affected by NtPDR3-silencing. Expression of NtPDR3 in N. tabacum Bright Yellow-2 (BY-2) cells resulted in altered intra- and extracellular coumarin pools, supporting coumarin transport by this transporter. The results demonstrate that N. tabacum secretes both coumarins and flavins in response to iron deficiency and that NtPDR3 plays an essential role in the plant response to iron deficiency by mediating secretion of O-methylated coumarins to the rhizosphere.
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- François Lefèvre
- Louvain Institute of Biomolecular Science and Technology, Université catholique de Louvain, Croix du Sud, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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- Louvain Institute of Biomolecular Science and Technology, Université catholique de Louvain, Croix du Sud, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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- Louvain Institute of Biomolecular Science and Technology, Université catholique de Louvain, Croix du Sud, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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- Louvain Institute of Biomolecular Science and Technology, Université catholique de Louvain, Croix du Sud, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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- Louvain Institute of Biomolecular Science and Technology, Université catholique de Louvain, Croix du Sud, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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- Department of Plant Nutrition, Estación Experimental de Aula Dei, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Zaragoza, Spain
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- Department of Plant Nutrition, Estación Experimental de Aula Dei, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Zaragoza, Spain
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- Louvain Institute of Biomolecular Science and Technology, Université catholique de Louvain, Croix du Sud, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium
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Waters BM, Amundsen K, Graef G. Gene Expression Profiling of Iron Deficiency Chlorosis Sensitive and Tolerant Soybean Indicates Key Roles for Phenylpropanoids under Alkalinity Stress. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2018; 9:10. [PMID: 29403520 PMCID: PMC5780454 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2018.00010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2017] [Accepted: 01/03/2018] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Alkaline soils comprise 30% of the earth and have low plant-available iron (Fe) concentration, and can cause iron deficiency chlorosis (IDC). IDC causes soybean yield losses of $260 million annually. However, it is not known whether molecular responses to IDC are equivalent to responses to low iron supply. IDC tolerant and sensitive soybean lines provide a contrast to identify specific factors associated with IDC. We used RNA-seq to compare gene expression under combinations of normal pH (5.7) or alkaline pH (7.7, imposed by 2.5 mM bicarbonate, or pH 8.2 imposed by 5 mM bicarbonate) and normal (25 μM) or low (1 μM) iron conditions from roots of these lines. Thus, we were able to treat pH and Fe supply as separate variables. We also noted differential gene expression between IDC sensitive and tolerant genotypes in each condition. Classical iron uptake genes, including ferric-chelate reductase (FCR) and ferrous transporters, were upregulated by both Fe deficiency and alkaline stress, however, their gene products did not function well at alkaline pH. In addition, genes in the phenylpropanoid synthesis pathway were upregulated in both alkaline and low Fe conditions. These genes lead to the production of fluorescent root exudate (FluRE) compounds, such as coumarins. Fluorescence of nutrient solution increased with alkaline treatment, and was higher in the IDC tolerant line. Some of these genes also localized to previously identified QTL regions associated with IDC. We hypothesize that FluRE become essential at alkaline pH where the classical iron uptake system does not function well. This work could result in new strategies to screen for IDC tolerance, and provide breeding targets to improve crop alkaline stress tolerance.
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- Brian M. Waters
- Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, United States
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Chen YT, Wang Y, Yeh KC. Role of root exudates in metal acquisition and tolerance. CURRENT OPINION IN PLANT BIOLOGY 2017; 39:66-72. [PMID: 28654805 DOI: 10.1016/j.pbi.2017.06.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 109] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2017] [Revised: 06/09/2017] [Accepted: 06/09/2017] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Plants acquire mineral nutrients mostly through the rhizosphere; they secrete a large number of metabolites into the rhizosphere to regulate nutrient availability and to detoxify undesirable metal pollutants in soils. The secreted metabolites are inorganic ions, gaseous molecules, and mainly carbon-based compounds. This review focuses on the mechanisms and regulation of low-molecular-weight organic-compound exudation in terms of metal acquisition. We summarize findings on riboflavin/phenolic-facilitated and phytosiderophore-facilitated iron acquisition and discuss recent studies of the functions and secretion mechanisms of low-molecular-weight organic acids in heavy-metal detoxification.
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- Yi-Tze Chen
- Agricultural Biotechnology Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Agricultural Biotechnology Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Agricultural Biotechnology Research Center, Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan.
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Ramamurthy RK, Waters BM. Mapping and Characterization of the fefe Gene That Controls Iron Uptake in Melon ( Cucumis melo L.). FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2017; 8:1003. [PMID: 28659950 PMCID: PMC5470102 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2017.01003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2017] [Accepted: 05/26/2017] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Iron (Fe) deficiency in plants limits crop growth and productivity. Molecular mechanisms that plants use to sense and respond to Fe deficiency by coordinated expression of Fe-uptake genes are not fully understood. The C940-fe chlorotic melon (Cucumis melo) mutant known as fefe is unable to upregulate Fe-uptake genes, however, the FeFe gene had not been identified. In this study, we used two F2 mapping populations to map and identify the FeFe gene as bHLH38, a homolog of subgroup Ib bHLH genes from Arabidopsis thaliana that are involved in transcriptional regulation of Fe-uptake genes in partnership with the FIT gene. A Ty1-copia type retrotransposon insertion of 5.056 kb within bHLH38 is responsible for the defect in bHLH38 in fefe, based on sequencing and expression analysis. This retrotransposon insertion results in multiple non-functional transcripts expected to result in an altered and truncated protein sequence. Hairy root transformation of fefe plants using wild-type bHLH38 resulted in functional complementation of the chlorotic fefe phenotype. Using a yeast-2-hybrid assay, the transcription factor Fit interacted with the wild-type bHLH38 protein, but did not interact with the fefe bHLH38 protein, suggesting that heterodimer formation of Fit/bHLH38 to regulate Fe-uptake genes does not occur in fefe roots. The second subgroup Ib bHLH gene in the melon genome is not functionally redundant to bHLH38, in contrast to Arabidopsis where four subgroup Ib bHLH genes are functionally redundant. Whereas the Arabidopsis bHLH transcript levels are upregulated by Fe deficiency, melon bHLH38 was not regulated at the transcript level. Thus, the fefe mutant may provide a platform for studying bHLH38 genes and proteins from other plant species.
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