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Ji C, Li H, Ding J, Yu L, Jiang C, Wang C, Wang S, Ding G, Shi L, Xu F, Cai H. Rice transcription factor OsWRKY37 positively regulates flowering time and grain fertility under copper deficiency. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2024; 195:2195-2212. [PMID: 38589996 DOI: 10.1093/plphys/kiae187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2023] [Accepted: 02/05/2024] [Indexed: 04/10/2024]
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Efficient uptake, translocation, and distribution of Cu to rice (Oryza sativa) spikelets is crucial for flowering and yield production. However, the regulatory factors involved in this process remain unidentified. In this study, we isolated a WRKY transcription factor gene induced by Cu deficiency, OsWRKY37, and characterized its regulatory role in Cu uptake and transport in rice. OsWRKY37 was highly expressed in rice roots, nodes, leaf vascular bundles, and anthers. Overexpression of OsWRKY37 promoted the uptake and root-to-shoot translocation of Cu in rice under -Cu condition but not under +Cu condition. While mutation of OsWRKY37 significantly decreased Cu concentrations in the stamen, the root-to-shoot translocation and distribution ratio in brown rice affected pollen development, delayed flowering time, decreased fertility, and reduced grain yield under -Cu condition. yeast one-hybrid, transient co-expression and EMSAs, together with in situ RT-PCR and RT-qPCR analysis, showed that OsWRKY37 could directly bind to the upstream promoter region of OsCOPT6 (copper transporter) and OsYSL16 (yellow stripe-like protein) and positively activate their expression levels. Analyses of oscopt6 mutants further validated its important role in Cu uptake in rice. Our study demonstrated that OsWRKY37 acts as a positive regulator involved in the uptake, root-to-shoot translocation, and distribution of Cu through activating the expression of OsCOPT6 and OsYSL16, which is important for pollen development, flowering, fertility, and grain yield in rice under Cu deficient conditions. Our results provide a genetic strategy for improving rice yield under Cu deficient condition.
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- Chenchen Ji
- Research Center of Microelement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
- Department of Soil and Plant Nutrition, College of Resources and Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- Department of Research and Development, Kenfeng Changjiang Seed Technology Co., Ltd., 430070 Wuhan, China
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- Research Center of Microelement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
- Department of Soil and Plant Nutrition, College of Resources and Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- Research Center of Microelement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
- Department of Soil and Plant Nutrition, College of Resources and Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- Research Center of Microelement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
- Department of Soil and Plant Nutrition, College of Resources and Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- Research Center of Microelement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
- Department of Soil and Plant Nutrition, College of Resources and Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- Research Center of Microelement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
- Department of Soil and Plant Nutrition, College of Resources and Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- Research Center of Microelement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
- Department of Soil and Plant Nutrition, College of Resources and Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- Research Center of Microelement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
- Department of Soil and Plant Nutrition, College of Resources and Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- Research Center of Microelement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
- Department of Soil and Plant Nutrition, College of Resources and Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- Research Center of Microelement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
- Department of Soil and Plant Nutrition, College of Resources and Environment, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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Rasheed N, Maqsood MA, Aziz T, Ashraf MI, Saleem I, Ehsan S, Nawaz A, Bilal HM, Xu M. Zinc portioning and allocation patterns among various tissues confers variations in Zn use efficiency and bioavailability in lentil genotypes. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2024; 14:1325370. [PMID: 38348163 PMCID: PMC10859460 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1325370] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2023] [Accepted: 12/21/2023] [Indexed: 02/15/2024]
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Zinc (Zn) is essential for plants and animals as it plays significant roles in several physiological and biological processes. Its deficiency in soil results in low Zn content food and is one of the major reasons for Zn malnutrition in humans. Biofortification of crops with zinc (Zn) is a viable approach to combat malnutrition, especially in developing countries. A hydroponic study was executed to study response and Zn partitioning in various lentil genotypes. Eight preselected lentil genotypes (Line-11504, Mansehra-89, Masoor-2006, Masoor-85, Line-10502, Markaz-09, Masoor-2004, and Shiraz-96) were grown in solution culture with two Zn levels (control and adequate Zn). Plants were sown in polythene lined iron trays with a two inch layer of prewashed riverbed sand. After 10 days of germination, seedlings were transplanted to a 25L capacity container with nutrient solution for 15 days, and afterward, these plants were divided into two groups, receiving either 2.0 mM Zn or no Zn levels. Three plants of each genotype were harvested at the vegetative growth stage (60 DAT) and the remaining three at physiological maturity (117 DAT). Plants were partitioned into roots, shoots, and grains at harvest. Significant variations in root and shoot dry matter production, grain output, partitioning of Zn in plant parts (root, shoot, and grain), grain phytate reduction, and Zn bioavailability were observed among genotypes. Lentil root accumulated more Zn (54 mg kg-1) with respect to shoot Zn (51 mg kg-1) under Zn supply. The Zn efficient genotypes (Line-11504 and Mansehra-89) produced more root and shoot dry weights at both harvests. There was a positive correlation between the relative growth rate of root and grain phytate concentration (r = 0.55) and [phytate]:[Zn] ratio (r = 0.67). Zn-efficient genotype Mansehra-89 had a maximum root shoot ratio (0.57) and higher grain Zn (60 mg kg-1) with a respectively reduced grain phytate (17 µg g-1) and thus, had more Zn bioavailability (3.01 mg d-1). The genotypic ability for Zn uptake and accumulation within different plant tissues may be incorporated into future crop breeding to improve the nutrition of undernourished consumers.
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- Naser Rasheed
- Department of Soil Science, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad-Sub Campus Depalpur, Okara, Pakistan
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- Institute of Soil and Environmental Sciences, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Department of Soil Science, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad-Sub Campus Depalpur, Okara, Pakistan
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- Institute of Soil and Environmental Sciences, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Soil Chemistry Section, Ayub Agricultural Research Institute, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Soil Bacteriology Section, Ayub Agricultural Research Institute, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Soil Chemistry Section, Ayub Agricultural Research Institute, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- Water Management Research Farm (WMRF), Renala Khurd, Agriculture Department, On Farm Water Management, Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan
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- Shanxi Key Laboratory of Soil Environment and Nutrient Resources, Shanxi Institute of Ecological and Environmental Technology, Shanxi Agricultural University, Taiyuan, China
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Jahan TA, Kalve S, Belak Z, Eskiw C, Tar’an B. Iron accumulation and partitioning in hydroponically grown wild and cultivated chickpea ( Cicer arietinum L). FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2023; 14:1092493. [PMID: 37008497 PMCID: PMC10063876 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1092493] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2022] [Accepted: 03/03/2023] [Indexed: 06/19/2023]
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Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) is a staple food in many developing countries where iron (Fe) deficiency often occurs in their population. The crop is a good source of protein, vitamins, and micronutrients. Fe biofortification in chickpea can be part of long-term strategy to enhance Fe intake in human diet to help to alleviate Fe deficiency. To develop cultivars with high Fe concentration in seeds, understanding the mechanisms of absorption and translocation of Fe into the seeds is critical. An experiment was conducted using a hydroponic system to evaluate Fe accumulation in seeds and other organs at different growth stages of selected genotypes of cultivated and wild relatives of chickpea. Plants were grown in media with Fe zero and Fe added conditions. Six chickpea genotypes were grown and harvested at six different growth stages: V3, V10, R2, R5, R6, and RH for analysis of Fe concentration in roots, stems, leaves, and seeds. The relative expression of genes related to Fe-metabolism including FRO2, IRT1, NRAMP3, V1T1, YSL1, FER3, GCN2, and WEE1 was analyzed. The results showed that the highest and lowest accumulation of Fe throughout the plant growth stages were found in the roots and stems, respectively. Results of gene expression analysis confirmed that the FRO2 and IRT1 were involved in Fe uptake in chickpeas and expressed more in roots under Fe added condition. All transporter genes: NRAMP3, V1T1, YSL1 along with storage gene FER3 showed higher expression in leaves. In contrast, candidate gene WEE1 for Fe metabolism expressed more in roots under Fe affluent condition; however, GCN2 showed over-expression in roots under Fe zero condition. Current finding will contribute to better understanding of Fe translocation and metabolism in chickpea. This knowledge can further be used to develop chickpea varieties with high Fe in seeds.
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- Tamanna A. Jahan
- Department of Plant Sciences, College of Agriculture and Bioresources, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
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- Department of Plant Sciences, College of Agriculture and Bioresources, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
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- Department of Food and Bioproduct Sciences, College of Agriculture and Bioresources, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
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- Department of Food and Bioproduct Sciences, College of Agriculture and Bioresources, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
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- Department of Plant Sciences, College of Agriculture and Bioresources, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
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Liu R, Zhao L, Li J, Zhang C, Lyu L, Man YB, Wu F. Influence of exogenous selenomethionine and selenocystine on uptake and accumulation of Se in winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L. cv. Xinong 979). ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND POLLUTION RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2023; 30:23887-23897. [PMID: 36331735 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-022-23916-7] [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: 06/09/2022] [Accepted: 10/26/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Soil selenium (Se) is mainly inorganic including selenate and selenite but organic forms such as selenomethionine (SeMet) and selenocystine (SeCys2) are commonly present. Although organic Se is bioavailable or potentially bioavailable to plants, whether the effects of the organic Se on uptake and accumulation of Se in winter wheat differ in forms is still not clear. Both hydroponic experiments and a pot trial of whole plant growth stage were conducted to investigate the effects of SeMet and L-selenocystine (SeCys2) on uptake and accumulation of Se in winter wheat (Triticum aestivum L. cv. Xinong 979). Not only metabolic inhibitor (carbonyl cyanide m-chlorophenylhydrazone (CCCP)) inhibited SeMet (44%) influx into wheat roots but also aquaporin inhibitor (AgNO3) or putative inhibitor (H2SiO4 and H3BO3) suppressed 83%, 62%, or 64% SeMet influx into the roots. However, these inhibitors had insignificant effects on SeCys2 influx into the roots. Wheat grain possessed more effective Se accumulation under SeCys2 treatments than under SeMet treatments, which was contributed to more efficiently translocation of Se from husk to grain, more remobilization of tissue Se to grain, and significantly higher concentration of soluble Se (SOL-Se) and exchangeable and carbonate-bound Se (EXC-Se) in the rhizosphere of winter wheat. The present study indicated that the effects of organic Se on uptake and accumulation of Se in winter wheat differed in forms and that SeCys2 exhibited the potential to increase grain Se concentration in winter wheat. The results from the present study will replenish information about the effects and related mechanisms of SeMet or SeCys2 on uptake and accumulation of Se in winter wheat and provide insights of effects of organic Se on wheat grain Se accumulation.
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- Ruifang Liu
- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi, China
- Key Laboratory of Plant Nutrition and the Agri-Environment in Northwest China, Ministry of Agriculture, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China
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- Henan Quality Engineering Vocational College, Pingdingshan, 475000, Henan, People's Republic of China
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi, China
- Key Laboratory of Plant Nutrition and the Agri-Environment in Northwest China, Ministry of Agriculture, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi, China
- Key Laboratory of Plant Nutrition and the Agri-Environment in Northwest China, Ministry of Agriculture, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi, China
- Key Laboratory of Plant Nutrition and the Agri-Environment in Northwest China, Ministry of Agriculture, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China
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- Consortium On Health, Environment, Education and Research (CHEER), Department of Science and Environmental Studies, The Education University of Hong Kong, Tai Po, Hong Kong, People's Republic of China
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- College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi, China.
- Key Laboratory of Plant Nutrition and the Agri-Environment in Northwest China, Ministry of Agriculture, Yangling, 712100, Shaanxi, People's Republic of China.
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Chao Z, Chen Y, Ji C, Wang Y, Huang X, Zhang C, Yang J, Song T, Wu J, Guo L, Liu C, Han M, Wu Y, Yan J, Chao D. A genome-wide association study identifies a transporter for zinc uploading to maize kernels. EMBO Rep 2023; 24:e55542. [PMID: 36394374 PMCID: PMC9827554 DOI: 10.15252/embr.202255542] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2022] [Revised: 10/09/2022] [Accepted: 10/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The Zn content in cereal seeds is an important trait for crop production as well as for human health. However, little is known about how Zn is loaded to plant seeds. Here, through a genome-wide association study (GWAS), we identify the Zn-NA (nicotianamine) transporter gene ZmYSL2 that is responsible for loading Zn to maize kernels. High promoter sequence variation in ZmYSL2 most likely drives the natural variation in Zn concentrations in maize kernels. ZmYSL2 is specifically localized on the plasma membrane facing the maternal tissue of the basal endosperm transfer cell layer (BETL) and functions in loading Zn-NA into the BETL. Overexpression of ZmYSL2 increases the Zn concentration in the kernels by 31.6%, which achieves the goal of Zn biofortification of maize. These findings resolve the mystery underlying the loading of Zn into plant seeds, providing an efficient strategy for breeding or engineering maize varieties with enriched Zn nutrition.
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- Zhen‐Fei Chao
- National Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Shanghai Institute of Plant Physiology and EcologyChinese Academy of SciencesShanghaiChina
- University of Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijingChina
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic ImprovementHuazhong Agricultural UniversityWuhanChina
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- National Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Shanghai Institute of Plant Physiology and EcologyChinese Academy of SciencesShanghaiChina
- University of Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijingChina
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- National Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Shanghai Institute of Plant Physiology and EcologyChinese Academy of SciencesShanghaiChina
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- National Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Shanghai Institute of Plant Physiology and EcologyChinese Academy of SciencesShanghaiChina
- University of Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijingChina
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- National Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Shanghai Institute of Plant Physiology and EcologyChinese Academy of SciencesShanghaiChina
- School of Life Science, Henan UniversityKaifengChina
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- National Engineering Laboratory of Crop Stress Resistance, School of Life ScienceAnhui Agricultural UniversityHefeiChina
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- National Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Shanghai Institute of Plant Physiology and EcologyChinese Academy of SciencesShanghaiChina
- University of Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijingChina
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- National Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Shanghai Institute of Plant Physiology and EcologyChinese Academy of SciencesShanghaiChina
- University of Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijingChina
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- National Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Shanghai Institute of Plant Physiology and EcologyChinese Academy of SciencesShanghaiChina
- University of Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijingChina
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- National Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Shanghai Institute of Plant Physiology and EcologyChinese Academy of SciencesShanghaiChina
- University of Chinese Academy of SciencesBeijingChina
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- National Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Shanghai Institute of Plant Physiology and EcologyChinese Academy of SciencesShanghaiChina
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- National Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Shanghai Institute of Plant Physiology and EcologyChinese Academy of SciencesShanghaiChina
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic ImprovementHuazhong Agricultural UniversityWuhanChina
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- National Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Shanghai Institute of Plant Physiology and EcologyChinese Academy of SciencesShanghaiChina
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Ciriello M, Formisano L, Kyriacou M, Soteriou GA, Graziani G, De Pascale S, Rouphael Y. Zinc biofortification of hydroponically grown basil: Stress physiological responses and impact on antioxidant secondary metabolites of genotypic variants. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2022; 13:1049004. [PMID: 36388561 PMCID: PMC9647093 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.1049004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2022] [Accepted: 10/14/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Ocimum basilicum L. is an aromatic plant rich in bioactive metabolites beneficial to human health. The agronomic biofortification of basil with Zn could provide a practical and sustainable solution to address Zn deficiency in humans. Our research appraised the effects of biofortification implemented through nutrient solutions of different Zn concentration (12.5, 25.0, 37.5, and 50 µM) on the yield, physiological indices (net CO2 assimilation rate, transpiration, stomatal conductance, and chlorophyll fluorescence), quality, and Zn concentration of basil cultivars 'Aroma 2' and 'Eleonora' grown in a floating raft system. The ABTS, DPPH, and FRAP antioxidant activities were determined by UV-VIS spectrophotometry, the concentrations of phenolic acids by mass spectrometry using a Q Extractive Orbitrap LC-MS/MS, and tissue Zn concentration by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry. Although increasing the concentration of Zn in the nutrient solution significantly reduced the yield, this reduction was less evident in 'Aroma 2'. However, regardless of cultivar, the use of the maximum dose of Zn (50 µM) increased the concentration of carotenoids, polyphenols, and antioxidant activity on average by 19.76, 14.57, and 33.72%, respectively, compared to the Control. The significant positive correlation between Zn in the nutrient solution and Zn in plant tissues underscores the suitability of basil for soilless biofortification programs.
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- Michele Ciriello
- Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Portici, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Portici, Italy
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- Department of Vegetable Crops, Agricultural Research Institute, Nicosia, Cyprus
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- Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Naples “Federico II”, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Portici, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Portici, Italy
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Hunter C, Ware MA, Gleason SM, Pilon-Smits E, Pilon M. Recovery after deficiency: systemic copper prioritization and partitioning in the leaves and stems of hybrid poplar. TREE PHYSIOLOGY 2022; 42:1776-1785. [PMID: 35394040 DOI: 10.1093/treephys/tpac038] [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: 11/15/2021] [Accepted: 04/05/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Copper (Cu) is important for many aspects of plant function including photosynthesis. It has been suggested that photosynthesis, especially in young leaves, is prioritized for Cu delivery after deficiency in hybrid poplar. To determine relative Cu delivery prioritization, we enriched hydroponic plant growth media of Cu-deficient poplar with 98% 65Cu and tracked Cu delivery after deficiency to young leaves, mature leaves and stems. Young leaves acquired ~58% more 65Cu on Day 1 and ~65% more 65Cu by Day 3 compared with mature leaves. Additionally, stomatal conductance (gs) was measured on leaves for 6 weeks and during a 3-day 65Cu pulse resupply period. During deficiency, mature leaves maintained a higher gs than younger leaves but 3 days after Cu resupply the younger leaves that had recovered showed the highest gs. In conclusion, these results provide a quantitative understanding of how Cu is systemically transported and distributed to photosynthetic and stem tissues.
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- Cameron Hunter
- Department of Biology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA
- Water Management and Systems Research Unit, USDA-ARS, Fort Collins, CO, USA
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- Department of Biology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA
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- Department of Biology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA
- Water Management and Systems Research Unit, USDA-ARS, Fort Collins, CO, USA
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- Department of Biology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA
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Jha R, Yadav HK, Raiya R, Singh RK, Jha UC, Sathee L, Singh P, Thudi M, Singh A, Chaturvedi SK, Tripathi S. Integrated breeding approaches to enhance the nutritional quality of food legumes. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2022; 13:984700. [PMID: 36161025 PMCID: PMC9490089 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.984700] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2022] [Accepted: 07/26/2022] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Global food security, both in terms of quantity and quality remains as a challenge with the increasing population. In parallel, micronutrient deficiency in the human diet leads to malnutrition and several health-related problems collectively known as "hidden hunger" more prominent in developing countries around the globe. Biofortification is a potential tool to fortify grain legumes with micronutrients to mitigate the food and nutritional security of the ever-increasing population. Anti-nutritional factors like phytates, raffinose (RFO's), oxalates, tannin, etc. have adverse effects on human health upon consumption. Reduction of the anti-nutritional factors or preventing their accumulation offers opportunity for enhancing the intake of legumes in diet besides increasing the bioavailability of micronutrients. Integrated breeding methods are routinely being used to exploit the available genetic variability for micronutrients through modern "omic" technologies such as genomics, transcriptomics, ionomics, and metabolomics for developing biofortified grain legumes. Molecular mechanism of Fe/Zn uptake, phytate, and raffinose family oligosaccharides (RFOs) biosynthesis pathways have been elucidated. Transgenic, microRNAs and genome editing tools hold great promise for designing nutrient-dense and anti-nutrient-free grain legumes. In this review, we present the recent efforts toward manipulation of genes/QTLs regulating biofortification and Anti-nutrient accumulation in legumes using genetics-, genomics-, microRNA-, and genome editing-based approaches. We also discuss the success stories in legumes enrichment and recent advances in development of low Anti-nutrient lines. We hope that these emerging tools and techniques will expedite the efforts to develop micronutrient dense legume crop varieties devoid of Anti-nutritional factors that will serve to address the challenges like malnutrition and hidden hunger.
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- Rintu Jha
- Division of Genetics, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India
- Department of Botany, Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Division of Genetics, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India
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- Division of Genetics, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India
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- Division of Genetics, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India
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- Crop Improvement Division, ICAR-Indian Institute of Pulses Research, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Division of Plant Physiology, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Botany, Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Department of Agricultural Biotechnology and Molecular Biology, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University, Samastipur, India
- Shandong Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Jinan, China
- Center for Crop Health, University of Southern Queensland, Toowmba, QLD, Australia
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- College of Agriculture, Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University, Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- College of Agriculture, Rani Lakshmi Bai Central Agricultural University, Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Division of Genetics, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India
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Wang H, Jia J, Cai Z, Duan M, Jiang Z, Xia Q, Ma Q, Lian T, Nian H. Identification of quantitative trait loci (QTLs) and candidate genes of seed Iron and zinc content in soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.]. BMC Genomics 2022; 23:146. [PMID: 35183125 PMCID: PMC8857819 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-022-08313-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2021] [Accepted: 01/13/2022] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Deciphering the hereditary mechanism of seed iron (Fe) and zinc (Zn) content in soybean is important and sustainable to address the "hidden hunger" that presently affects approximately 2 billion people worldwide. Therefore, in order to detect genomic regions related to soybean seed Fe and Zn content, a recombinant inbred line (RIL) population with 248 lines was assessed in four environments to detect Quantitative Trait Loci (QTLs) related to soybean seed Fe and Zn content. RESULT Wide variation was found in seed Fe and Zn content in four environments, and genotype, environment, and genotype × environment interactions had significant influences on both the seed Fe and Zn content. A positive correlation was observed between seed Fe content and seed Zn content, and broad-sense heritability (H2) of seed Fe and Zn content were 0.73 and 0.75, respectively. In this study, five QTLs for seed Fe content were detected with 4.57 - 32.71% of phenotypic variation explained (PVE) and logarithm of odds (LOD) scores ranging from 3.60 to 33.79. Five QTLs controlling the seed Zn content were detected, and they individually explained 3.35 to 26.48% of the phenotypic variation, with LOD scores ranging from 3.64 to 20.4. Meanwhile, 409,541 high-quality single-nucleotide variants (SNVs) and 85,102 InDels (except intergenic regions) between two bi-parental lines were identified by whole genome resequencing. A total of 12 candidate genes were reported in one major QTL for seed Fe content and two major QTLs for seed Zn content, with the help of RNA-Seq analysis, gene ontology (GO) enrichment, gene annotation, and bi-parental whole genome sequencing (WGS) data. CONCLUSIONS Limited studies were performed about microelement of soybean, so these results may play an important role in the biofortification of Fe and Zn and accelerate the development of marker-assisted selection (MAS) for breeding soybeans fortified with iron and zinc.
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- Huan Wang
- The State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources, South China Agricultural University, 510642 Guangzhou, Guangdong People’s Republic of China
- Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, 510642 Guangzhou, Guangdong People’s Republic of China
- The Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Breeding of Guangdong Province, College of Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, 510642 Guangzhou, Guangdong People’s Republic of China
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- The State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources, South China Agricultural University, 510642 Guangzhou, Guangdong People’s Republic of China
- Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, 510642 Guangzhou, Guangdong People’s Republic of China
- The Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Breeding of Guangdong Province, College of Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, 510642 Guangzhou, Guangdong People’s Republic of China
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- The State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources, South China Agricultural University, 510642 Guangzhou, Guangdong People’s Republic of China
- Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, 510642 Guangzhou, Guangdong People’s Republic of China
- The Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Breeding of Guangdong Province, College of Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, 510642 Guangzhou, Guangdong People’s Republic of China
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- The State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources, South China Agricultural University, 510642 Guangzhou, Guangdong People’s Republic of China
- Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, 510642 Guangzhou, Guangdong People’s Republic of China
- The Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Breeding of Guangdong Province, College of Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, 510642 Guangzhou, Guangdong People’s Republic of China
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- The State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources, South China Agricultural University, 510642 Guangzhou, Guangdong People’s Republic of China
- Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, 510642 Guangzhou, Guangdong People’s Republic of China
- The Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Breeding of Guangdong Province, College of Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, 510642 Guangzhou, Guangdong People’s Republic of China
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- Rice Molecular Breeding Institute, GRANLUX ASSOCIATED GRAINS, 518024 Shenzhen, Guangdong, People’s Republic of China
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- The State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources, South China Agricultural University, 510642 Guangzhou, Guangdong People’s Republic of China
- Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, 510642 Guangzhou, Guangdong People’s Republic of China
- The Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Breeding of Guangdong Province, College of Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, 510642 Guangzhou, Guangdong People’s Republic of China
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- The State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources, South China Agricultural University, 510642 Guangzhou, Guangdong People’s Republic of China
- Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, 510642 Guangzhou, Guangdong People’s Republic of China
- The Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Breeding of Guangdong Province, College of Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, 510642 Guangzhou, Guangdong People’s Republic of China
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- The State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources, South China Agricultural University, 510642 Guangzhou, Guangdong People’s Republic of China
- Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, 510642 Guangzhou, Guangdong People’s Republic of China
- The Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Breeding of Guangdong Province, College of Agriculture, South China Agricultural University, 510642 Guangzhou, Guangdong People’s Republic of China
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High-value pleiotropic genes for developing multiple stress-tolerant biofortified crops for 21st-century challenges. Heredity (Edinb) 2022; 128:460-472. [PMID: 35173311 PMCID: PMC8852949 DOI: 10.1038/s41437-022-00500-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2021] [Revised: 01/05/2022] [Accepted: 01/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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The agriculture-based livelihood systems that are already vulnerable due to multiple challenges face immediate risk of increased crop failures due to weather vagaries. As breeders and biotechnologists, our strategy is to advance and innovate breeding for weather-proofing crops. Plant stress tolerance is a genetically complex trait. Additionally, crops rarely face a single type of stress in isolation, and it is difficult for plants to deal with multiple stresses simultaneously. One of the most helpful approaches to creating stress-resilient crops is genome editing and trans- or cis-genesis. Out of hundreds of stress-responsive genes, many have been used to impart tolerance against a particular stress factor, while a few used in combination for gene pyramiding against multiple stresses. However, a better approach would be to use multi-role pleiotropic genes that enable plants to adapt to numerous environmental stresses simultaneously. Herein we attempt to integrate and present the scattered information published in the past three decades about these pleiotropic genes for crop improvement and remodeling future cropping systems. Research articles validating functional roles of genes in transgenic plants were used to create groups of multi-role pleiotropic genes that could be candidate genes for developing weather-proof crop varieties. These biotech crop varieties will help create 'high-value farms' to meet the goal of a sustainable increase in global food productivity and stabilize food prices by ensuring a fluctuation-free assured food supply. It could also help create a gene repository through artificial gene synthesis for 'resilient high-value food production' for the 21st century.
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Guha T, Mukherjee A, Kundu R. Nano-Scale Zero Valent Iron (nZVI) Priming Enhances Yield, Alters Mineral Distribution and Grain Nutrient Content of Oryza sativa L. cv. Gobindobhog: A Field Study. JOURNAL OF PLANT GROWTH REGULATION 2022; 41:710-733. [PMID: 33649694 PMCID: PMC7905201 DOI: 10.1007/s00344-021-10335-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2020] [Accepted: 02/04/2021] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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UNLABELLED In recent decades, nano-scale zero valent iron is reported to have plant growth enhancement capacity under laboratory conditions, but till date, there is no report to highlight its effect on the growth and yield of field-grown plants. In this study, we have evaluated the potential of nZVI priming on rice yield. A two-year field study has been conducted with different concentrations (10, 20, 40, and 80 mg l-1) of nZVI for seed priming. The efficacy of nanopriming was compared with the hydroprimed control set. Seeds were treated for 72 h and sown in nursery beds and after 30 days seedlings were transplanted in the field. Root anatomy and morphology were studied in 7 days old seedlings where no changes were found. RAPD analysis also confirmed that low doses of nZVI were not genotoxic. Nanoprimed plants also had broader leaves, higher growth, biomass, and tiller number than control plants. Maximum yield was obtained from the 20 mg l-1 nZVI primed set (3.8 fold higher than untreated control) which is achieved primarily because of the increase in fertile tiller numbers (two fold higher than untreated control). Higher values of other agronomic parameters like growth rate, net assimilation rate proved that nZVI priming enhanced photosynthetic efficiency and helped in the proper storage of photo-assimilates. All these attributed to increased accumulation of phytochemicals like starch, soluble sugar, protein, lipid, phenol, riboflavin, thiamine, and ascorbic acid in the grains. The elemental analysis confirmed that nZVI priming also promoted higher accumulations of macro and micronutrients in grains. Thus, nanoprimed seeds showed better crop performance compared to the traditional hydropimed seeds. Hence, nZVI can be considered as 'pro-fertilizer' and can be used commercially as a seed treatment agent which is capable of boosting plant growth and yield along with minimum interference to the soil ecosystem. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s00344-021-10335-0.
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- Titir Guha
- Centre of Advanced Study, Department of Botany, Calcutta University, 35, Ballygange Circular Road, Kolkata, 700019 India
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- Centre for Nanobiotechnology, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, Tamil Nadu 632 014 India
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- Centre of Advanced Study, Department of Botany, Calcutta University, 35, Ballygange Circular Road, Kolkata, 700019 India
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Guha T, Gopal G, Mukherjee A, Kundu R. Fe 3O 4-urea nanocomposites as a novel nitrogen fertilizer for improving nutrient utilization efficiency and reducing environmental pollution. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION (BARKING, ESSEX : 1987) 2022; 292:118301. [PMID: 34626716 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2021.118301] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2021] [Revised: 09/02/2021] [Accepted: 10/05/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Almost 81% of nitrogen fertilizers are applied in form of urea but most of it is lost due to volatilization and leaching leading to environmental pollution. In this regard, slow-release nano fertilizers can be an effective solution. Here, we have synthesized different Fe3O4-urea nanocomposites with Fe3O4 NPs: urea ratio (1:1, 1:2, 1:3) ie. NC-1, 2, and 3 respectively, and checked their efficacy for growth and yield enhancement. Oryza sativa L. cv. Swarna seedlings were treated with different NCs for 14 days in hydroponic conditions and significant up-regulation of photosynthetic efficiency and nitrogen metabolism were observed due to increased availability of nitrogen and iron. The discriminant functional analysis confirmed that the NC3 treatment yielded the best results so further gene expression studies were performed for NC-3 treated seedlings. Significant changes in expression profiles of ammonia and nitrate transporters indicated that NC-3 treatment enhanced nitrogen utilization efficiency (NUE) due to sustained slow release of urea. From pot experiments, we found significant enhancement of growth, grain nutrient content, and NUE in NC supplemented sets. 1.45 fold increase in crop yield was achieved when 50% N was supplemented in form of NC-3 and the rest in form of ammonium nitrate. NC supplementation can also play a vital role in minimizing the use of bulk N fertilizers because, when 75% of the recommended N dose was supplied in form of NC-3, 1.18 fold yield enhancement was found. Thus our results highlight that, slow-release NC-3 can play a major role in increasing the NUE of rice.
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- Titir Guha
- Centre of Advanced Study, Department of Botany, Calcutta University, 35, Ballygange Circular Road, Kolkata-19, India
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- Centre for Nanobiotechnology, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, 632014, India
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- Centre for Nanobiotechnology, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, 632014, India
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- Centre of Advanced Study, Department of Botany, Calcutta University, 35, Ballygange Circular Road, Kolkata-19, India.
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Zheleznova OS, Tobratov SA. The Role of Vegetation in the Regulation of Heavy Metal Fluxes in the Subtaiga Forest Ecosystems of the Center of the East European Plain. CONTEMP PROBL ECOL+ 2021. [DOI: 10.1134/s1995425521070167] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Jacques C, Forest M, Durey V, Salon C, Ourry A, Prudent M. Transient Nutrient Deficiencies in Pea: Consequences on Nutrient Uptake, Remobilization, and Seed Quality. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2021; 12:785221. [PMID: 35003170 PMCID: PMC8733391 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2021.785221] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2021] [Accepted: 11/16/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Legume plants, such as peas, are of significant nutritional interest for both humans and animals. However, plant nutrition and thus, seed composition, depends on soil mineral nutrient availability. Understanding the impact of their deprivation on the plant mineral nutrient content, net uptake, and remobilization is of key importance but remains complex as the elements of the plant ionome are linked in intricate networks, one element deprivation impacting uptake and remobilization of other nutrients. To get a better insight into pea mineral nutrition, the transitory deprivations of 13 mineral nutrients were imposed during the vegetative growth phase. Thereafter, plants were grown under optimal mineral conditions until physiological maturity. Plant nutritional status and seed quality impacts caused by the deprivations were characterized using measurement of mineral nutrient concentration and plant biomass allocation. Our results highlight: (i) the preferential allocation of dry weight and elements to shoots at the expense of the roots under non-limiting conditions, and more particularly to the tendrils in comparison to the other shoot organs, (ii) the positive and/or negative impact of one mineral nutrient deprivation on other elements of the ionome, (iii) four different remobilization strategies for eight mineral nutrients, and (iv) possible strategies to improve seed quality via fine control of fertilization during a period of mineral nutrient deficiency.
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- Cécile Jacques
- Agroécologie, AgroSup Dijon, INRAE, Université de Bourgogne, University Bourgogne Franche-Comté, Dijon, France
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- Agroécologie, AgroSup Dijon, INRAE, Université de Bourgogne, University Bourgogne Franche-Comté, Dijon, France
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- Agroécologie, AgroSup Dijon, INRAE, Université de Bourgogne, University Bourgogne Franche-Comté, Dijon, France
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- Agroécologie, AgroSup Dijon, INRAE, Université de Bourgogne, University Bourgogne Franche-Comté, Dijon, France
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- UMR 950 Ecophysiologie Végétale, Agronomie et Nutritions N, C, S, INRAE, Normandie Université, UNICAEN, Caen, France
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- Agroécologie, AgroSup Dijon, INRAE, Université de Bourgogne, University Bourgogne Franche-Comté, Dijon, France
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Chao ZF, Wang YL, Chen YY, Zhang CY, Wang PY, Song T, Liu CB, Lv QY, Han ML, Wang SS, Yan J, Lei MG, Chao DY. NPF transporters in synaptic-like vesicles control delivery of iron and copper to seeds. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2021; 7:eabh2450. [PMID: 34516912 PMCID: PMC8442890 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abh2450] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2021] [Accepted: 07/13/2021] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Accumulation of iron in seeds is essential for both plant reproduction and human nutrition. Transport of iron to seeds requires the chelator nicotianamine (NA) to prevent its precipitation in the plant vascular tissues. However, how NA is transported to the apoplast for forming metal-NA complexes remains unknown. Here, we report that two members of the nitrate/peptide transporter family, NAET1 and NAET2, function as NA transporters required for translocation of both iron and copper to seeds. We show that NAET1 and NAET2 are predominantly expressed in the shoot and root vascular tissues and mediate secretion of NA out of the cells in resembling the release of neurotransmitters from animal synaptic vesicles. These findings reveal an unusual mechanism of transmembrane transport in plants and uncover a fundamental aspect of plant nutrition that has implications for improving food nutrition and human health.
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- Zhen-Fei Chao
- National Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Shanghai Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200032, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Shanghai Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200032, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Shanghai Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200032, China
- School of Life Science, Henan University, Kaifeng 457000, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Shanghai Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200032, China
- School of Life Science, Henan University, Kaifeng 457000, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Shanghai Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200032, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Shanghai Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200032, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Shanghai Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200032, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Shanghai Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200032, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Shanghai Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200032, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Crop Genetic Improvement, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan 430070, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Shanghai Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200032, China
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- National Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics, CAS Center for Excellence in Molecular Plant Sciences, Shanghai Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200032, China
- Corresponding author.
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Roorkiwal M, Pandey S, Thavarajah D, Hemalatha R, Varshney RK. Molecular Mechanisms and Biochemical Pathways for Micronutrient Acquisition and Storage in Legumes to Support Biofortification for Nutritional Security. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2021; 12:682842. [PMID: 34163513 PMCID: PMC8215609 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2021.682842] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2021] [Accepted: 05/06/2021] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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The world faces a grave situation of nutrient deficiency as a consequence of increased uptake of calorie-rich food that threaten nutritional security. More than half the world's population is affected by different forms of malnutrition. Unhealthy diets associated with poor nutrition carry a significant risk of developing non-communicable diseases, leading to a high mortality rate. Although considerable efforts have been made in agriculture to increase nutrient content in cereals, the successes are insufficient. The number of people affected by different forms of malnutrition has not decreased much in the recent past. While legumes are an integral part of the food system and widely grown in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia, only limited efforts have been made to increase their nutrient content in these regions. Genetic variation for a majority of nutritional traits that ensure nutritional security in adverse conditions exists in the germplasm pool of legume crops. This diversity can be utilized by selective breeding for increased nutrients in seeds. The targeted identification of precise factors related to nutritional traits and their utilization in a breeding program can help mitigate malnutrition. The principal objective of this review is to present the molecular mechanisms of nutrient acquisition, transport and metabolism to support a biofortification strategy in legume crops to contribute to addressing malnutrition.
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- Manish Roorkiwal
- International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Hyderabad, India
- The UWA Institute of Agriculture, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia
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- International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Hyderabad, India
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- Plant and Environmental Sciences, Poole Agricultural Center, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, United States
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- ICMR-National Institute of Nutrition (NIN), Hyderabad, India
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- International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Hyderabad, India
- The UWA Institute of Agriculture, The University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia
- State Agricultural Biotechnology Centre, Centre for Crop and Food Innovation, Murdoch University, Murdoch, WA, Australia
- *Correspondence: Rajeev K. Varshney, ;
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Bellaloui N, Saha S, Tonos JL, Scheffler JA, Jenkins JN, McCarty JC, Stelly DM. Effects of Interspecific Chromosome Substitution in Upland Cotton on Cottonseed Micronutrients. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2020; 9:E1081. [PMID: 32842514 PMCID: PMC7569972 DOI: 10.3390/plants9091081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2020] [Revised: 08/16/2020] [Accepted: 08/18/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Micronutrients are essential for plant growth and development, and important for human health nutrition and livestock feed. Therefore, the discovery of novel germplasm with significant variability or higher micronutrients content in crop seeds is critical. Currently, there is no information available on the effects of chromosome or chromosome arm substitution in cotton on cottonseed micronutrients. Thus, the objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of chromosome or chromosome arm substitution on the variability and levels of micronutrients B, Fe, Cu, Zn, Mn, and Ni in cottonseed from chromosome substitution (CS) cotton lines. Our hypothesis was that interspecific chromosome substitution in cotton can affect cottonseed micronutrients content, resulting in significant differences and variabilities of these nutrients among CS lines and between CS lines and the controls. Nine CS lines were grown in two-field experiments at two locations (in 2013 in South Carolina, USA; and in 2014 in Mississippi, USA). TM-1 (the recurrent parent of the CS line) and AM UA48 (cultivar) were used as control. The results showed significant variability among CS lines compared to the controls AM UA48 and TM-1. For example, in South Carolina (SC), B concentration in cottonseed ranged from 10.35 mg kg-1 in CS-M02 to 13.67 mg kg-1 in CS-T04. The concentration of Cu ranged from 4.81 mg kg-1 in CS-B08sh to 7.65 mg kg-1 in CS-T02, and CS-T02 was higher than both controls. The concentration of Fe ranged from 36.09 mg kg-1 to 56.69 mg kg-1 (an increase up to 57%), and six CS lines (CS-B02, CS-B08sh, CS-M02, CS-M04, CS-T02, and CS-T04) had higher concentration than both controls in 2013. In 2014 at the Mississippi location (MS), similar observation was found with CS lines for micronutrients content. The CS lines with higher concentrations of these micronutrients can be used as a genetic tool toward QTL identification for desired seed traits because these lines are genetically similar with TM-1, except the substituted chromosome or chromosome segment pairs from the alien species. Chromosome substitution provides an effective means for upland cotton improvement by targeted interspecific introgression, yielding CS lines that facilitate trait discovery, such as seed micronutritional qualities, due to increased isogenicity and markedly reduced complexity from epistatic interactions with non-target alien chromosomes. The positive correlation between B, Cu, and Fe at both locations, between Ni and Mn, between Zn and Cu, and between Zn and Ni at both locations signify the importance of a good agricultural and fertilizer management of these nutrients to maintain higher cottonseed nutrient content.
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- Nacer Bellaloui
- Crop Genetics Research Unit, USDA, Agriculture Research Service, 141 Experiment Station Road, Stoneville, MS 38776, USA; (J.L.T.); (J.A.S.)
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- Genetics and Sustainable Agriculture Research Unit, USDA, Agriculture Research Service, 810 Highway 12 East, Starkville, MS 39762, USA; (S.S.); (J.N.J.); (J.C.M.)
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- Crop Genetics Research Unit, USDA, Agriculture Research Service, 141 Experiment Station Road, Stoneville, MS 38776, USA; (J.L.T.); (J.A.S.)
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- Crop Genetics Research Unit, USDA, Agriculture Research Service, 141 Experiment Station Road, Stoneville, MS 38776, USA; (J.L.T.); (J.A.S.)
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- Genetics and Sustainable Agriculture Research Unit, USDA, Agriculture Research Service, 810 Highway 12 East, Starkville, MS 39762, USA; (S.S.); (J.N.J.); (J.C.M.)
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- Genetics and Sustainable Agriculture Research Unit, USDA, Agriculture Research Service, 810 Highway 12 East, Starkville, MS 39762, USA; (S.S.); (J.N.J.); (J.C.M.)
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- Department of Soil and Crop Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA;
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Ogura T, Kobayashi NI, Hermans C, Ichihashi Y, Shibata A, Shirasu K, Aoki N, Sugita R, Ogawa T, Suzuki H, Iwata R, Nakanishi TM, Tanoi K. Short-Term Magnesium Deficiency Triggers Nutrient Retranslocation in Arabidopsis thaliana. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2020; 11:563. [PMID: 32582226 PMCID: PMC7287120 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2020.00563] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2019] [Accepted: 04/15/2020] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Magnesium (Mg) is essential for many biological processes in plant cells, and its deficiency causes yield reduction in crop systems. Low Mg status reportedly affects photosynthesis, sucrose partitioning and biomass allocation. However, earlier physiological responses to Mg deficiency are scarcely described. Here, we report that Mg deficiency in Arabidopsis thaliana first modified the mineral profile in mature leaves within 1 or 2 days, then affected sucrose partitioning after 4 days, and net photosynthesis and biomass production after 6 days. The short-term Mg deficiency reduced the contents of phosphorus (P), potassium, manganese, zinc and molybdenum in mature but not in expanding (young) leaves. While P content decreased in mature leaves, P transport from roots to mature leaves was not affected, indicating that Mg deficiency triggered retranslocation of the mineral nutrients from mature leaves. A global transcriptome analysis revealed that Mg deficiency triggered the expression of genes involved in defence response in young leaves.
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- Takaaki Ogura
- Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Crop Production and Biostimulation Laboratory, Interfacultary School of Bioengineers, Université libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
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- RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Yokohama, Japan
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- RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Yokohama, Japan
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- Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- National Institute of Radiological Sciences, National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology, Chiba, Japan
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- Cyclotron and Radioisotope Center, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
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- Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- Hoshi University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
- PRESTO, Japan Science and Technology Agency, Kawaguchi, Japan
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Handing off iron to the next generation: how does it get into seeds and what for? Biochem J 2020; 477:259-274. [DOI: 10.1042/bcj20190188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2019] [Revised: 12/18/2019] [Accepted: 12/23/2019] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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To ensure the success of the new generation in annual species, the mother plant transfers a large proportion of the nutrients it has accumulated during its vegetative life to the next generation through its seeds. Iron (Fe) is required in large amounts to provide the energy and redox power to sustain seedling growth. However, free Fe is highly toxic as it leads to the generation of reactive oxygen species. Fe must, therefore, be tightly bound to chelating molecules to allow seed survival for long periods of time without oxidative damage. Nevertheless, when conditions are favorable, the seed's Fe stores have to be readily remobilized to achieve the transition toward active photosynthesis before the seedling becomes able to take up Fe from the environment. This is likely critical for the vigor of the young plant. Seeds constitute an important dietary source of Fe, which is essential for human health. Understanding the mechanisms of Fe storage in seeds is a key to improve their Fe content and availability in order to fight Fe deficiency. Seed longevity, germination efficiency and seedling vigor are also important traits that may be affected by the chemical form under which Fe is stored. In this review, we summarize the current knowledge on seed Fe loading during development, long-term storage and remobilization upon germination. We highlight how this knowledge may help seed Fe biofortification and discuss how Fe storage may affect the seed quality and germination efficiency.
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Pottier M, Dumont J, Masclaux-Daubresse C, Thomine S. Autophagy is essential for optimal translocation of iron to seeds in Arabidopsis. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2019; 70:859-869. [PMID: 30395253 PMCID: PMC6363094 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/ery388] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2018] [Accepted: 10/23/2018] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Micronutrient deficiencies affect a large part of the world's population. These deficiencies are mostly due to the consumption of grains with insufficient content of iron (Fe) or zinc (Zn). Both de novo uptake by roots and recycling from leaves may provide seeds with nutrients. Autophagy, which is a conserved mechanism for nutrient recycling in eukaryotes, was shown to be involved in nitrogen remobilization to seeds. Here, we have investigated the role of this mechanism in micronutrient translocation to seeds. We found that Arabidopsis thaliana plants impaired in autophagy display defects in nutrient remobilization to seeds. In the atg5-1 mutant, which is completely defective in autophagy, the efficiency of Fe translocation from vegetative organs to seeds was severely decreased even when Fe was provided during seed formation. Combining atg5-1 with the sid2 mutation that counteracts premature senescence associated with autophagy deficiency and using 57Fe pulse labeling, we propose a two-step mechanism in which Fe taken up de novo during seed formation is first accumulated in vegetative organs and subsequently remobilized to seeds. Finally, we show that translocation of Zn and manganese (Mn) to seeds is also dependent on autophagy. Fine-tuning autophagy during seed formation opens up new possibilities to improve micronutrient remobilization to seeds.
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- Mathieu Pottier
- Institut de Biologie Intégrative de la Cellule (I2BC), CEA, CNRS, Université Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, Avenue de la Terrasse, 91198 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
- Present address: InBioS, PhytoSYSTEMS, Laboratory of Plant Physiology, University of Liège, Sart Tilman Campus Quartier Vallée 1, Chemin de la Vallée 4, B-4000, Liège, Belgium
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- UT2A, Hélioparc Pau Pyrénées, 2, avenue du président Angot, 64053 Pau, France
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- Institut Jean-Pierre Bourgin, INRA, AgroParisTech, CNRS, Université Paris-Saclay, 78000, Versailles, France
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- Institut de Biologie Intégrative de la Cellule (I2BC), CEA, CNRS, Université Paris-Sud, Université Paris-Saclay, Avenue de la Terrasse, 91198 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
- Correspondence:
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Nguyen TQ, Hayward AR, Bruce KE, Hutchinson TC, Emery RN. Chelator production by Deschampsia cespitosa (L.) Beauv. in adaptive Ni/Cu hyper-tolerance derived from fields in the Sudbury region and lab assessment. BOTANY 2018. [PMID: 0 DOI: 10.1139/cjb-2017-0211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Plants possess a complex network of mechanisms to utilize and, if necessary, detoxify metals. Plants utilize constitutive basal tolerance mechanisms to maintain appropriate internal metal levels under normal conditions. However, adaptive hyper-tolerance mechanisms are used in order to tolerate excess metal exposure. The production of metal binding chelators could be one way to convey these tolerances. Chelator production of field and greenhouse-derived materials was investigated to determine any multi-metal hyper-tolerances in different populations of the grass Deschampsia cespitosa (L.) Beauv. Plant tissue was collected from metal-contaminated mine sites, and from specimens grown in metal exposure hydroponic experiments. The chelator metabolites from these samples were simultaneously analyzed using HPLC-tandem mass spectrometry. In the hydroponic grown grass, histidine was produced at high concentrations solely in the hyper-tolerant populations during metal exposure. In all of the populations, the responses of chelators were metal-specific, where levels of nicotianamine were at high concentrations during Ni exposure, and levels of phytochelatins were high during Cu exposure. Moreover, a similar pattern of chelator production was seen in the root specimens collected from mine sites contaminated with Ni and (or) Cu. Histidine was the strongest Ni chelator involved in adaptive hyper-tolerance, while constitutive basal tolerance to Ni and Cu was observed via the responses of nicotianamine and phytochelatin, respectively.
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- Thien Quoc Nguyen
- Department of Biology, Trent University, 1600 West Bank Drive, Peterborough, ON K9J 7B8, Canada
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- Department of Biology, Trent University, 1600 West Bank Drive, Peterborough, ON K9J 7B8, Canada
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- Department of Biology, Trent University, 1600 West Bank Drive, Peterborough, ON K9J 7B8, Canada
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- School of the Environment, 1600 West Bank Drive, Trent University, Peterborough, ON K9J 7B8, Canada
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- Department of Biology, Trent University, 1600 West Bank Drive, Peterborough, ON K9J 7B8, Canada
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Díaz-Benito P, Banakar R, Rodríguez-Menéndez S, Capell T, Pereiro R, Christou P, Abadía J, Fernández B, Álvarez-Fernández A. Iron and Zinc in the Embryo and Endosperm of Rice ( Oryza sativa L.) Seeds in Contrasting 2'-Deoxymugineic Acid/Nicotianamine Scenarios. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2018; 9:1190. [PMID: 30186295 PMCID: PMC6113566 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2018.01190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2018] [Accepted: 07/25/2018] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Iron and Zn deficiencies are worldwide nutritional disorders that can be alleviated by increasing the metal concentration of rice (Oryza sativa L.) grains via bio-fortification approaches. The overproduction of the metal chelator nicotianamine (NA) is among the most effective ones, but it is still unclear whether this is due to the enrichment in NA itself and/or the concomitant enrichment in the NA derivative 2'-deoxymugineic acid (DMA). The endosperm is the most commonly consumed portion of the rice grain and mediates the transfer of nutrients from vegetative tissues to the metal rich embryo. The impact of contrasting levels of DMA and NA on the metal distribution in the embryo and endosperm of rice seeds has been assessed using wild-type rice and six different transgenic lines overexpressing nicotianamine synthase (OsNAS1) and/or barley nicotianamine amino transferase (HvNAATb). These transgenic lines outlined three different DMA/NA scenarios: (i) in a first scenario, an enhanced NA level (via overexpression of OsNAS1) would not be fully depleted because of a limited capacity to use NA for DMA synthesis (lack of -or low- expression of HvNAATb), and results in consistent enrichments in NA, DMA, Fe and Zn in the endosperm and NA, DMA and Fe in the embryo; (ii) in a second scenario, an enhanced NA level (via overexpression of OsNAS1) would be depleted by an enhanced capacity to use NA for DMA synthesis (via expression of HvNAATb), and results in enrichments only for DMA and Fe, both in the endosperm and embryo, and (iii) in a third scenario, the lack of sufficient NA replenishment would limit DMA synthesis, in spite of the enhanced capacity to use NA for this purpose (via expression of HvNAATb), and results in decreases in NA, variable changes in DMA and moderate decreases in Fe in the embryo and endosperm. Also, quantitative LA-ICP-MS metal map images of the embryo structures show that the first and second scenarios altered local distributions of Fe, and to a lesser extent of Zn. The roles of DMA/NA levels in the transport of Fe and Zn within the embryo are thoroughly discussed.
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- Pablo Díaz-Benito
- Department of Plant Nutrition, Estación Experimental de Aula Dei, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Zaragoza, Spain
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- Departament de Producció Vegetal i Ciència Forestal, Universitat de Lleida-Agrotecnio Center, Lleida, Spain
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- Department of Physical and Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain
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- Departament de Producció Vegetal i Ciència Forestal, Universitat de Lleida-Agrotecnio Center, Lleida, Spain
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- Department of Physical and Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain
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- Departament de Producció Vegetal i Ciència Forestal, Universitat de Lleida-Agrotecnio Center, Lleida, Spain
- ICREA, Catalan Institute for Research and Advanced Studies, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Plant Nutrition, Estación Experimental de Aula Dei, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Zaragoza, Spain
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- Department of Physical and Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain
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- Department of Plant Nutrition, Estación Experimental de Aula Dei, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Zaragoza, Spain
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de Figueiredo MA, Boldrin PF, Hart JJ, de Andrade MJB, Guilherme LRG, Glahn RP, Li L. Zinc and selenium accumulation and their effect on iron bioavailability in common bean seeds. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY : PPB 2017; 111:193-202. [PMID: 27940270 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2016.11.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2016] [Revised: 11/10/2016] [Accepted: 11/24/2016] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Common beans (Phaseolus vulgaris) are the most important legume crops. They represent a major source of micronutrients and a target for essential trace mineral enhancement (i.e. biofortification). To investigate mineral accumulation during seed maturation and to examine whether it is possible to biofortify seeds with multi-micronutrients without affecting mineral bioavailability, three common bean cultivars were treated independently with zinc (Zn) and selenium (Se), the two critical micronutrients that can be effectively enhanced via fertilization. The seed mineral concentrations during seed maturation and the seed Fe bioavailability were analyzed. Common bean seeds were found to respond positively to Zn and Se treatments in accumulating these micronutrients. While the seed pods showed a decrease in Zn and Se along with Fe content during pod development, the seeds maintained relatively constant mineral concentrations during seed maturation. Selenium treatment had minimal effect on the seed accumulation of phytic acid and polyphenols, the compounds affecting Fe bioavailability. Zinc treatment reduced phytic acid level, but did not dramatically affect the concentrations of total polyphenols. Iron bioavailability was found not to be greatly affected in seeds biofortified with Se and Zn. In contrast, the inhibitory polyphenol compounds in the black bean profoundly reduced Fe bioavailability. These results provide valuable information for Se and Zn enhancement in common bean seeds and suggest the possibility to biofortify with these essential nutrients without greatly affecting mineral bioavailability to increase the food quality of common bean seeds.
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- Marislaine A de Figueiredo
- Robert W. Holley Center for Agriculture and Health, USDA-ARS, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA; Plant Breeding and Genetics Section, School of Integrative Plant Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA; Department of Agriculture, Federal University of Lavras, Zip Code 3037, Lavras, MG 37200-000, Brazil
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- Robert W. Holley Center for Agriculture and Health, USDA-ARS, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA; Plant Breeding and Genetics Section, School of Integrative Plant Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA; Department of Soil Science, Federal University of Lavras, Zip Code 3037, Lavras, MG 37200-000, Brazil
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- Robert W. Holley Center for Agriculture and Health, USDA-ARS, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
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- Department of Agriculture, Federal University of Lavras, Zip Code 3037, Lavras, MG 37200-000, Brazil
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- Department of Soil Science, Federal University of Lavras, Zip Code 3037, Lavras, MG 37200-000, Brazil
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- Robert W. Holley Center for Agriculture and Health, USDA-ARS, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
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- Robert W. Holley Center for Agriculture and Health, USDA-ARS, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA; Plant Breeding and Genetics Section, School of Integrative Plant Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA.
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Yu H, Yang J, Shi Y, Donelson J, Thompson SM, Sprague S, Roshan T, Wang DL, Liu J, Park S, Nakata PA, Connolly EL, Hirschi KD, Grusak MA, Cheng N. Arabidopsis Glutaredoxin S17 Contributes to Vegetative Growth, Mineral Accumulation, and Redox Balance during Iron Deficiency. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2017; 8:1045. [PMID: 28674546 PMCID: PMC5474874 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2017.01045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2017] [Accepted: 05/31/2017] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Iron (Fe) is an essential mineral nutrient and a metal cofactor required for many proteins and enzymes involved in the processes of DNA synthesis, respiration, and photosynthesis. Iron limitation can have detrimental effects on plant growth and development. Such effects are mediated, at least in part, through the generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS). Thus, plants have evolved a complex regulatory network to respond to conditions of iron limitations. However, the mechanisms that couple iron deficiency and oxidative stress responses are not fully understood. Here, we report the discovery that an Arabidopsis thaliana monothiol glutaredoxin S17 (AtGRXS17) plays a critical role in the plants ability to respond to iron deficiency stress and maintain redox homeostasis. In a yeast expression assay, AtGRXS17 was able to suppress the iron accumulation in yeast ScGrx3/ScGrx4 mutant cells. Genetic analysis indicated that plants with reduced AtGRXS17 expression were hypersensitive to iron deficiency and showed increased iron concentrations in mature seeds. Disruption of AtGRXS17 caused plant sensitivity to exogenous oxidants and increased ROS production under iron deficiency. Addition of reduced glutathione rescued the growth and alleviates the sensitivity of atgrxs17 mutants to iron deficiency. These findings suggest AtGRXS17 helps integrate redox homeostasis and iron deficiency responses.
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- Han Yu
- USDA/ARS Children’s Nutrition Research Center, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, HoustonTX, United States
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- USDA/ARS Children’s Nutrition Research Center, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, HoustonTX, United States
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- College of Chemistry and Life Science, Zhejiang Normal UniversityJinhua, China
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- USDA/ARS Children’s Nutrition Research Center, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, HoustonTX, United States
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- Department of Horticultural Sciences, Texas A&M University, College StationTX, United States
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- Department of Horticulture, Forestry and Recreation Resources, Kansas State University, ManhattanKS, United States
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- USDA/ARS Children’s Nutrition Research Center, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, HoustonTX, United States
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- College of Chemistry and Life Science, Zhejiang Normal UniversityJinhua, China
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- College of Chemistry and Life Science, Zhejiang Normal UniversityJinhua, China
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- Department of Horticulture, Forestry and Recreation Resources, Kansas State University, ManhattanKS, United States
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- USDA/ARS Children’s Nutrition Research Center, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, HoustonTX, United States
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- Department of Plant Science, Penn State University, University ParkPA, United States
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- USDA/ARS Children’s Nutrition Research Center, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, HoustonTX, United States
- Vegetable and Fruit Improvement Center, Texas A&M University, College StationTX, United States
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- USDA/ARS Children’s Nutrition Research Center, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, HoustonTX, United States
- USDA/ARS Red River Valley Agricultural Research Center, FargoND, United States
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- USDA/ARS Children’s Nutrition Research Center, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, HoustonTX, United States
- *Correspondence: Ninghui Cheng,
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Huber SC, Li K, Nelson R, Ulanov A, DeMuro CM, Baxter I. Canopy position has a profound effect on soybean seed composition. PeerJ 2016; 4:e2452. [PMID: 27672507 PMCID: PMC5028787 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.2452] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2016] [Accepted: 08/16/2016] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Although soybean seeds appear homogeneous, their composition (protein, oil and mineral concentrations) can vary significantly with the canopy position where they were produced. In studies with 10 cultivars grown over a 3-yr period, we found that seeds produced at the top of the canopy have higher concentrations of protein but less oil and lower concentrations of minerals such as Mg, Fe, and Cu compared to seeds produced at the bottom of the canopy. Among cultivars, mean protein concentration (average of different positions) correlated positively with mean concentrations of S, Zn and Fe, but not other minerals. Therefore, on a whole plant basis, the uptake and allocation of S, Zn and Fe to seeds correlated with the production and allocation of reduced N to seed protein; however, the reduced N and correlated minerals (S, Zn and Fe) showed different patterns of allocation among node positions. For example, while mean concentrations of protein and Fe correlated positively, the two parameters correlated negatively in terms of variation with canopy position. Altering the microenvironment within the soybean canopy by removing neighboring plants at flowering increased protein concentration in particular at lower node positions and thus altered the node-position gradient in protein (and oil) without altering the distribution of Mg, Fe and Cu, suggesting different underlying control mechanisms. Metabolomic analysis of developing seeds at different positions in the canopy suggests that availability of free asparagine may be a positive determinant of storage protein accumulation in seeds and may explain the increased protein accumulation in seeds produced at the top of the canopy. Our results establish node-position variation in seed constituents and provide a new experimental system to identify genes controlling key aspects of seed composition. In addition, our results provide an unexpected and simple approach to link agronomic practices to improve human nutrition and health in developing countries because food products produced from seeds at the bottom of the canopy contained higher Fe concentrations than products from the top of the canopy. Therefore, using seeds produced in the lower canopy for production of iron-rich soy foods for human consumption could be important when plants are the major source of protein and human diets can be chronically deficient in Fe and other minerals.
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- Steven C Huber
- Global Change and Photosynthesis Research Unit, United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Urbana, IL, United States.,Department of Plant Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, United States.,Department of Crop Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, United States
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- Global Change and Photosynthesis Research Unit, United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Urbana, IL, United States.,Department of Plant Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, United States.,Lab of Plant Nutrition Genetic Engineering, Kunming University of Science and Technology, Kunming, Yunnan, China
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- Department of Crop Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, United States.,Soybean/Maize Germplasm, Pathology, and Genetics Research Unit, United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Urbana, IL, United States
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- Metabolomics Facility, Carver Biotechnology Center, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, United States
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- Global Change and Photosynthesis Research Unit, United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Urbana, IL, United States
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- Plant Genetics Research Unit, United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service, St. Louis, MO, United States.,Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, Creve Coeur, MO, United States
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Martins MTB, de Souza WR, da Cunha BADB, Basso MF, de Oliveira NG, Vinecky F, Martins PK, de Oliveira PA, Arenque-Musa BC, de Souza AP, Buckeridge MS, Kobayashi AK, Quirino BF, Molinari HBC. Characterization of sugarcane (Saccharum spp.) leaf senescence: implications for biofuel production. BIOTECHNOLOGY FOR BIOFUELS 2016; 9:153. [PMID: 27453728 PMCID: PMC4957918 DOI: 10.1186/s13068-016-0568-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2016] [Accepted: 07/12/2016] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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BACKGROUND Second-generation ethanol (2G-bioethanol) uses lignocellulosic feedstocks for ethanol production. Sugarcane is one among the most suitable crops for biofuel production. Its juice is extracted for sugar production, while sugarcane bagasse, straw, and senescing leaves are considered industrial waste. Senescence is the age-dependent deterioration of plant cells, ultimately leading to cell death and completion of the plant life cycle. Because senescing leaves may also be used for biofuel production, understanding the process of natural senescence, including remobilization of nutrients and its effect on cell walls can provide useful information for 2G-bioethanol production from sugarcane leaves. RESULTS The natural senescence process in leaves of the commercial sugarcane cultivar RB867515 was investigated. Senescence was characterized by strong reduction in photosynthetic pigments content, remobilization of the nutrients N, P, K, B, Cu, Fe, and Zn, and accumulation of Ca, S, Mg, B, Mn, and Al. No significant changes in the cell-wall composition occurred, and only small changes in the expression of cell wall-related genes were observed, suggesting that cell walls are preserved during senescence. Senescence-marker genes, such as SAG12-like and XET-like genes, were also identified in sugarcane and found to be highly expressed. CONCLUSIONS Our study on nutrient remobilization under senescence in a vigorous sugarcane cultivar can contribute to the understanding on how nutrient balance in a high-yielding crop is achieved. In general, neutral monosaccharide profile did not change significantly with leaf senescence, suggesting that senescing leaves of sugarcane can be as a feedstock for biofuel production using pretreatments established for non-senescing leaves without additional efforts. Based on our findings, the potential biotechnological applications for the improvement of sugarcane cultivars are discussed.
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- Maria Thereza Bazzo Martins
- />Genetics and Biotechnology Laboratory, Embrapa Agroenergy (CNPAE), Brasília, DF 70770-901 Brazil
- />Genomic Sciences and Biotechnology Program, Universidade Catolica de Brasilia, Brasília, DF 70790‑160 Brazil
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- />Genetics and Biotechnology Laboratory, Embrapa Agroenergy (CNPAE), Brasília, DF 70770-901 Brazil
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- />Genetics and Biotechnology Laboratory, Embrapa Agroenergy (CNPAE), Brasília, DF 70770-901 Brazil
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- />Genetics and Biotechnology Laboratory, Embrapa Agroenergy (CNPAE), Brasília, DF 70770-901 Brazil
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- />Genetics and Biotechnology Laboratory, Embrapa Agroenergy (CNPAE), Brasília, DF 70770-901 Brazil
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- />Laboratory of Plant Physiological Ecology (LAFIECO), Department of Botany-Institute of Biosciences, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP 05508-090 Brazil
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- />Laboratory of Plant Physiological Ecology (LAFIECO), Department of Botany-Institute of Biosciences, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP 05508-090 Brazil
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- />Laboratory of Plant Physiological Ecology (LAFIECO), Department of Botany-Institute of Biosciences, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, SP 05508-090 Brazil
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- />Genetics and Biotechnology Laboratory, Embrapa Agroenergy (CNPAE), Brasília, DF 70770-901 Brazil
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- />Genetics and Biotechnology Laboratory, Embrapa Agroenergy (CNPAE), Brasília, DF 70770-901 Brazil
- />Genomic Sciences and Biotechnology Program, Universidade Catolica de Brasilia, Brasília, DF 70790‑160 Brazil
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Gupta N, Ram H, Kumar B. Mechanism of Zinc absorption in plants: uptake, transport, translocation and accumulation. REVIEWS IN ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND BIO/TECHNOLOGY 2016. [PMID: 0 DOI: 10.1007/s11157-016-9390-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 137] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Tavarez M, Macri A, Sankaran RP. Cadmium and zinc partitioning and accumulation during grain filling in two near isogenic lines of durum wheat. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY : PPB 2015; 97:461-469. [PMID: 26581046 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2015.10.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2015] [Revised: 10/19/2015] [Accepted: 10/19/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Plants can readily accumulate cadmium (Cd), transferring this element to edible leaves, fruits, and seeds. Rice and wheat are among the top crop sources of Cd. Toxic heavy metals like Cd have chemical properties similar to essential micronutrients such as zinc (Zn) and are generally transported in plants by the same transporters as those essential micronutrients. Unfortunately our knowledge of Cd translocation and accumulation in seeds is still unclear. We conducted a partitioning study to assess both the whole plant Cd distribution and accumulation and potential source-sink remobilization during grain filling period in two near-isogenic lines of durum wheat that differ in root to shoot translocation and grain Cd content. We also assessed the role of Zn fertilization in Cd translocation and accumulation in the grains. There was no remobilization of Cd in both lines during grain filling. Although majority of Cd partitioned to the roots in both lines, root to shoot translocation of Cd differed in both lines. In contrast, there were no significant differences in Zn partitioning between the lines and remobilization was observed in different tissues. Although there was some remobilization of Zn, the main source of Cd and Zn is continued uptake and translocation to sources during grain fill.
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- Michael Tavarez
- Department of Biological Sciences, Lehman College, City University of New York, 250 Bedford Park Blvd. West, Bronx, NY 10468, USA; The Graduate School and University Center-CUNY, 365 Fifth Ave., New York, NY 10016-4309, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Lehman College, City University of New York, 250 Bedford Park Blvd. West, Bronx, NY 10468, USA
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- Department of Biological Sciences, Lehman College, City University of New York, 250 Bedford Park Blvd. West, Bronx, NY 10468, USA; The Graduate School and University Center-CUNY, 365 Fifth Ave., New York, NY 10016-4309, USA.
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Maillard A, Diquélou S, Billard V, Laîné P, Garnica M, Prudent M, Garcia-Mina JM, Yvin JC, Ourry A. Leaf mineral nutrient remobilization during leaf senescence and modulation by nutrient deficiency. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2015; 6:317. [PMID: 26029223 PMCID: PMC4429656 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2015.00317] [Citation(s) in RCA: 133] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2015] [Accepted: 04/21/2015] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Higher plants have to cope with fluctuating mineral resource availability. However, strategies such as stimulation of root growth, increased transporter activities, and nutrient storage and remobilization have been mostly studied for only a few macronutrients. Leaves of cultivated crops (Zea mays, Brassica napus, Pisum sativum, Triticum aestivum, Hordeum vulgare) and tree species (Quercus robur, Populus nigra, Alnus glutinosa) grown under field conditions were harvested regularly during their life span and analyzed to evaluate the net mobilization of 13 nutrients during leaf senescence. While N was remobilized in all plant species with different efficiencies ranging from 40% (maize) to 90% (wheat), other macronutrients (K-P-S-Mg) were mobilized in most species. Ca and Mn, usually considered as having low phloem mobility were remobilized from leaves in wheat and barley. Leaf content of Cu-Mo-Ni-B-Fe-Zn decreased in some species, as a result of remobilization. Overall, wheat, barley and oak appeared to be the most efficient at remobilization while poplar and maize were the least efficient. Further experiments were performed with rapeseed plants subjected to individual nutrient deficiencies. Compared to field conditions, remobilization from leaves was similar (N-S-Cu) or increased by nutrient deficiency (K-P-Mg) while nutrient deficiency had no effect on Mo-Zn-B-Ca-Mn, which seemed to be non-mobile during leaf senescence under field conditions. However, Ca and Mn were largely mobilized from roots (-97 and -86% of their initial root contents, respectively) to shoots. Differences in remobilization between species and between nutrients are then discussed in relation to a range of putative mechanisms.
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- Anne Maillard
- UMR 950 Ecophysiologie Végétale, Agronomie et Nutritions NCS, Normandie UniversitéCaen, France
- UMR 950 Ecophysiologie Végétale, Agronomie et Nutritions NCS, UNICAENCaen, France
- UMR 950 Ecophysiologie Végétale, Agronomie et Nutritions NCS, INRACaen, France
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- UMR 950 Ecophysiologie Végétale, Agronomie et Nutritions NCS, Normandie UniversitéCaen, France
- UMR 950 Ecophysiologie Végétale, Agronomie et Nutritions NCS, UNICAENCaen, France
- UMR 950 Ecophysiologie Végétale, Agronomie et Nutritions NCS, INRACaen, France
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- UMR 950 Ecophysiologie Végétale, Agronomie et Nutritions NCS, Normandie UniversitéCaen, France
- UMR 950 Ecophysiologie Végétale, Agronomie et Nutritions NCS, UNICAENCaen, France
- UMR 950 Ecophysiologie Végétale, Agronomie et Nutritions NCS, INRACaen, France
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- UMR 950 Ecophysiologie Végétale, Agronomie et Nutritions NCS, Normandie UniversitéCaen, France
- UMR 950 Ecophysiologie Végétale, Agronomie et Nutritions NCS, UNICAENCaen, France
- UMR 950 Ecophysiologie Végétale, Agronomie et Nutritions NCS, INRACaen, France
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- Groupe Roullier, Centre de Recherche International en Agroscience, CRIAS-TAIDinard, France
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- UMR 950 Ecophysiologie Végétale, Agronomie et Nutritions NCS, Normandie UniversitéCaen, France
- UMR 950 Ecophysiologie Végétale, Agronomie et Nutritions NCS, UNICAENCaen, France
- UMR 950 Ecophysiologie Végétale, Agronomie et Nutritions NCS, INRACaen, France
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Pinto E, Ferreira IMPLVO. Cation transporters/channels in plants: Tools for nutrient biofortification. JOURNAL OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2015; 179:64-82. [PMID: 25841207 DOI: 10.1016/j.jplph.2015.02.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2014] [Revised: 02/11/2015] [Accepted: 02/11/2015] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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Cation transporters/channels are key players in a wide range of physiological functions in plants, including cell signaling, osmoregulation, plant nutrition and metal tolerance. The recent identification of genes encoding some of these transport systems has allowed new studies toward further understanding of their integrated roles in plant. This review summarizes recent discoveries regarding the function and regulation of the multiple systems involved in cation transport in plant cells. The role of membrane transport in the uptake, distribution and accumulation of cations in plant tissues, cell types and subcellular compartments is described. We also discuss how the knowledge of inter- and intra-species variation in cation uptake, transport and accumulation as well as the molecular mechanisms responsible for these processes can be used to increase nutrient phytoavailability and nutrients accumulation in the edible tissues of plants. The main trends for future research in the field of biofortification are proposed.
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- Edgar Pinto
- REQUIMTE/Department of Chemical Sciences, Laboratory of Bromatology and Hydrology, Faculty of Pharmacy - University of Porto, Portugal; CISA - Research Centre on Environment and Health, School of Allied Health Sciences, Polytechnic Institute of Porto, Portugal.
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- REQUIMTE/Department of Chemical Sciences, Laboratory of Bromatology and Hydrology, Faculty of Pharmacy - University of Porto, Portugal
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Gaitán-Solís E, Taylor NJ, Siritunga D, Stevens W, Schachtman DP. Overexpression of the transporters AtZIP1 and AtMTP1 in cassava changes zinc accumulation and partitioning. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2015; 6:492. [PMID: 26217349 PMCID: PMC4496839 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2015.00492] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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Zinc deficiency in humans is a serious problem worldwide with an estimated one third of populations at risk for insufficient zinc in diet, which leads to impairment of cognitive abilities and immune system function. The goal of this research was to increase the bioavailable zinc in the edible portion of cassava roots to improve the overall zinc nutrition of populations that rely on cassava as a dietary staple. To increase zinc concentrations, two Arabidopsis thaliana genes coding for ZIP1 and MTP1 were overexpressed with a tuber-specific or constitutive promoter. Eighteen transgenic events from four constructs, out of a total of 73 events generated, showed significantly higher zinc concentrations in the edible portion of the storage root compared to the non-transgenic controls. The zinc content in the transgenic lines ranged from 4 to 73 mg/kg dry weight (DW) as compared to the non-transgenic control which contained 8 mg/kg. Striking changes in whole plant phenotype such as smaller plant size and chlorotic leaves were observed in transgenic lines that over accumulated zinc. In a confined field trial five transgenic events grown for 12 months showed a range of zinc concentrations from 18 to 217 mg/kg DW. Although the overexpression of zinc transporters was successful in increasing the zinc concentrations in 25% of the transgenic lines generated, it also resulted in a decrease in plant and tuber size and overall yield due to what appears to be zinc deficiency in the aerial parts of the plant.
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- Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, University of Nebraska LincolnLincoln, NE, USA
- *Correspondence: Daniel P. Schachtman, Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, University of Nebraska Lincoln, Beadle E243, Lincoln, NE 68588, USA,
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Maillard A, Diquélou S, Billard V, Laîné P, Garnica M, Prudent M, Garcia-Mina JM, Yvin JC, Ourry A. Leaf mineral nutrient remobilization during leaf senescence and modulation by nutrient deficiency. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2015; 6:317. [PMID: 26029223 DOI: 10.3389/fpls201500317] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2015] [Accepted: 04/21/2015] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Higher plants have to cope with fluctuating mineral resource availability. However, strategies such as stimulation of root growth, increased transporter activities, and nutrient storage and remobilization have been mostly studied for only a few macronutrients. Leaves of cultivated crops (Zea mays, Brassica napus, Pisum sativum, Triticum aestivum, Hordeum vulgare) and tree species (Quercus robur, Populus nigra, Alnus glutinosa) grown under field conditions were harvested regularly during their life span and analyzed to evaluate the net mobilization of 13 nutrients during leaf senescence. While N was remobilized in all plant species with different efficiencies ranging from 40% (maize) to 90% (wheat), other macronutrients (K-P-S-Mg) were mobilized in most species. Ca and Mn, usually considered as having low phloem mobility were remobilized from leaves in wheat and barley. Leaf content of Cu-Mo-Ni-B-Fe-Zn decreased in some species, as a result of remobilization. Overall, wheat, barley and oak appeared to be the most efficient at remobilization while poplar and maize were the least efficient. Further experiments were performed with rapeseed plants subjected to individual nutrient deficiencies. Compared to field conditions, remobilization from leaves was similar (N-S-Cu) or increased by nutrient deficiency (K-P-Mg) while nutrient deficiency had no effect on Mo-Zn-B-Ca-Mn, which seemed to be non-mobile during leaf senescence under field conditions. However, Ca and Mn were largely mobilized from roots (-97 and -86% of their initial root contents, respectively) to shoots. Differences in remobilization between species and between nutrients are then discussed in relation to a range of putative mechanisms.
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- Anne Maillard
- UMR 950 Ecophysiologie Végétale, Agronomie et Nutritions NCS, Normandie Université Caen, France ; UMR 950 Ecophysiologie Végétale, Agronomie et Nutritions NCS, UNICAEN Caen, France ; UMR 950 Ecophysiologie Végétale, Agronomie et Nutritions NCS, INRA Caen, France
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- UMR 950 Ecophysiologie Végétale, Agronomie et Nutritions NCS, Normandie Université Caen, France ; UMR 950 Ecophysiologie Végétale, Agronomie et Nutritions NCS, UNICAEN Caen, France ; UMR 950 Ecophysiologie Végétale, Agronomie et Nutritions NCS, INRA Caen, France
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- UMR 950 Ecophysiologie Végétale, Agronomie et Nutritions NCS, Normandie Université Caen, France ; UMR 950 Ecophysiologie Végétale, Agronomie et Nutritions NCS, UNICAEN Caen, France ; UMR 950 Ecophysiologie Végétale, Agronomie et Nutritions NCS, INRA Caen, France
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- UMR 950 Ecophysiologie Végétale, Agronomie et Nutritions NCS, Normandie Université Caen, France ; UMR 950 Ecophysiologie Végétale, Agronomie et Nutritions NCS, UNICAEN Caen, France ; UMR 950 Ecophysiologie Végétale, Agronomie et Nutritions NCS, INRA Caen, France
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- Groupe Roullier, Centre de Recherche International en Agroscience, CRIAS-TAI Dinard, France
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- UMR 950 Ecophysiologie Végétale, Agronomie et Nutritions NCS, Normandie Université Caen, France ; UMR 950 Ecophysiologie Végétale, Agronomie et Nutritions NCS, UNICAEN Caen, France ; UMR 950 Ecophysiologie Végétale, Agronomie et Nutritions NCS, INRA Caen, France
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Samardjieva KA, Gonçalves RF, Valentão P, Andrade PB, Pissarra J, Pereira S, Tavares F. Zinc Accumulation and Tolerance in Solanum nigrum are Plant Growth Dependent. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PHYTOREMEDIATION 2015; 17:272-279. [PMID: 25397986 DOI: 10.1080/15226514.2014.898018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Zinc tolerance, accumulation, and organic acid production by Solanum nigrum, a known Zn accumulator, was studied during pre- and post-flowering stages of development. The plants, when challenged with Zn concentrations lethal to plantlets, showed an increase in tolerance from pre-flowering to post-flowering, which was accompanied by a reduction of Zn translocation to the aerial plant parts. Treatment with Zn induced a differential response in organic acids according to the plant organ and developmental stage. In the roots, where Zn concentrations were similar in pre- and post-flowering plants, a general decrease in organic acid in pre-flowering roots contrasted with the increase observed in post-flowering plants. In the stems, Zn induced a generalized increase in organic acids at both growth stages while in the leaves, a slight increase in malic and shikimic was observed in pre-flowering plants and only shikimic acid levels were significantly increased in post-flowering plants. This work shows that Zn accumulation and tolerance in S. nigrum vary during plant development--an observation that may be important to improve the efficiency of phytoremediation approaches. Furthermore, the data suggest the involvement of specific organic acids in this response.
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- Kalina A Samardjieva
- a IBMC - Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular , Universidade do Porto , Porto , Portugal
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Jhanji S, Sadana US. Genotypic variation in partitioning of dry matter and manganese between source and sink organs of rice under manganese stress. PLANT CELL REPORTS 2014; 33:1227-1238. [PMID: 24763607 DOI: 10.1007/s00299-014-1611-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2014] [Revised: 03/19/2014] [Accepted: 03/27/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Genetic variability in dry matter and manganese partitioning between source and sink organs was the key mechanism for Mn efficient rice genotypes to cope with Mn stress. Considerable differences exist among cereal genotypes to cope manganese (Mn) deficiency, but the underlying mechanisms are poorly understood. Minimal information regarding partitioning and/or remobilization of dry matter and Mn between source and sink organs exists in rice genotypes differing in Mn efficiency. The present study was aimed to assess the growth dynamics in terms of dry matter and Mn remobilization in the whole plant (leaves and tillers as source and panicles and grains as sink) during the grain development in diverse rice genotypes. The efficient genotypes accumulated higher dry matter than inefficient genotypes under low Mn level. The translocation index i.e., uptake in grain/total uptake was 0.11 in efficient genotype (PR 116) and 0.04 in inefficient genotypes (PR 111). The efficient genotype had higher grain Mn utilization efficiency of 0.71 in comparison to 0.48 of inefficient genotype indicating that in efficient genotype, Mn in grain produces more dry matter than inefficient genotypes. The efficient genotypes also had higher flag leaf area and nitrate reductase activity. The source of efficient genotypes contributed to a greater extent to developing sink but further mobilization to grain was hindered by panicle. The panicle of inefficient genotypes had higher per cent of Mn uptake than efficient genotypes indicating that Mn was least mobilized from panicle to grain in inefficient genotypes. The lower per cent uptake of Mn in efficient genotypes indicated that Mn was mobilized from panicle to developing grain and this led to higher Mn translocation index in grain of efficient genotypes. The uptake partitioning revealed that source of all genotypes mobilized the Mn towards the sink to almost same extent but it was the panicle where highest per cent uptake per plant was in inefficient genotypes and lowest in efficient genotypes. The lowest per cent uptake in panicle of efficient genotypes revealed that it supported developing grain to have highest translocation index.
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- Shalini Jhanji
- Department of Soil Science, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, 141004, India,
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R Benatti M, Yookongkaew N, Meetam M, Guo WJ, Punyasuk N, AbuQamar S, Goldsbrough P. Metallothionein deficiency impacts copper accumulation and redistribution in leaves and seeds of Arabidopsis. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2014; 202:940-951. [PMID: 24635746 DOI: 10.1111/nph.12718] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2013] [Accepted: 12/22/2013] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Most angiosperm genomes contain several genes encoding metallothionein (MT) proteins that can bind metals including copper (Cu) and zinc (Zn). Metallothionein genes are highly expressed under various conditions but there is limited information about their function. We have studied Arabidopsis mutants that are deficient in multiple MTs to learn about the functions of MTs in plants. T-DNA insertions were identified in four of the five Arabidopsis MT genes expressed in vegetative tissues. These were crossed to produce plants deficient in four MTs (mt1a/mt2a/mt2b/mt3). The concentration of Cu was lower in seeds but higher in old leaves of the quad-MT mutant compared to wild-type plants. Experiments with stable isotopes showed that Cu in seeds came from two sources: directly from roots and via remobilization from other organs. Mobilization of Cu out of senescing leaves was disrupted in MT-deficient plants. Tolerance to Cu, Zn and paraquat was unaffected by MT deficiency but these plants were slightly more sensitive to cadmium (Cd). The quad-MT mutant showed no change in resistance to a number of microbial pathogens, or in the progression of leaf senescence. Although these MTs are not required to complete the plant's life cycle, MTs are important for Cu homeostasis and distribution in Arabidopsis.
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- Matheus R Benatti
- Department of Botany and Plant Pathology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, USA
- Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, USA
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- Department of Botany and Plant Pathology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, USA
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- Department of Botany and Plant Pathology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, USA
- Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, USA
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- Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, USA
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- Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, USA
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- Department of Botany and Plant Pathology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, USA
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- Department of Botany and Plant Pathology, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, 47907, USA
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Vasconcelos MW, Clemente TE, Grusak MA. Evaluation of constitutive iron reductase (AtFRO2) expression on mineral accumulation and distribution in soybean (Glycine max. L). FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2014; 5:112. [PMID: 24765096 PMCID: PMC3982063 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2014.00112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2013] [Accepted: 03/10/2014] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Iron is an important micronutrient in human and plant nutrition. Adequate iron nutrition during crop production is central for assuring appropriate iron concentrations in the harvestable organs, for human food or animal feed. The whole-plant movement of iron involves several processes, including the reduction of ferric to ferrous iron at several locations throughout the plant, prior to transmembrane trafficking of ferrous iron. In this study, soybean plants that constitutively expressed the AtFRO2 iron reductase gene were analyzed for leaf iron reductase activity, as well as the effect of this transgene's expression on root, leaf, pod wall, and seed mineral concentrations. High Fe supply, in combination with the constitutive expression of AtFRO2, resulted in significantly higher concentrations of different minerals in roots (K, P, Zn, Ca, Ni, Mg, and Mo), pod walls (Fe, K, P, Cu, and Ni), leaves (Fe, P, Cu, Ca, Ni, and Mg) and seeds (Fe, Zn, Cu, and Ni). Leaf and pod wall iron concentrations increased as much as 500% in transgenic plants, while seed iron concentrations only increased by 10%, suggesting that factors other than leaf and pod wall reductase activity were limiting the translocation of iron to seeds. Protoplasts isolated from transgenic leaves had three-fold higher reductase activity than controls. Expression levels of the iron storage protein, ferritin, were higher in the transgenic leaves than in wild-type, suggesting that the excess iron may be stored as ferritin in the leaves and therefore unavailable for phloem loading and delivery to the seeds. Also, citrate and malate levels in the roots and leaves of transgenic plants were significantly higher than in wild-type, suggesting that organic acid production could be related to the increased accumulation of minerals in roots, leaves, and pod walls, but not in the seeds. All together, these results suggest a more ubiquitous role for the iron reductase in whole-plant mineral accumulation and distribution.
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- Marta W. Vasconcelos
- Centro de Biotecnologia e Química Fina, Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Centro Regional do Porto da Universidade Católica PortuguesaPorto, Portugal
- Department of Pediatrics, USDA-ARS Children’s Nutrition Research Center, Baylor College of MedicineHouston, TX, USA
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- Center for Biotechnology – Plant Science Initiative, University of Nebraska-LincolnLincoln, NE, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, USDA-ARS Children’s Nutrition Research Center, Baylor College of MedicineHouston, TX, USA
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Palmer NA, Saathoff AJ, Waters BM, Donze T, Heng-Moss TM, Twigg P, Tobias CM, Sarath G. Global changes in mineral transporters in tetraploid switchgrasses (Panicum virgatum L.). FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2014; 4:549. [PMID: 24427165 PMCID: PMC3878055 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2013.00549] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2013] [Accepted: 12/18/2013] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L) is perennial, C4 grass with great potential as a biofuel crop. An in-depth understanding of the mechanisms that control mineral uptake, distribution and remobilization will benefit sustainable production. Nutrients are mobilized from aerial portions to below-ground crowns and rhizomes as a natural accompaniment to above-ground senescence post seed-set. Mineral uptake and remobilization is dependent on transporters, however, little if any information is available about the specific transporters that are needed and how their relative expression changes over a growing season. Using well-defined classes of mineral transporters, we identified 520 genes belonging to 40 different transporter classes in the tetraploid switchgrass genome. Expression patterns were determined for many of these genes using publically available transcriptomic datasets obtained from both greenhouse and field grown plants. Certain transporters showed strong temporal patterns of expression in distinct developmental stages of the plant. Gene-expression was verified for selected transporters using qRT-PCR. By and large these analyses confirmed the developmental stage-specific expression of these genes. Mineral analyses indicated that K, Fe, Mg, Co, and As had a similar pattern of accumulation with apparent limited remobilization at the end of the growing season. These initial analyses will serve as a foundation for more detailed examination of the nutrient biology of switchgrass.
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- Nathan A. Palmer
- USDA-Agricultural Research Service, Grain, Forage, and Bioenergy Research UnitLincoln, NE, USA
- Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, University of NebraskaLincoln, NE, USA
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- USDA-Agricultural Research Service, Grain, Forage, and Bioenergy Research UnitLincoln, NE, USA
- LI-COR BiosciencesLincoln, NE, USA
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- Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, University of NebraskaLincoln, NE, USA
- *Correspondence: Brian M. Waters, Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, University of Nebraska at Lincoln, 377 K Plant Sciences Hall, Lincoln, NE 68583-0915, USA e-mail:
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- Department of Entomology, University of NebraskaLincoln, NE, USA
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- Biology Department, University of NebraskaKearney, NE, USA
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- USDA-Agricultural Research Service, Genomics and Gene Discovery Research Unit, Western Regional Research CenterAlbany, CA, USA
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- USDA-Agricultural Research Service, Grain, Forage, and Bioenergy Research UnitLincoln, NE, USA
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Sankaran RP, Grusak MA. Whole shoot mineral partitioning and accumulation in pea (Pisum sativum). FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2014; 5:149. [PMID: 24795736 PMCID: PMC4006064 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2014.00149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2013] [Accepted: 03/28/2014] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Several grain legumes are staple food crops that are important sources of minerals for humans; unfortunately, our knowledge is incomplete with respect to the mechanisms of translocation of these minerals to the vegetative tissues and loading into seeds. Understanding the mechanism and partitioning of minerals in pea could help in developing cultivars with high mineral density. A mineral partitioning study was conducted in pea to assess whole-plant growth and mineral content and the potential source-sink remobilization of different minerals, especially during seed development. Shoot and root mineral content increased for all the minerals, although tissue-specific partitioning differed between the minerals. Net remobilization was observed for P, S, Cu, and Fe from both the vegetative tissues and pod wall, but the amounts remobilized were much below the total accumulation in the seeds. Within the mature pod, more minerals were partitioned to the seed fraction (>75%) at maturity than to the pod wall for all the minerals except Ca, where only 21% was partitioned to the seed fraction. Although there was evidence for net remobilization of some minerals from different tissues into seeds, continued uptake and translocation of minerals to source tissues during seed fill is as important, if not more important, than remobilization of previously stored minerals.
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- Renuka P. Sankaran
- Department of Biological Sciences, Lehman College, City University of New YorkBronx, NY, USA
- The Graduate School and University Center-City University of New YorkNew York, NY, USA
- *Correspondence: Renuka P. Sankaran, Department of Biological Sciences, Lehman College, City University of New York, 250 Bedford Park Blvd. West, Bronx, NY 10468, USA e-mail:
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- Department of Pediatrics, USDA/ARS Children's Nutrition Research Center, Baylor College of MedicineHouston, TX, USA
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Hofstetter SS, Dudnik A, Widmer H, Dudler R. Arabidopsis YELLOW STRIPE-LIKE7 (YSL7) and YSL8 transporters mediate uptake of Pseudomonas virulence factor syringolin A into plant cells. MOLECULAR PLANT-MICROBE INTERACTIONS : MPMI 2013; 26:1302-1311. [PMID: 23945001 DOI: 10.1094/mpmi-06-13-0163-r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Syringolin A (SylA), a virulence factor secreted by certain strains of the plant pathogen Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae, is an irreversible proteasome inhibitor imported by plant cells by an unknown transport process. Here, we report that functional expression in yeast of all 17 members of the Arabidopsis oligopeptide transporter family revealed that OLIGOPEPTIDE TRANSPORTER1 (OPT1), OPT2, YELLOW STRIPE-LIKE3 (YSL3), YSL7, and YSL8 rendered yeast cells sensitive to growth inhibition by SylA to different degrees, strongly indicating that these proteins mediated SylA uptake into yeast cells. The greatest SylA sensitivity was conferred by YSL7 and YSL8 expression. An Arabidopsis ysl7 mutant exhibited strongly reduced SylA sensitivity in a root growth inhibition assay and in leaves of ysl7 and ysl8 mutants, SylA-mediated quenching of salicylic-acid-triggered PATHOGENESIS-RELATED GENE1 transcript accumulation was greatly reduced compared with the wild type. These results suggest that YSL7 and YSL8 are major SylA uptake transporters in Arabidopsis. Expression of a YSL homolog of bean, the host of the SylA-producing P. syringae pv. syringae B728a, in yeast also conferred strong SylA sensitivity. Thus, YSL transporters, which are thought to be involved in metal homeostasis, have been hijacked by bacterial pathogens for SylA uptake into host cells.
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Garcia-Molina A, Andrés-Colás N, Perea-García A, Neumann U, Dodani SC, Huijser P, Peñarrubia L, Puig S. The Arabidopsis COPT6 Transport Protein Functions in Copper Distribution Under Copper-Deficient Conditions. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2013; 54:1378-90. [DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pct088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Dissecting plant iron homeostasis under short and long-term iron fluctuations. Biotechnol Adv 2013; 31:1292-307. [PMID: 23680191 DOI: 10.1016/j.biotechadv.2013.05.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/15/2013] [Revised: 04/18/2013] [Accepted: 05/05/2013] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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A wealth of information on the different aspects of iron homeostasis in plants has been obtained during the last decade. However, there is no clear road-map integrating the relationships between the various components. The principal aim of the current review is to fill this gap. In this context we discuss the lack of low affinity iron uptake mechanisms in plants, the utilization of a different uptake mechanism by graminaceous plants compared to the others, as well as the roles of riboflavin, ferritin isoforms, nitric oxide, nitrosylation, heme, aconitase, and vacuolar pH. Cross-homeostasis between elements is also considered, with a specific emphasis on the relationship between iron homeostasis and phosphorus and copper deficiencies. As the environment is a crucial parameter for modulating plant responses, we also highlight how diurnal fluctuations govern iron metabolism. Evolutionary aspects of iron homeostasis have so far attracted little attention. Looking into the past can inform us on how long-term oxygen and iron-availability fluctuations have influenced the evolution of iron uptake mechanisms. Finally, we evaluate to what extent this homeostastic road map can be used for the development of novel biofortification strategies in order to alleviate iron deficiency in human.
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Aksoy E, Koiwa H. Function of Arabidopsis CPL1 in cadmium responses. PLANT SIGNALING & BEHAVIOR 2013; 8:e24120. [PMID: 23455022 PMCID: PMC3897498 DOI: 10.4161/psb.24120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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Transcriptional and post-transcriptional responses to external iron (Fe) availability are essential for the cellular Fe homeostasis. Fe deficiency strongly induces Fe utilization-related gene expression; however, little is known about the early Fe signaling that regulates expression of a central transcription factor FIT. In Arabidopsis, mutations in RNA polymerase II CTD-phosphatase-like 1 (CPL1) enhance the expression of Fe utilization-related genes including FIT under Fe deficiency. Fe content is significantly increased in the roots and decreased in the shoots of cpl1-2 plants, and root growth of the cpl1-2 mutant shows higher tolerance to Fe deficiency and to toxicity of cadmium (Cd). The cpl1-2 plants accumulate more Cd in the shoots, suggesting that Cd toxicity in the cpl1-2 roots is circumvented by the transport of excess Cd to the shoots. Here we show data suggesting that the root-to-shoot translocation of Cd in cpl1-2 is mediated by yet uncharacterized Cd transport mechanisms.
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Sperotto RA. Zn/Fe remobilization from vegetative tissues to rice seeds: should I stay or should I go? Ask Zn/Fe supply! FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2013; 4:464. [PMID: 24294216 PMCID: PMC3827551 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2013.00464] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2013] [Accepted: 10/28/2013] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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Aksoy E, Jeong IS, Koiwa H. Loss of function of Arabidopsis C-terminal domain phosphatase-like1 activates iron deficiency responses at the transcriptional level. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2013; 161:330-45. [PMID: 23144187 PMCID: PMC3532264 DOI: 10.1104/pp.112.207043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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The expression of genes that control iron (Fe) uptake and distribution (i.e. Fe utilization-related genes) is tightly regulated. Fe deficiency strongly induces Fe utilization-related gene expression; however, little is known about the mechanisms that regulate this response in plants. Transcriptome analysis of an Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) mutant defective in RNA polymerase II C-terminal domain-phosphatase-like1 (CPL1) revealed significant up-regulation of Fe utilization-related genes (e.g. IRON-REGULATED TRANSPORTER1), suggesting the importance of RNA metabolism in Fe signaling. An analysis using multiple cpl1 alleles established that cpl1 mutations enhanced specific transcriptional responses to low Fe availability. Changes in protein level were less prominent than those in transcript level, indicating that cpl1-2 mainly affects the Fe deficiency response at the transcriptional level. However, Fe content was significantly increased in the roots and decreased in the shoots of cpl1-2 plants, indicating that the cpl1 mutations do indeed affect Fe homeostasis. Furthermore, root growth of cpl1-2 showed improved tolerance to Fe deficiency and cadmium (Cd) toxicity. cpl1-2 plants accumulated more Cd in the shoots, suggesting that Cd toxicity in the roots of this mutant is averted by the transport of excess Cd to the shoots. Genetic data indicate that cpl1-2 likely activates Fe deficiency responses upstream of both FE-DEFICIENCY-INDUCED TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR-dependent and -independent signaling pathways. Interestingly, various osmotic stress/abscisic acid (ABA)-inducible genes were up-regulated in cpl1-2, and the expression of some ABA-inducible genes was controlled by Fe availability. We propose that the cpl1 mutations enhance Fe deficiency signaling and promote cross talk with a branch of the osmotic stress/ABA signaling pathway.
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Martins V, Hanana M, Blumwald E, Gerós H. Copper transport and compartmentation in grape cells. PLANT & CELL PHYSIOLOGY 2012; 53:1866-1880. [PMID: 22952251 DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pcs125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Copper-based fungicides have been widely used against several grapevine (Vitis vinifera L.) diseases since the late 1800s when the Bordeaux mixture was developed, but their intensive use has raised phytotoxicity concerns. In this study, physiological, biochemical and molecular approaches were combined to investigate the impacts of copper in grape cells and how it is transported and compartmented intracellularly. Copper reduced the growth and viability of grape cells (CSB, Cabernet Sauvignon Berry) in a dose-dependent manner above 100 µM and was accumulated in specific metal ion sinks. The copper-sensitive probe Phen Green SK was used to characterize copper transport across the plasma membrane of CSB cells. The transport system (K(m) = 583 µM; V(max) = 177 × 10(-6) %ΔF min(-1) protoplast(-1)) was regulated by copper availability in the culture medium, stimulated by Ca(2+) and inhibited by Zn(2+). The pH-sensitive fluorescent probe ACMA (9-amino-6-chloro-2-methoxyacridine) was used to evaluate the involvement of proton-dependent copper transport across the tonoplast. Cu(2+) compartmentation in the vacuole was dependent on the transmembrane pH gradient generated by both V-H(+)-ATPase and V-H(+)-pyrophosphatase (PPase). High copper levels in the growth medium did not affect the activity of V-H(+)-PPase but decreased the magnitude of the H(+) gradient generated by V-H(+)-ATPase. Expression studies of VvCTr genes showed that VvCTr1 and VvCTr8 were distinctly affected by CuSO(4) availability in grape cell cultures and that both genes were highly expressed in the green stage of grape berries.
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- Viviana Martins
- Centro de Investigação e de Tecnologias Agro-Ambientais e Biológicas, Portugal
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Waters BM, McInturf SA, Stein RJ. Rosette iron deficiency transcript and microRNA profiling reveals links between copper and iron homeostasis in Arabidopsis thaliana. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2012; 63:5903-18. [PMID: 22962679 PMCID: PMC3467300 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/ers239] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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Iron (Fe) is an essential plant micronutrient, and its deficiency limits plant growth and development on alkaline soils. Under Fe deficiency, plant responses include up-regulation of genes involved in Fe uptake from the soil. However, little is known about shoot responses to Fe deficiency. Using microarrays to probe gene expression in Kas-1 and Tsu-1 ecotypes of Arabidopsis thaliana, and comparison with existing Col-0 data, revealed conserved rosette gene expression responses to Fe deficiency. Fe-regulated genes included known metal homeostasis-related genes, and a number of genes of unknown function. Several genes responded to Fe deficiency in both roots and rosettes. Fe deficiency led to up-regulation of Cu,Zn superoxide dismutase (SOD) genes CSD1 and CSD2, and down-regulation of FeSOD genes FSD1 and FSD2. Eight microRNAs were found to respond to Fe deficiency. Three of these (miR397a, miR398a, and miR398b/c) are known to regulate transcripts of Cu-containing proteins, and were down-regulated by Fe deficiency, suggesting that they could be involved in plant adaptation to Fe limitation. Indeed, Fe deficiency led to accumulation of Cu in rosettes, prior to any detectable decrease in Fe concentration. ccs1 mutants that lack functional Cu,ZnSOD proteins were prone to greater oxidative stress under Fe deficiency, indicating that increased Cu concentration under Fe limitation has an important role in oxidative stress prevention. The present results show that Cu accumulation, microRNA regulation, and associated differential expression of Fe and CuSOD genes are coordinated responses to Fe limitation.
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- Brian M Waters
- Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE 68583-0915, USA.
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Sperotto RA, Vasconcelos MW, Grusak MA, Fett JP. Effects of different Fe supplies on mineral partitioning and remobilization during the reproductive development of rice (Oryza sativa L.). RICE (NEW YORK, N.Y.) 2012; 5:27. [PMID: 24279875 PMCID: PMC4883723 DOI: 10.1186/1939-8433-5-27] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2012] [Accepted: 09/14/2012] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND Minimal information exists on whole-plant dynamics of mineral flow through rice plants and on the source tissues responsible for mineral export to developing seeds. Understanding these phenomena in a model plant could help in the development of nutritionally enhanced crop cultivars. A whole-plant accumulation study, using harvests during reproductive development under different Fe supplies, was conducted to characterize mineral accumulation in roots, non-flag leaves, flag leaves, stems/sheaths, and panicles of Kitaake rice plants. RESULTS Low Fe supply promoted higher accumulation of Zn, Cu and Ni in roots, Mn, Ca, Mg and K in leaves and Zn in stems/sheaths and a smaller accumulation of Fe, Mn and Ca in roots and Zn and Ni in leaves. High Fe supply promoted higher accumulation of Fe in roots and Zn in leaves and a smaller accumulation of Fe in leaves and stems/sheaths and Zn, Cu and K in roots. Correlation analyzes indicated that fluctuations in Mn-Ca, Zn-Cu, Zn-Ni, Cu-Ni, Mo-S, Ca-Mg, Cu-Mn and Cu-Mg concentrations in response to different Fe supplies were positively correlated in at least four of the five organs analyzed. CONCLUSIONS Mineral content loss analysis indicated that mineral remobilization from vegetative organs can occur in rice plants; however, for seeds to acquire minerals, vegetative remobilization is not absolutely required. Also, mineral remobilization from vegetative tissues in rice was greatly dependent of plant Fe nutrition. Remobilization was observed for several minerals from flag leaves and stems/sheaths, but the amounts were generally far below the total mineral accretion observed in panicles, suggesting that continued uptake and translocation of minerals from the roots during seed fill are probably more important than mineral remobilization.
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- Raul Antonio Sperotto
- />Centro de Biotecnologia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, 91501-970 Porto Alegre, RS Brazil
- />Departamento de Botânica, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, 91501-970 Porto Alegre, RS Brazil
- />Centro de Ciências Biológicas e da Saúde, Centro Universitário UNIVATES, 95900-000 Lajeado, RS Brazil
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- />CBQF/Escola Superior de Biotecnologia, Universidade Católica Portuguesa, Rua Dr. António Bernardino de Almeida, 4200-072 Porto, Portugal
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- />USDA/ARS Children’s Nutrition Research Center, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, 1100 Bates Street, Houston, TX 77030 USA
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- />Centro de Biotecnologia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, 91501-970 Porto Alegre, RS Brazil
- />Departamento de Botânica, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, 91501-970 Porto Alegre, RS Brazil
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Shi R, Weber G, Köster J, Reza-Hajirezaei M, Zou C, Zhang F, von Wirén N. Senescence-induced iron mobilization in source leaves of barley (Hordeum vulgare) plants. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2012; 195:372-383. [PMID: 22591276 DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2012.04165.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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• Retranslocation of iron (Fe) from source leaves to sinks requires soluble Fe binding forms. As much of the Fe is protein-bound and associated with the leaf nitrogen (N) status, we investigated the role of N in Fe mobilization and retranslocation under N deficiency- vs dark-induced leaf senescence. • By excluding Fe retranslocation from the apoplastic root pool, Fe concentrations in source and sink leaves from hydroponically grown barley (Hordeum vulgare) plants were determined in parallel with the concentrations of potential Fe chelators and the expression of genes involved in phytosiderophore biosynthesis. • N supply showed opposing effects on Fe pools in source leaves, inhibiting Fe export out of source leaves under N sufficiency but stimulating Fe export from source leaves under N deficiency, which partially alleviated Fe deficiency-induced chlorosis. Both triggers of leaf senescence, shading and N deficiency, enhanced NICOTIANAMINE SYNTHASE2 gene expression, soluble Fe pools in source leaves, and phytosiderophore and citrate rather than nicotianamine concentrations. • These results indicate that Fe mobilization within senescing leaves is independent of a concomitant N sink in young leaves and that phytosiderophores enhance Fe solubility in senescing source leaves, favoring subsequent Fe retranslocation.
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- Rongli Shi
- Molecular Plant Nutrition, Leibniz-Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK), Corrensstr. 3, 06466 Gatersleben, Germany
- Department of Plant Nutrition, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- Leibniz-Institut für Analytische Wissenschaften - ISAS - e.V., Bunsen-Kirchhoff-Str 11, 44139 Dortmund, Germany
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- Leibniz-Institut für Analytische Wissenschaften - ISAS - e.V., Bunsen-Kirchhoff-Str 11, 44139 Dortmund, Germany
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- Molecular Plant Nutrition, Leibniz-Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK), Corrensstr. 3, 06466 Gatersleben, Germany
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- Department of Plant Nutrition, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- Department of Plant Nutrition, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, China
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- Molecular Plant Nutrition, Leibniz-Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK), Corrensstr. 3, 06466 Gatersleben, Germany
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Baxter I, Hermans C, Lahner B, Yakubova E, Tikhonova M, Verbruggen N, Chao DY, Salt DE. Biodiversity of mineral nutrient and trace element accumulation in Arabidopsis thaliana. PLoS One 2012; 7:e35121. [PMID: 22558123 PMCID: PMC3338729 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0035121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2012] [Accepted: 03/13/2012] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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In order to grow on soils that vary widely in chemical composition, plants have evolved mechanisms for regulating the elemental composition of their tissues to balance the mineral nutrient and trace element bioavailability in the soil with the requirements of the plant for growth and development. The biodiversity that exists within a species can be utilized to investigate how regulatory mechanisms of individual elements interact and to identify genes important for these processes. We analyzed the elemental composition (ionome) of a set of 96 wild accessions of the genetic model plant Arabidopsis thaliana grown in hydroponic culture and soil using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). The concentrations of 17-19 elements were analyzed in roots and leaves from plants grown hydroponically, and leaves and seeds from plants grown in artificial soil. Significant genetic effects were detected for almost every element analyzed. We observed very few correlations between the elemental composition of the leaves and either the roots or seeds. There were many pairs of elements that were significantly correlated with each other within a tissue, but almost none of these pairs were consistently correlated across tissues and growth conditions, a phenomenon observed in several previous studies. These results suggest that the ionome of a plant tissue is variable, yet tightly controlled by genes and gene × environment interactions. The dataset provides a valuable resource for mapping studies to identify genes regulating elemental accumulation. All of the ionomic data is available at www.ionomicshub.org.
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- Ivan Baxter
- Agricultural Research Service Plant Genetics Research Unit, Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, United States Department of Agriculture, St. Louis, Missouri, United States of America.
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Stein RJ, Waters BM. Use of natural variation reveals core genes in the transcriptome of iron-deficient Arabidopsis thaliana roots. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2012; 63:1039-55. [PMID: 22039296 PMCID: PMC3254695 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/err343] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Iron (Fe) is an essential mineral micronutrient for plants and animals. Plants respond to Fe deficiency by increasing root uptake capacity. Identification of gene networks for Fe uptake and homeostasis could result in improved crop growth and nutritional value. Previous studies have used microarrays to identify a large number of genes regulated by Fe deficiency in roots of three Arabidopsis ecotypes. However, a large proportion of these genes may be involved in secondary or genotype-influenced responses rather than in a universal role in Fe uptake or homeostasis. Here we show that a small percentage of the Fe deficiency transcriptome of two contrasting ecotypes, Kas-1 and Tsu-1, was shared with other ecotypes. Kas-1 and Tsu-1 had different timing and magnitude of ferric reductase activity upon Fe withdrawal, and different categories of overrepresented Fe-regulated genes. To gain insights into universal responses of Arabidopsis to Fe deficiency, the Kas-1 and Tsu-1 transcriptomes were compared with those of Col-0, Ler, and C24. In early Fe deficiency (24-48 h), no Fe-downregulated genes and only 10 upregulated genes were found in all ecotypes, and only 20 Fe-downregulated and 58 upregulated genes were found in at least three of the five ecotypes. Supernode gene networks were constructed to visualize conserved Fe homeostasis responses. Contrasting gene expression highlighted different responses to Fe deficiency between ecotypes. This study demonstrates the use of natural variation to identify central Fe-deficiency-regulated genes in plants, and identified genes with potential new roles in signalling during Fe deficiency.
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