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Yin Y, Cui D, Chi Q, Xu H, Guan P, Zhang H, Jiao T, Wang X, Wang L, Sun H. Reactive oxygen species may be involved in the distinctive biological effects of different doses of 12C 6+ ion beams on Arabidopsis. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2024; 14:1337640. [PMID: 38312361 PMCID: PMC10835405 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1337640] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2023] [Accepted: 12/31/2023] [Indexed: 02/06/2024]
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Introduction Heavy ion beam is a novel approach for crop mutagenesis with the advantage of high energy transfer line density and low repair effect after injury, however, little investigation on the biological effect on plant was performed. 50 Gy irradiation significantly stimulated the growth of Arabidopsis seedlings, as indicated by an increase in root and biomass, while 200 Gy irradiation significantly inhibited the growth of seedlings, causing a visible decrease in plant growth. Methods The Arabidopsis seeds were irradiated by 12C6+. Monte Carlo simulations were used to calculate the damage to seeds and particle trajectories by ion implantation. The seed epidermis received SEM detection and changes in its organic composition were detected using FTIR. Evidence of ROS and antioxidant systems were analyzed. RNA-seq and qPCR were used to detect changes in seedling transcript levels. Results and discussion Monte Carlo simulations revealed that high-dose irradiation causes various damage. Evidence of ROS and antioxidant systems implies that the emergence of phenotypes in plant cells may be associated with oxidative stress. Transcriptomic analysis of the seedlings demonstrated that 170 DEGs were present in the 50 Gy and 200 Gy groups and GO enrichment indicated that they were mainly associated with stress resistance and cell wall homeostasis. Further GO enrichment of DEGs unique to 50 Gy and 200 Gy revealed 58 50Gy-exclusive DEGs were enriched in response to oxidative stress and jasmonic acid entries, while 435 200 Gy-exclusive DEGs were enriched in relation to oxidative stress, organic cyclic compounds, and salicylic acid. This investigation advances our insight into the biological effects of heavy ion irradiation and the underlying mechanisms.
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- Yue Yin
- Henan Key Laboratory of Ion-beam Bioengineering, School of Physics and Microelectronics, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
- State Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology, School of Agricultural Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Henan Key Laboratory of Ion-beam Bioengineering, School of Physics and Microelectronics, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
- State Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology, School of Agricultural Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
- Sanya Institute, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology, School of Agricultural Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
- Sanya Institute, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology, School of Agricultural Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
- Sanya Institute, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology, School of Agricultural Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
- Sanya Institute, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology, School of Agricultural Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Asset Management Co., Ltd, Henan Institute of Science and Technology, Xinxiang, China
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- School of Bioengineering, Xinxiang University, Xinxiang, China
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- College of Biology and Food Engineering, Anyang Institute of Technology, Anyang, China
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- Henan Key Laboratory of Ion-beam Bioengineering, School of Physics and Microelectronics, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
- State Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology, School of Agricultural Sciences, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
- Sanya Institute, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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Jopčík M, Libantová J, Lancíková V. Effect of chronic radiation on the flax (Linum usitatissimum L.) genome grown for six consecutive generations in the radioactive Chernobyl area. PHYSIOLOGIA PLANTARUM 2022; 174:e13745. [PMID: 35780328 DOI: 10.1111/ppl.13745] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2022] [Revised: 06/01/2022] [Accepted: 06/27/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The growth of plants under chronic radiation stress in the Chernobyl area may cause changes in the genome of plants. To assess the extent of genetic and epigenetic changes in nuclear DNA, seeds of the annual crop flax (Linum usitatissimum L.) of the Kyivskyi variety, sown 21 years after the accident and grown for six generations in radioactive (RAD) and remediated (REM) fields were analysed. Flaxseed used for sowing first generation, which served as a reference (REF), was also analysed. The AFLP (Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism) revealed a higher number of specific EcoRI-MseI loci (3.4-fold) in pooled flaxseed samples harvested from the RAD field compared with the REM field, indicating a link between the mutation process in the flax genome and the ongoing adaptation process. MSAP (Methylation-Sensitive Amplified Polymorphism) detecting EcoRI-MspI and EcoRI-HpaII loci in flax nuclear DNA genome showed no significant differences in methylation level, reaching about 33% in each of the groups studied. On the other hand, significant changes in the DNA methylation pattern of flaxseed samples harvested from the RAD field compared with controls were detected. Pairwise FST comparison revealed within both, EcoRI-MspI and transformed methylation-Sensitive data sets more than a 3-fold increase of genetic divergence in the RAD field compared with both controls. These results indicate that the nuclear genome of flax exposed to chronic radiation for six generations has more mutations and uses DNA methylation as one of the adaptation mechanisms for sustainability under adverse conditions.
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- Martin Jopčík
- Institute of Plant Genetics and Biotechnology, Plant Science and Biodiversity Centre, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Nitra, Slovakia
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- Institute of Plant Genetics and Biotechnology, Plant Science and Biodiversity Centre, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Nitra, Slovakia
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- Institute of Plant Genetics and Biotechnology, Plant Science and Biodiversity Centre, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Nitra, Slovakia
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Lee SI, Park JW, Kwon SJ, Jo YD, Hong MJ, Kim JB, Choi HI. Epigenetic Variation Induced by Gamma Rays, DNA Methyltransferase Inhibitors, and Their Combination in Rice. PLANTS 2020; 9:plants9091088. [PMID: 32847097 PMCID: PMC7570246 DOI: 10.3390/plants9091088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2020] [Revised: 08/16/2020] [Accepted: 08/19/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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DNA methylation plays important roles in the regulation of gene expression and maintenance of genome stability in many organisms, including plants. In this study, we treated rice with gamma rays (GRs) and DNA methyltransferase inhibitors (DNMTis) to induce variations in DNA methylation and evaluated epigenetic diversity using methylation-sensitive amplified polymorphism (MSAP) and transposon methylation display (TMD) marker systems. Comparative and integrated analyses of the data revealed that both GRs and DNMTis alone have epimutagenic effects and that combined treatment enhanced these effects. Calculation of methylation rates based on band scoring suggested that both GRs and DNMTis induce epigenetic diversity by demethylation in a dose-dependent manner, and combined treatment can induce variations more synergistically. The difference in the changes in full and hemi-methylation rates between MSAP and TMD is presumed to be caused by the different genomic contexts of the loci amplified in the two marker systems. Principal coordinate, phylogenic, and population structure analyses commonly yielded two clusters of individuals divided by DNMTi treatment. The clustering pattern was more apparent in TMD, indicating that DNMTis have a stronger effect on hypermethylated repetitive regions. These findings provide a foundation for understanding epigenetic variations induced by GRs and DNMTis and for epigenetic mutation breeding.
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Mousavi S, Regni L, Bocchini M, Mariotti R, Cultrera NGM, Mancuso S, Googlani J, Chakerolhosseini MR, Guerrero C, Albertini E, Baldoni L, Proietti P. Physiological, epigenetic and genetic regulation in some olive cultivars under salt stress. Sci Rep 2019; 9:1093. [PMID: 30705308 PMCID: PMC6355907 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-37496-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2018] [Accepted: 11/30/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Cultivated olive, a typical fruit crop species of the semi-arid regions, could successfully face the new scenarios driven by the climate change through the selection of tolerant varieties to salt and drought stresses. In the present work, multidisciplinary approaches, including physiological, epigenetic and genetic studies, have been applied to clarify the salt tolerance mechanisms in olive. Four varieties (Koroneiki, Royal de Cazorla, Arbequina and Picual) and a related form (O. europaea subsp. cuspidata) were grown in a hydroponic system under different salt concentrations from zero to 200 mM. In order to verify the plant response under salt stress, photosynthesis, gas exchange and relative water content were measured at different time points, whereas chlorophyll and leaf concentration of Na+, K+ and Ca2+ ions, were quantified at 43 and 60 days after treatment, when stress symptoms became prominent. Methylation sensitive amplification polymorphism (MSAP) technique was used to assess the effects of salt stress on plant DNA methylation. Several fragments resulted differentially methylated among genotypes, treatments and time points. Real time quantitative PCR (RT-qPCR) analysis revealed significant expression changes related to plant response to salinity. Four genes (OePIP1.1, OePetD, OePI4Kg4 and OeXyla) were identified, as well as multiple retrotransposon elements usually targeted by methylation under stress conditions.
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- Soraya Mousavi
- Università degli Studi di Perugia, Dept. Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences, Perugia, Italy
- CNR - Institute of Biosciences and Bioresources, Perugia, Italy
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- Università degli Studi di Perugia, Dept. Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences, Perugia, Italy
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- Università degli Studi di Perugia, Dept. Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences, Perugia, Italy
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- Università degli Studi di Firenze, Dept. Agrifood Production and Environmental Sciences, Florence, Italy
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- Università degli Studi di Firenze, Dept. Agrifood Production and Environmental Sciences, Florence, Italy
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- Università degli Studi di Perugia, Dept. Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences, Perugia, Italy
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- CNR - Institute of Biosciences and Bioresources, Perugia, Italy.
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- Università degli Studi di Perugia, Dept. Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences, Perugia, Italy
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Alsdurf J, Anderson C, Siemens DH. Epigenetics of drought-induced trans-generational plasticity: consequences for range limit development. AOB PLANTS 2015; 8:plv146. [PMID: 26685218 PMCID: PMC4722181 DOI: 10.1093/aobpla/plv146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2015] [Accepted: 11/19/2015] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Genetic variation gives plants the potential to adapt to stressful environments that often exist beyond their geographic range limits. However, various genetic, physiological or developmental constraints might prevent the process of adaptation. Alternatively, environmentally induced epigenetic changes might sustain populations for several generations in stressful areas across range boundaries, but previous work on Boechera stricta, an upland mustard closely related to Arabidopsis, documented a drought-induced trans-generational plastic trade-off that could contribute to range limit development. Offspring of parents who were drought treated had higher drought tolerance, but lower levels of glucosinolate toxins. Both drought tolerance and defence are thought to be needed to expand the range to lower elevations. Here, we used methylation-sensitive amplified fragment length polymorphisms to determine whether environmentally induced DNA methylation and thus epigenetics could be a mechanism involved in the observed trans-generational plastic trade-off. We compared 110 offspring from the same self-fertilizing lineages whose parents were exposed to experimental drought stress treatments in the laboratory. Using three primer combinations, 643 polymorphic epi-loci were detected. Discriminant function analysis (DFA) on the amount of methylation detected resulted in significant combinations of epi-loci that distinguished the parent drought treatments in the offspring. Principal component (PC) and univariate association analyses also detected the significant differences, even after controlling for lineage, planting flat, developmental differences and multiple testing. Univariate tests also indicated significant associations between the amount of methylation and drought tolerance or glucosinolate toxin concentration. One epi-locus that was implicated in DFA, PC and univariate association analysis may be directly involved in the trade-off because increased methylation at this site on the genome decreased drought tolerance, but increased glucosinolate concentration.
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- Jacob Alsdurf
- Integrative Genomics Program, Black Hills State University, Spearfish, SD 77799, USA Present address: Division of Biology, Kansas State University, Ackert Hall, Room 315, Manhattan, KS 66506-4901, USA
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- Integrative Genomics Program, Black Hills State University, Spearfish, SD 77799, USA
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- Integrative Genomics Program, Black Hills State University, Spearfish, SD 77799, USA
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Li Z, Liu Z, Chen R, Li X, Tai P, Gong Z, Jia C, Liu W. DNA damage and genetic methylation changes caused by Cd in Arabidopsis thaliana seedlings. ENVIRONMENTAL TOXICOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY 2015; 34:2095-103. [PMID: 25914311 DOI: 10.1002/etc.3033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2015] [Revised: 03/25/2015] [Accepted: 04/19/2015] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) and methylation-sensitive amplification polymorphism (MASP) techniques are sensitive to deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) damage and genetic methylation, respectively. Using these 2 techniques, Arabidopsis thaliana cultured with 0 mg/L (control), 0.5 mg/L, 1.5 mg/L, and 5.0 mg/L Cd(2+) for 16 d was used to analyze the DNA damage and methylation changes as a result of cadmium (Cd). The DNA was amplified by 14 AFLP primer pairs and 13 MSAP primer combinations. In the AFLP experiment, 62 polymorphic sites were found in the patterns of 11 primer combinations and a total of 1116 fragments were obtained in these patterns. There were no polymorphic bands in the remaining 3 pairs. The proportions of polymorphic sites in the 0.5-mg/L Cd(2+) and 5.0-mg/L Cd(2+) treatments were significantly different. Seven polymorphic fragments were then separated and successfully sequenced, yielding 6 nucleobase substitutions and 1 nucleobase deletion. Similarly, in the MSAP experiment, the MSAP% and number of demethylated-type bands were unchanged after Cd treatment, but the number of methylated-type bands was increased significantly in the 5.0-mg/L Cd(2+) treatment group, a finding that may be associated with the AFLP results. The polymorphic bands were also sequenced and the functions of their homologous genes were determined. The DNA damage and methylation changes may be the primary cause of certain pathology changes as a result of Cd uptake in plants.
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- Zhaoling Li
- Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, Liaoning, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
- Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, Liaoning, China
- School of Life and Environmental, Deakin University, Warrnambool, Victoria, Australia
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- Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, Liaoning, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, Liaoning, China
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- Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, Liaoning, China
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- Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, Liaoning, China
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- Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, Liaoning, China
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- Institute of Applied Ecology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenyang, Liaoning, China
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Xu W, Wang T, Xu S, Xu S, Wu L, Wu Y, Bian P. Radiation-induced epigenetic bystander effects demonstrated in Arabidopsis thaliana. Radiat Res 2015; 183:511-24. [PMID: 25938771 DOI: 10.1667/rr13909.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Radiation-induced bystander effects (RIBE) in vivo in the higher plant Arabidopsis thaliana ( A. thaliana ) have been well demonstrated in terms of effects on development and genetics. However, there is not yet robust evidence regarding RIBE-mediated epigenetic changes in plants. To address this, in the current work the roots of A. thaliana seedlings were locally irradiated with 10 Gy of α particles, after which DNA methylation in bystander aerial plants were detected using the methylation-sensitive amplification polymorphism (MSAP) and bisulfite sequencing PCR (BSP). Results showed that irradiation of the roots led to long-distance changes in DNA methylation patterns at some CCGG sites over the whole genome, specifically from hemi-methylation to non-methylation, and the methylation ratios, mainly at CG sites, strongly indicating the existence of RIBE-mediated epigenetic changes in higher plants. Root irradiation also influenced expressions of DNA methylation-related MET1, DRM2 and SUVH4 genes and demethylation-related DML3 gene in bystander aerial plants, suggesting a modulation of RIBE to the methylation machinery in plants. In addition, the multicopy P35S:GUS in A. thaliana line L5-1, which is silenced epigenetically by DNA methylation and histone modification, was transcriptionally activated through the RIBE. The transcriptional activation could be significantly inhibited by the treatment with reactive oxygen species (ROS) scavenger dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), indicative of a pivotal role of ROS in RIBE-mediated epigenetic changes. Time course analyses showed that the bystander signaling molecule(s) for transcriptional activation of multicopy P35S:GUS, although of unknown chemical nature, were generated in the root cells within 24 h postirradiation.
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- Wei Xu
- Key Laboratory of Ion Beam Bio-engineering, Hefei Institutes of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences and Anhui Province, Hefei, Anhui 230031, P.R. China
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Bocchini M, Bartucca ML, Ciancaleoni S, Mimmo T, Cesco S, Pii Y, Albertini E, Del Buono D. Iron deficiency in barley plants: phytosiderophore release, iron translocation, and DNA methylation. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2015; 6:514. [PMID: 26217365 PMCID: PMC4496560 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2015.00514] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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All living organisms require iron (Fe) to carry out many crucial metabolic pathways. Despite its high concentrations in the geosphere, Fe bio-availability to plant roots can be very scarce. To cope with Fe shortage, plants can activate different strategies. For these reasons, we investigated Fe deficient Hordeum vulgare L. plants by monitoring growth, phytosiderophores (PS) release, iron content, and translocation, and DNA methylation, with respect to Fe sufficient ones. Reductions of plant growth, roots to shoots Fe translocation, and increases in PS release were found. Experiments on DNA methylation highlighted significant differences between fully and hemy-methylated sequences in Fe deficient plants, with respect to Fe sufficient plants. Eleven DNA bands differently methylated were found in starved plants. Of these, five sequences showed significant alignment to barley genes encoding for a glucosyltransferase, a putative acyl carrier protein, a peroxidase, a β-glucosidase and a transcription factor containing a Homeodomin. A resupply experiment was carried out on starved barley re-fed at 13 days after sowing (DAS), and it showed that plants did not recover after Fe addition. In fact, Fe absorption and root to shoot translocation capacities were impaired. In addition, resupplied barley showed DNA methylation/demethylation patterns very similar to that of barley grown in Fe deprivation. This last finding is very encouraging because it indicates as these variations/modifications could be transmitted to progenies.
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- Marika Bocchini
- Department of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences, University of PerugiaPerugia, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences, University of PerugiaPerugia, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences, University of PerugiaPerugia, Italy
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- Faculty of Science and Technology, Free University of BolzanoBolzano, Italy
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- Faculty of Science and Technology, Free University of BolzanoBolzano, Italy
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- Faculty of Science and Technology, Free University of BolzanoBolzano, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences, University of PerugiaPerugia, Italy
- *Correspondence: Emidio Albertini, Department of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences, Borgo XX Giugno 74, 06121 Perugia, Italy
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- Department of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Sciences, University of PerugiaPerugia, Italy
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Gao WJ, Su JX, Xie L, Deng CL, Zhang T, Lu LD. The point mutation induced by the low-energy N+ ion implantation in Impatiens balsamine genome. RUSS J GENET+ 2012. [DOI: 10.1134/s1022795412070034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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