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Narayanan M, Ma Y. Mitigation of heavy metal stress in the soil through optimized interaction between plants and microbes. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 2023; 345:118732. [PMID: 37536126 DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.118732] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2023] [Revised: 07/29/2023] [Accepted: 07/29/2023] [Indexed: 08/05/2023]
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Agricultural as well as industrial processes, such as mining and textile activities, are just a few examples of anthropogenic activities that have a long-term negative impact on the environment. Each of the aforementioned factors increases the concentration of heavy metals in soil. Heavy metal contamination in soil causes a wide range of environmental issues and is harmful to microbes, plants, and animals. Because of their non-biodegradability and toxic effects, preventing additional metal contamination and remediating the vast majority of contaminated sites around the world is critical. Hence, this review focuses on the effects of metal contamination on soil microbes, as well as plant-microbe interactions. Plant-associated probiotics reduce metal accumulation; the introduction of beneficial microbes is regarded as one of the most promising approaches to improving metal stress tolerance; thus, the study focuses on plant-microbe interactions as well as their actual implications via phytoremediation. Plant-microbe interaction can play an important role in acclimating vegetation (plants) to metalliferous conditions and should thus be studied to improve microbe-aided metal tolerance in plants. Plant-interacted microbes reduce metal accumulation in plant cells and metal bioaccumulation in the soil through a variety of processes. A novel phytobacterial approach, such as genetically modified microbes, is now being used to improve heavy metal cleanup as well as stress tolerance among plants. This review examines our current understanding of such negative consequences of heavy metal stresses, signaling responses, and the role of plant-associated microbiota in heavy metal stress tolerance and interaction.
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- Mathiyazhagan Narayanan
- Division of Research and Innovation, Department of Biotechnology, Saveetha School of Engineering, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Science, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
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- College of Resources and Environment, Southwest University, Chongqing, 400716, China.
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Flores-Iga G, Lopez-Ortiz C, Gracia-Rodriguez C, Almeida A, Nimmakayala P, Reddy UK, Balagurusamy N. A Genome-Wide Identification and Comparative Analysis of the Heavy-Metal-Associated Gene Family in Cucurbitaceae Species and Their Role in Cucurbita pepo under Arsenic Stress. Genes (Basel) 2023; 14:1877. [PMID: 37895226 PMCID: PMC10606463 DOI: 10.3390/genes14101877] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2023] [Revised: 09/21/2023] [Accepted: 09/25/2023] [Indexed: 10/29/2023] Open
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The heavy-metal-associated (HMA) proteins are a class of PB1-type ATPases related to the intracellular transport and detoxification of metals. However, due to a lack of information regarding the HMA gene family in the Cucurbitaceae family, a comprehensive genome-wide analysis of the HMA family was performed in ten Cucurbitaceae species: Citrullus amarus, Citrullus colocynthis, Citrullus lanatus, Citrullus mucosospermus, Cucumis melo, Cucumis sativus, Cucurbita maxima, Cucurbita moschata, Cucurbita pepo, and Legenaria siceraria. We identified 103 Cucurbit HMA proteins with various members, ranging from 8 (Legenaria siceraria) to 14 (Cucurbita pepo) across species. The phylogenetic and structural analysis confirmed that the Cucurbitaceae HMA protein family could be further classified into two major clades: Zn/Co/Cd/Pb and Cu/Ag. The GO-annotation-based subcellular localization analysis predicted that all HMA gene family members were localized on membranes. Moreover, the analysis of conserved motifs and gene structure (intron/exon) revealed the functional divergence between clades. The interspecies microsynteny analysis demonstrated that maximum orthologous genes were found between species of the Citrullus genera. Finally, nine candidate HMA genes were selected, and their expression analysis was carried out via qRT-PCR in root, leaf, flower, and fruit tissues of C. pepo under arsenic stress. The expression pattern of the CpeHMA genes showed a distinct pattern of expression in root and shoot tissues, with a remarkable expression of CpeHMA6 and CpeHMA3 genes from the Cu/Ag clade. Overall, this study provides insights into the functional analysis of the HMA gene family in Cucurbitaceae species and lays down the basic knowledge to explore the role and mechanism of the HMA gene family to cope with arsenic stress conditions.
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- Gerardo Flores-Iga
- Laboratorio de Biorremediación, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Autónoma de Coahuila, Torreón 27275, Coahuila, México; (G.F.-I.); (C.G.-R.)
- Gus R. Douglass Institute, Department of Biology, West Virginia State University, Institute, WV 25112-1000, USA; (C.L.-O.); (P.N.)
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- Gus R. Douglass Institute, Department of Biology, West Virginia State University, Institute, WV 25112-1000, USA; (C.L.-O.); (P.N.)
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- Laboratorio de Biorremediación, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Autónoma de Coahuila, Torreón 27275, Coahuila, México; (G.F.-I.); (C.G.-R.)
- Gus R. Douglass Institute, Department of Biology, West Virginia State University, Institute, WV 25112-1000, USA; (C.L.-O.); (P.N.)
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- Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, University of Copenhagen, 1871 Frederiksberg, Denmark;
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- Gus R. Douglass Institute, Department of Biology, West Virginia State University, Institute, WV 25112-1000, USA; (C.L.-O.); (P.N.)
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- Gus R. Douglass Institute, Department of Biology, West Virginia State University, Institute, WV 25112-1000, USA; (C.L.-O.); (P.N.)
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- Laboratorio de Biorremediación, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Autónoma de Coahuila, Torreón 27275, Coahuila, México; (G.F.-I.); (C.G.-R.)
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Zhang C, Tong C, Cao L, Zheng P, Tang X, Wang L, Miao M, Liu Y, Cao S. Regulatory module WRKY33-ATL31-IRT1 mediates cadmium tolerance in Arabidopsis. PLANT, CELL & ENVIRONMENT 2023; 46:1653-1670. [PMID: 36738191 DOI: 10.1111/pce.14558] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2021] [Revised: 01/21/2023] [Accepted: 01/31/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Cadmium (Cd) is one of the most dangerous environmental pollutants among heavy metals, and threatens food safety and human health by accumulating in plant sink tissues. Here, we report a novel regulatory cascade that profoundly influences Cd tolerance in Arabidopsis. Phenotypic analysis showed that an insertional knockdown mutation at the Arabidopsis Tóxicos en Levadura 31 (ATL31) locus resulted in hypersensitivity to Cd stress, most likely due to a significant increase in Cd accumulation. Consistently, ATL31-overexpressing lines exhibited enhanced Cd stress tolerance and reduced Cd accumulation. Further, IRON-REGULATED TRANSPORTER 1 (IRT1) was identified, and yeast two-hybrid, co-immunoprecipitation and bimolecular fluorescence complementation assays demonstrated its interaction with ATL31. Biochemical, molecular, and genetic analyses showed that IRT1 is targeted by ATL31 for ubiquitin-conjugated degradation in response to Cd stress. Intriguingly, transcription of ATL31 was strongly induced by Cd stress. In addition, transgenic and molecular analyses showed that WRKY33 directly activated the transcription of ATL31 in response to Cd stress and positively regulated Cd tolerance. Genetic analysis indicated that ATL31 acts upstream of IRT1 and downstream of WRKY33 to regulate Cd tolerance. Our study revealed that the WRKY33-ATL31-IRT1 module plays a crucial role in timely blocking Cd absorption to prevent metal toxicity in Arabidopsis.
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- Cheng Zhang
- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, Anhui, China
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, Anhui, China
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, Anhui, China
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, Anhui, China
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, Anhui, China
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- School of Horticulture, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, China
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, Anhui, China
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- School of Horticulture, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, China
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- School of Food and Biological Engineering, Hefei University of Technology, Hefei, Anhui, China
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Yang L, Wu X, Liu S, Zhang L, Li T, Cao Y, Duan Q. Comprehensive Analysis of BrHMPs Reveals Potential Roles in Abiotic Stress Tolerance and Pollen–Stigma Interaction in Brassica rapa. Cells 2023; 12:cells12071096. [PMID: 37048168 PMCID: PMC10093364 DOI: 10.3390/cells12071096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2022] [Revised: 02/28/2023] [Accepted: 03/29/2023] [Indexed: 04/08/2023] Open
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Heavy metal-associated proteins (HMPs) participate in heavy metal detoxification. Although HMPs have been identified in several plants, no studies to date have identified the HMPs in Brassica rapa (B. rapa). Here, we identified 85 potential HMPs in B. rapa by bioinformatic methods. The promoters of the identified genes contain many elements associated with stress responses, including response to abscisic acid, low-temperature, and methyl jasmonate. The expression levels of BrHMP14, BrHMP16, BrHMP32, BrHMP41, and BrHMP42 were upregulated under Cu2+, Cd2+, Zn2+, and Pb2+ stresses. BrHMP06, BrHMP30, and BrHMP41 were also significantly upregulated after drought treatment. The transcripts of BrHMP06 and BrHMP11 increased mostly under cold stress. After applying salt stress, the expression of BrHMP02, BrHMP16, and BrHMP78 was induced. We observed increased BrHMP36 expression during the self-incompatibility (SI) response and decreased expression in the compatible pollination (CP) response during pollen–stigma interactions. These changes in expression suggest functions for these genes in HMPs include participating in heavy metal transport, detoxification, and response to abiotic stresses, with the potential for functions in sexual reproduction. We found potential co-functional partners of these key players by protein–protein interaction (PPI) analysis and found that some of the predicted protein partners are known to be involved in corresponding stress responses. Finally, phosphorylation investigation revealed many phosphorylation sites in BrHMPs, suggesting post-translational modification may occur during the BrHMP-mediated stress response. This comprehensive analysis provides important clues for the study of the molecular mechanisms of BrHMP genes in B. rapa, especially for abiotic stress and pollen–stigma interactions.
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- Lin Yang
- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai’an 271018, China
- College of Horticulture Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai’an 271018, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai’an 271018, China
- College of Horticulture Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai’an 271018, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai’an 271018, China
- College of Horticulture Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai’an 271018, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai’an 271018, China
- College of Horticulture Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai’an 271018, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai’an 271018, China
- College of Horticulture Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai’an 271018, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai’an 271018, China
- College of Horticulture Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai’an 271018, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai’an 271018, China
- College of Horticulture Science and Engineering, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai’an 271018, China
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Kozak K, Antosiewicz DM. Tobacco as an efficient metal accumulator. Biometals 2023; 36:351-370. [PMID: 36097238 PMCID: PMC10082116 DOI: 10.1007/s10534-022-00431-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2021] [Accepted: 07/29/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L.) is an important industrial crop plant. However, it efficiently accumulates metals, primarily cadmium (Cd) and also zinc (Zn), in its leaves. Therefore, it could be a source of cadmium intake by smokers. On the other hand, as a high leaf metal accumulator, it is widely used for phytoremediation of metal-contaminated soil. Both issues provide an important rationale for investigating the processes regulating metal homeostasis in tobacco. This work summarizes the results of research to date on the understanding of the molecular mechanisms determining the effective uptake of Zn and Cd, their translocation into shoots and accumulation in leaves. It also discusses the current state of research to improve the phytoremediation properties of tobacco through genetic modification and to limit leaf Cd content for the tobacco industry.
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- Katarzyna Kozak
- Department of Plant Metal Homeostasis, Faculty of Biology, Institute of Experimental Plant Biology and Biotechnology, University of Warsaw, 1 Miecznikowa Str, 02-096, Warszawa, Poland
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- Department of Plant Metal Homeostasis, Faculty of Biology, Institute of Experimental Plant Biology and Biotechnology, University of Warsaw, 1 Miecznikowa Str, 02-096, Warszawa, Poland.
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Wu Q, Meng YT, Feng ZH, Shen RF, Zhu XF. The endo-beta mannase MAN7 contributes to cadmium tolerance by modulating root cell wall binding capacity in Arabidopsis thaliana. JOURNAL OF INTEGRATIVE PLANT BIOLOGY 2023. [PMID: 36965189 DOI: 10.1111/jipb.13487] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2022] [Accepted: 03/23/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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The heavy metal cadmium (Cd) is detrimental to crop growth and threatens human health through the food chain. To cope with Cd toxicity, plants employ multiple strategies to decrease Cd uptake and its root-to-shoot translocation. However, genes that participate in the Cd-induced transcriptional regulatory network, including those encoding transcription factors, remain largely unidentified. In this study, we demonstrate that ENDO-BETA-MANNASE 7 (MAN7) is necessary for the response of Arabidopsis thaliana to toxic Cd levels. We show that MAN7 is responsible for mannase activity and modulates mannose content in the cell wall, which plays a role in Cd compartmentalization in the cell wall under Cd toxicity conditions. Additionally, the repression of root growth by Cd was partially reversed via exogenous application of mannose, suggesting that MAN7-mediated cell wall Cd redistribution depends on the mannose pathway. Notably, we identified a basic leucine zipper (bZIP) transcription factor, bZIP44, that acts upstream of MAN7 in response to Cd toxicity. Transient dual-luciferase assays indicated that bZIP44 directly binds to the MAN7 promoter region and activates its transcription. Loss of bZIP44 function was associated with greater sensitivity to Cd treatment and higher accumulation of the heavy metal in roots and shoots. Moreover, MAN7 overexpression relieved the inhibition of root elongation seen in the bzip44 mutant under Cd toxicity conditions. This study thus reveals a pathway showing that MAN7-associated Cd tolerance in Arabidopsis is controlled by bZIP44 upon Cd exposure.
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- Qi Wu
- State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, 210008, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, 210008, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- College of Environmental and Resource Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, 210008, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Soil and Sustainable Agriculture, Institute of Soil Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing, 210008, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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Pacheco DDR, Santana BCG, Pirovani CP, de Almeida AAF. Zinc/iron-regulated transporter-like protein gene family in Theobroma cacao L: Characteristics, evolution, function and 3D structure analysis. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2023; 14:1098401. [PMID: 36925749 PMCID: PMC10012423 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1098401] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2022] [Accepted: 02/06/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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The zinc/iron-regulated transporter-like protein (ZIP) gene family first identified in plants is highly distributed in the plant kingdom. This family has previously been reported to transport several essential and non-essential cationic elements, including those toxic to many economically important crops such as cacao (Theobroma cacao L.). In this article, we present a detailed study on physicochemical properties, evolution, duplication, gene structure, promoter region and TcZIP family three-dimensional protein structure. A total of 11 TcZIP genes have been identified to encode proteins from 309 to 435 aa, with localization in the plasma membrane and chloroplast, containing 6-9 putative domains (TM). Interspecies phylogenetic analysis subdivided the ZIP proteins into four groups. Segmental duplication events significantly contributed to the expansion of TcZIP genes. These genes underwent high pressure of purifying selection. The three-dimensional structure of the proteins showed that α helix conformations are predominant with several pocket sites, containing the metal binding site, with the residues leucine (LEU), alanine (ALA), glycine (GLY), serine (SER), lysine (LYS) and histidine (HIS) the most predicted. Regarding the analysis of the protein-protein interaction and enrichment of the gene ontology, four biological processes were assigned, the most important being the cation transport. These new discoveries expand the knowledge about the function, evolution, protein structures and interaction of ZIP family proteins in cacao and contribute to develop cacao genotypes enriched with important mineral nutrients as well as genotypes that bioaccumulate or exclude toxic metals.
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Zang H, He J, Zhang Q, Li X, Wang T, Bi X, Zhang Y. Ectopic Expression of PvHMA2.1 Enhances Cadmium Tolerance in Arabidopsis thaliana. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:ijms24043544. [PMID: 36834955 PMCID: PMC9966247 DOI: 10.3390/ijms24043544] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2023] [Revised: 02/06/2023] [Accepted: 02/08/2023] [Indexed: 02/12/2023] Open
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Cadmium (Cd) in soil inhibits plant growth and development and even harms human health through food chain transmission. Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.), a perennial C4 biofuel crop, is considered an ideal plant for phytoremediation due to its high efficiency in removing Cd and other heavy metals from contaminated soil. The key to understanding the mechanisms of switchgrass Cd tolerance is to identify the genes involved in Cd transport. Heavy-metal ATPases (HMAs) play pivotal roles in heavy metal transport, including Cd, in Arabidopsis thaliana and Oryza sativa, but little is known about the functions of their orthologs in switchgrass. Therefore, we identified 22 HMAs in switchgrass, which were distributed on 12 chromosomes and divided into 4 groups using a phylogenetic analysis. Then, we focused on PvHMA2.1, which is one of the orthologs of the rice Cd transporter OsHMA2. We found that PvHMA2.1 was widely expressed in roots, internodes, leaves, spikelets, and inflorescences, and was significantly induced in the shoots of switchgrass under Cd treatment. Moreover, PvHMA2.1 was found to have seven transmembrane domains and localized at the cell plasma membrane, indicating that it is a potential transporter. The ectopic expression of PvHMA2.1 alleviated the reduction in primary root length and the loss of fresh weight of Arabidopsis seedlings under Cd treatment, suggesting that PvHMA2.1 enhanced Cd tolerance in Arabidopsis. The higher levels of relative water content and chlorophyll content of the transgenic lines under Cd treatment reflected that PvHMA2.1 maintained water retention capacity and alleviated photosynthesis inhibition under Cd stress in Arabidopsis. The roots of the PvHMA2.1 ectopically expressed lines accumulated less Cd compared to the WT, while no significant differences were found in the Cd contents of the shoots between the transgenic lines and the WT under Cd treatment, suggesting that PvHMA2.1 reduced Cd absorption from the environment through the roots in Arabidopsis. Taken together, our results showed that PvHMA2.1 enhanced Cd tolerance in Arabidopsis, providing a promising target that could be engineered in switchgrass to repair Cd-contaminated soil.
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Sharma JK, Kumar N, Singh NP, Santal AR. Phytoremediation technologies and their mechanism for removal of heavy metal from contaminated soil: An approach for a sustainable environment. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2023; 14:1076876. [PMID: 36778693 PMCID: PMC9911669 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1076876] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2022] [Accepted: 01/06/2023] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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The contamination of soils with heavy metals and its associated hazardous effects are a thrust area of today's research. Rapid industrialization, emissions from automobiles, agricultural inputs, improper disposal of waste, etc., are the major causes of soil contamination with heavy metals. These contaminants not only contaminate soil but also groundwater, reducing agricultural land and hence food quality. These contaminants enter the food chain and have a severe effect on human health. It is important to remove these contaminants from the soil. Various economic and ecological strategies are required to restore the soils contaminated with heavy metals. Phytoremediation is an emerging technology that is non-invasive, cost-effective, and aesthetically pleasing. Many metal-binding proteins (MBPs) of the plants are significantly involved in the phytoremediation of heavy metals; the MBPs include metallothioneins; phytochelatins; metalloenzymes; metal-activated enzymes; and many metal storage proteins, carrier proteins, and channel proteins. Plants are genetically modified to enhance their phytoremediation capacity. In Arabidopsis, the expression of the mercuric ion-binding protein in Bacillus megaterium improves the metal accumulation capacity. The phytoremediation efficiency of plants is also enhanced when assisted with microorganisms, biochar, and/or chemicals. Removing heavy metals from agricultural land without challenging food security is almost impossible. As a result, crop selections with the ability to sequester heavy metals and provide food security are in high demand. This paper summarizes the role of plant proteins and plant-microbe interaction in remediating soils contaminated with heavy metals. Biotechnological approaches or genetic engineering can also be used to tackle the problem of heavy metal contamination.
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- Department of Biotechnology, Central University of South Bihar, Gaya, Bihar, India
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- Centre for Biotechnology, M. D. University, Rohtak, India
- *Correspondence: Anita Rani Santal, ; N. P. Singh,
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- Department of Microbiology, M. D. University, Rohtak, India
- *Correspondence: Anita Rani Santal, ; N. P. Singh,
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Visconti S, Astolfi ML, Battistoni A, Ammendola S. Impairment of the Zn/Cd detoxification systems affects the ability of Salmonella to colonize Arabidopsis thaliana. Front Microbiol 2022; 13:975725. [PMID: 36071967 PMCID: PMC9441889 DOI: 10.3389/fmicb.2022.975725] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2022] [Accepted: 08/08/2022] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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Salmonella capacity to colonize different environments depends on its ability to respond efficiently to fluctuations in micronutrient availability. Among micronutrients, Zn, besides playing an essential role in bacterial physiology, is a key element whose concentration can influence bacterial survival in a particular niche. Plant colonization by Salmonella enterica was described for several years, and some molecular determinants involved in this host-pathogen interaction have started to be characterized. However, it is still unclear if Zn plays a role in the outcome of this interaction, as well established for animal hosts that employ nutritional immunity strategies to counteract pathogens infections. In this study, we have investigated the involvement of Salmonella Typhimurium main effectors of zinc homeostasis in plant colonization, using Arabidopsis thaliana as a model host. The results show that to colonize plant tissues, Salmonella takes advantage of its ability to export excess metal through the efflux pumps ZntA and ZitB. In fact, the deletion of these Zn/Cd detoxification systems can affect bacterial persistence in the shoots, depending on metal availability in the plant tissues. The importance of Salmonella ability to export excess metal was enhanced in the colonization of plants grown in high Zn conditions. On the contrary, the bacterial disadvantage related to Zn detoxification impairment can be abrogated if the plant cannot efficiently translocate Zn to the shoots. Overall, our work highlights the role of Zn in Salmonella-plant interaction and suggests that modulation of plant metal content through biofortification may be an efficient strategy to control pathogen colonization.
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- Sabina Visconti
- Department of Biology, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Biology, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy
- *Correspondence: Serena Ammendola,
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Chorianopoulou SN, Bouranis DL. The Role of Sulfur in Agronomic Biofortification with Essential Micronutrients. PLANTS 2022; 11:plants11151979. [PMID: 35956455 PMCID: PMC9370111 DOI: 10.3390/plants11151979] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2022] [Revised: 07/22/2022] [Accepted: 07/23/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Sulfur (S) is an essential macronutrient for plants, being necessary for their growth and metabolism and exhibiting diverse roles throughout their life cycles. Inside the plant body, S is present either in one of its inorganic forms or incorporated in an organic compound. Moreover, organic S compounds may contain S in its reduced or oxidized form. Among others, S plays roles in maintaining the homeostasis of essential micronutrients, e.g., iron (Fe), copper (Cu), zinc (Zn), and manganese (Mn). One of the most well-known connections is homeostasis between S and Fe, mainly in terms of the role of S in uptake, transportation, and distribution of Fe, as well as the functional interactions of S with Fe in the Fe-S clusters. This review reports the available information describing the connections between the homeostasis of S and Fe, Cu, Zn, and Mn in plants. The roles of S- or sulfur-derived organic ligands in metal uptake and translocation within the plant are highlighted. Moreover, the roles of these micronutrients in S homeostasis are also discussed.
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Nazmul Hasan M, Islam S, Bhuiyan FH, Arefin S, Hoque H, Azad Jewel N, Ghosh A, Prodhan SH. Genome wide analysis of the heavy-metal-associated (HMA) gene family in tomato and expression profiles under different stresses. Gene X 2022; 835:146664. [PMID: 35691406 DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2022.146664] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/24/2021] [Revised: 05/24/2022] [Accepted: 06/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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The heavy-metal-associated (HMA) family plays a major role in the transportation of metals. Despite having the genome sequence of the tomato (Solanum lycopersicum), the HMA gene family has not been studied yet. In this study, we identified 48 HMA genes and categorized them into Cu/Ag P1B-ATPase and Zn/Co/Cd/Pb P1BATPase sub-families according to their phylogenic relationship with Arabidopsis and rice. The SlHMA genes were distributed throughout the 12 chromosomes. Analysis of gene structure, chromosomal position, and synteny, revealed that segmental duplications bestowed their evolution. The high numbers of stress-related cis-elements were found to be present in the putative promoter regions indicate the involvement of SlHMAs in stress modulation pathways. RNA-seq data revealed that SlHMAs had divergent expression in different tissues and developmental stages, where members of Cu/Ag P1B-ATPase subfamily were strongly expressed in the roots. RT-qPCR analysis of nine selected SlHMAs showed that most of the genes were up-regulated in response to heavy metals and moderately regulated in response to different abiotic stresses such as salt, drought, and cold.
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- Md Nazmul Hasan
- Department of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet 3114, Bangladesh
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet 3114, Bangladesh; Department of Biological Sciences, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB T6G 2E9, Canada
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- Department of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet 3114, Bangladesh; Plant Biotechnology Division, National Institute of Biotechnology, Ganakbari, Ashulia, Savar, Dhaka 1349, Bangladesh
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- Department of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet 3114, Bangladesh
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- Department of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet 3114, Bangladesh.
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- Department of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet 3114, Bangladesh.
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet 3114, Bangladesh.
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- Department of Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet 3114, Bangladesh.
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Yang L, Wu Y, Wang X, Lv J, Tang Z, Hu L, Luo S, Wang R, Ali B, Yu J. Physiological Mechanism of Exogenous 5-Aminolevulinic Acid Improved the Tolerance of Chinese Cabbage ( Brassica pekinensis L.) to Cadmium Stress. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2022; 13:845396. [PMID: 35720555 PMCID: PMC9199490 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2022.845396] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2021] [Accepted: 02/04/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The 5-aminolevulinic acid (ALA), a new type of plant growth regulator, can relieve the toxicity of cadmium (Cd) to plants. However, its mechanism has not been thoroughly studied. In the study, the roles of ALA have been investigated in the tolerance of Chinese cabbage (Brassica pekinensis L.) seedlings to Cd stress. The results showed that Cd significantly reduced the biomass and the length of the primary root of seedlings but increased the malondialdehyde (MDA) and the hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) contents. These can be effectively mitigated through the application of ALA. The ALA can further induce the activities of antioxidant enzymes in the ascorbate-glutathione (AsA-GSH) cycle under Cd stress, which resulted in high levels of both GSH and AsA. Under ALA + Cd treatment, the seedlings showed a higher chlorophyll content and photosynthetic performance in comparison with Cd treatment alone. Microscopic analysis results confirmed that ALA can protect the cell structure of shoots and roots, i.e., stabilizing the morphological structure of chloroplasts in leaf mesophyll cells. The qRT-PCR results further reported that ALA downregulated the expressions of Cd absorption and transport-related genes in shoots (HMA2 and HMA4) and roots (IRT1, IRT2, Nramp1, and Nramp3), which resulted in the low Cd content in the shoots and roots of cabbage seedlings. Taken together, the exogenous application of ALA alleviates Cd stress through maintaining redox homeostasis, protecting the photosynthetic system, and regulating the expression of Cd transport-related genes in Chinese cabbage seedlings.
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- Lijing Yang
- College of Horticulture, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, China
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- College of Horticulture, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, China
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- Key Laboratory of Cell Activities and Stress Adaptations, Ministry of Education, School of Life Sciences, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China
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- College of Horticulture, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, China
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- College of Horticulture, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, China
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- College of Horticulture, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, China
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- College of Horticulture, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, China
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- College of Horticulture, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, China
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- Department of Agronomy, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Pakistan
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- College of Horticulture, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, China
- Gansu Provincial Key Laboratory of Arid Land Crop Science, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, China
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Zhang H, Zhang W, Huang S, Xu P, Cao Z, Chen M, Lin X. The potential role of plasma membrane proteins in response to Zn stress in rice roots based on iTRAQ and PRM under low Cd condition. JOURNAL OF HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 2022; 429:128324. [PMID: 35091190 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2022.128324] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/14/2021] [Revised: 01/02/2022] [Accepted: 01/19/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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Cd pollution had already caused serious threats to crop growth and development, food safety and human health, and become a potential agricultural and global environmental problem. Zn had been used to reduce Cd accumulation in soil and plants. Proteins located in plasma membrane (PM) played important roles in transferring stress signals in plants. To further elucidate how PM proteins modulated Zn/Cd transport under low-Cd condition, quantitative proteomics was employed to identify and verify the differentially expressed proteins (DEPs) and their biological functions at proteome level. A total of 4008 proteins were identified, and 332 DEPs (192 up and 140 down, fold >1.50 or <0.66, p < 0.01) were screened. Functional analysis showed that DEPs were mainly catalytic active and binding proteins, involved in glutathione metabolism, phenylpropanoid biosynthesis, etc. DEPs involved in ion transport played key roles in regulating transmembrane transport, resisting stress and alleviating toxicity of heavy metals to rice roots. DEPs were as the marker proteins in rice root responding to heavy metal stress. This study had important guiding significances for metal ions transport mechanism and screening of biomarkers responding to abiotic stress, and provided references for further researches underlying abiotic stress and detoxication in rice and other plants.
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- Hantong Zhang
- Rice Product Quality Inspection & Supervision Testing Center of MOA, China National Rice Research Institute, Hangzhou 310006, PR China
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- Rice Product Quality Inspection & Supervision Testing Center of MOA, China National Rice Research Institute, Hangzhou 310006, PR China
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- Rice Product Quality Inspection & Supervision Testing Center of MOA, China National Rice Research Institute, Hangzhou 310006, PR China
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- Rice Product Quality Inspection & Supervision Testing Center of MOA, China National Rice Research Institute, Hangzhou 310006, PR China
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- Rice Product Quality Inspection & Supervision Testing Center of MOA, China National Rice Research Institute, Hangzhou 310006, PR China
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- Rice Product Quality Inspection & Supervision Testing Center of MOA, China National Rice Research Institute, Hangzhou 310006, PR China
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- Rice Product Quality Inspection & Supervision Testing Center of MOA, China National Rice Research Institute, Hangzhou 310006, PR China.
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Liedschulte V, Duncan Battey JN, Laparra H, Kleinhans S, Bovet L, Goepfert S. Zinc uptake and HMA4 activity are required for micro- and macroelement balance in tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum). PHYTOCHEMISTRY 2021; 191:112911. [PMID: 34418773 DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2021.112911] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2021] [Revised: 08/02/2021] [Accepted: 08/10/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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The pleiotropic effects of zinc deficiency on ion homeostasis have already been described in several plants. Tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum) heavy metal ATPases HMA4.1 and HMA4.2 are involved in zinc and cadmium root-to-shoot translocation. In previous research, we have shown that N. tabacum HMA4 RNAi plants and HMA4 double-nonsense mutants exhibit strongly reduced zinc and cadmium levels in leaves as well as stunted growth. In this study, the ionome and transcriptome of these lines were investigated to better characterize the effect of reduced zinc levels and to understand the impaired growth phenotype. We found that, under standard greenhouse fertilization rates, these lines accumulated up to 4- to 6-fold more phosphorus, iron, manganese, and copper than their respective controls. Under field conditions, HMA4 double-mutant plants also exhibited similar accumulation phenotypes, albeit to a lower extent. In both HMA4 RNAi plants and HMA4 mutants, transcription analysis showed a local zinc-deficiency response in leaves as well as an FIT1-mediated iron-deficiency response in roots, likely contributing to iron and manganese uptake at the root level. A phosphate-starvation response involving HHO2 was also observed in HMA4-impaired plant leaves. The high level of phosphorus observed in HMA4-impaired plants is correlated with leaf swelling and necrosis. The upregulation of aquaporin genes is in line with cellular water influx and the observed leaf swelling phenotype. These results highlight the involvement of HMA4 in zinc homeostasis and related regulatory processes that balance the micro- and macroelements in above-ground organs.
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- Verena Liedschulte
- Philip Morris International, Philip Morris Products SA, Quai Jeanrenaud 5, 2000, Neuchâtel, Switzerland
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- Philip Morris International, Philip Morris Products SA, Quai Jeanrenaud 5, 2000, Neuchâtel, Switzerland
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- Philip Morris International, Philip Morris Products SA, Quai Jeanrenaud 5, 2000, Neuchâtel, Switzerland
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- Philip Morris International, Philip Morris Products SA, Quai Jeanrenaud 5, 2000, Neuchâtel, Switzerland.
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- Philip Morris International, Philip Morris Products SA, Quai Jeanrenaud 5, 2000, Neuchâtel, Switzerland
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Zhang Y, Chao J, Li X, Zhang C, Khan R, Du S, Xu N, Song L, Liu H, Shi Y. Comparative transcriptome combined with biochemical and physiological analyses provide new insights toward cadmium accumulation with two contrasting Nicotiana species. PHYSIOLOGIA PLANTARUM 2021; 173:369-383. [PMID: 33880749 DOI: 10.1111/ppl.13431] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2020] [Revised: 03/06/2021] [Accepted: 04/14/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Cadmium (Cd) is known as one of the most hazardous elements in the environment and a persistent soil constraint toxic to all flora and fauna. In this study, we conducted physiological, biochemical, and transcriptomic analyses of Nicotiana rustica (N. rustica) and Nicotiana tabacum (N. tabacum) treated with CdCl2 to know the underlying molecular mechanisms of Cd accumulation. As a result, N. rustica had more dry weight than N. tabacum. Additionally, N. rustica accumulated higher Cd concentration (69.65 times), Cd2+ influx (1.32-fold), glutathione S-transferases (GST) enzyme activity (2.54 times), GSH/GSSG (oxidized form of GSH) ratio, increase of superoxide dismutase and CAT and a lower H2 O2 and superoxide (O2 •- ) accumulation in their roots than N. tabacum. Cd mainly distributed in the cytoplasm of both species and N. rustica had a significant proportion in the cell wall. Furthermore, the transcriptomic analysis revealed 173 and 710 differentially expressed genes (DEGs) between control and Cd-stressed plants in the leaves and roots of N. rustica, while 576 and 1543 DEGs were found in the leaves and roots of N. tabacum, respectively. In N. rustica, phenylpropanoid biosynthesis and phenylalanine metabolism were the most enriched pathways, while GSH metabolism, ATP-binding cassette transporters and phenylpropanoid biosynthesis were the most enriched in N. tabacum. Finally, we found that DEGs related to metal influx, sequestration, remobilization, and chelation were responsible for Cd accumulation. These results indicated that N. rustica accumulated higher Cd content than N. tabacum, suggesting that each species utilized different response mechanism under the same Cd stress conditions. The DEGs identified in this study might lead to the identification of genes or pathways related to Cd regulation. This study identifies important regulators related to Cd accumulation.
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- Yan Zhang
- Tobacco Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Key Laboratory of Tobacco Biology and Processing, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Qingdao, China
- Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Science, Beijing, China
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- Tobacco Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Key Laboratory of Tobacco Biology and Processing, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Qingdao, China
- Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Science, Beijing, China
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- Tobacco Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Key Laboratory of Tobacco Biology and Processing, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Qingdao, China
- Graduate School of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Science, Beijing, China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering, College of Marine Science and Biological Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, China
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- Tobacco Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Key Laboratory of Tobacco Biology and Processing, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Qingdao, China
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- Tobacco Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Key Laboratory of Tobacco Biology and Processing, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Qingdao, China
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- Tobacco Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Key Laboratory of Tobacco Biology and Processing, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Qingdao, China
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- Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering, College of Marine Science and Biological Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, Qingdao, China
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- Tobacco Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Key Laboratory of Tobacco Biology and Processing, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Qingdao, China
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- Tobacco Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Key Laboratory of Tobacco Biology and Processing, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Qingdao, China
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Sytar O, Ghosh S, Malinska H, Zivcak M, Brestic M. Physiological and molecular mechanisms of metal accumulation in hyperaccumulator plants. PHYSIOLOGIA PLANTARUM 2021; 173:148-166. [PMID: 33219524 DOI: 10.1111/ppl.13285] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2020] [Revised: 08/19/2020] [Accepted: 11/17/2020] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Most of the heavy metals (HMs), and metals/metalloids are released into the nature either by natural phenomenon or anthropogenic activities. Being sessile organisms, plants are constantly exposed to HMs in the environment. The metal non-hyperaccumulating plants are susceptible to excess metal concentrations. They tend to sequester metals in their root vacuoles by forming complexes with metal ligands, as a detoxification strategy. In contrast, the metal-hyperaccumulating plants have adaptive intrinsic regulatory mechanisms to hyperaccumulate or sequester excess amounts of HMs into their above-ground tissues rather than accumulating them in roots. They have unique abilities to successfully carry out normal physiological functions without showing any visible stress symptoms unlike metal non-hyperaccumulators. The unique abilities of accumulating excess metals in hyperaccumulators partly owes to constitutive overexpression of metal transporters and ability to quickly translocate HMs from root to shoot. Various metal ligands also play key roles in metal hyperaccumulating plants. These metal hyperaccumulating plants can be used in metal contaminated sites to clean-up soils. Exploiting the knowledge of natural populations of metal hyperaccumulators complemented with cutting-edge biotechnological tools can be useful in the future. The present review highlights the recent developments in physiological and molecular mechanisms of metal accumulation of hyperaccumulator plants in the lights of metal ligands and transporters. The contrasting mechanisms of metal accumulation between hyperaccumulators and non-hyperaccumulators are thoroughly compared. Moreover, uses of different metal hyperaccumulators for phytoremediation purposes are also discussed in detail.
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- Oksana Sytar
- Department of Plant Physiology, Slovak University of Agriculture, Nitra, Slovakia
- Department of Plant Biology, Institute of Biology and Medicine, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv, Kyiv, Ukraine
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- Department of Botany, University of Kalyani, Kalyani, Nadia-741235, India
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- Department of Biology, Jan Evangelista Purkyne University, Usti nad Labem, Czech Republic
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- Department of Plant Physiology, Slovak University of Agriculture, Nitra, Slovakia
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- Department of Plant Physiology, Slovak University of Agriculture, Nitra, Slovakia
- Department of Botany and Plant Physiology, Faculty of Agrobiology, Food and Natural Resources, Czech University of Life Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic
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Ali S, Tyagi A, Bae H. Ionomic Approaches for Discovery of Novel Stress-Resilient Genes in Plants. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:7182. [PMID: 34281232 PMCID: PMC8267685 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22137182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2021] [Revised: 06/25/2021] [Accepted: 06/29/2021] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Plants, being sessile, face an array of biotic and abiotic stresses in their lifespan that endanger their survival. Hence, optimized uptake of mineral nutrients creates potential new routes for enhancing plant health and stress resilience. Recently, minerals (both essential and non-essential) have been identified as key players in plant stress biology, owing to their multifaceted functions. However, a realistic understanding of the relationship between different ions and stresses is lacking. In this context, ionomics will provide new platforms for not only understanding the function of the plant ionome during stresses but also identifying the genes and regulatory pathways related to mineral accumulation, transportation, and involvement in different molecular mechanisms under normal or stress conditions. This article provides a general overview of ionomics and the integration of high-throughput ionomic approaches with other "omics" tools. Integrated omics analysis is highly suitable for identification of the genes for various traits that confer biotic and abiotic stress tolerance. Moreover, ionomics advances being used to identify loci using qualitative trait loci and genome-wide association analysis of element uptake and transport within plant tissues, as well as genetic variation within species, are discussed. Furthermore, recent developments in ionomics for the discovery of stress-tolerant genes in plants have also been addressed; these can be used to produce more robust crops with a high nutritional value for sustainable agriculture.
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- Sajad Ali
- Department of Biotechnology, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan 38541, Korea;
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- National Institute for Plant Biotechnology, New Delhi 110012, India;
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- Department of Biotechnology, Yeungnam University, Gyeongsan 38541, Korea;
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Luo JS, Zhang Z. Mechanisms of cadmium phytoremediation and detoxification in plants. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cj.2021.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Maślińska-Gromadka K, Barabasz A, Palusińska M, Kozak K, Antosiewicz DM. Suppression of NtZIP4A/ B Changes Zn and Cd Root-to-Shoot Translocation in a Zn/Cd Status-Dependent Manner. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:5355. [PMID: 34069632 PMCID: PMC8161331 DOI: 10.3390/ijms22105355] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2021] [Revised: 04/26/2021] [Accepted: 04/28/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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In tobacco, the efficiency of Zn translocation to shoots depends on Zn/Cd status. Previous studies pointed to the specific contribution of root parts in the regulation of this process, as well as the role of NtZIP4A/B (from the ZIP family; Zrt Irt-like Proteins). Here, to verify this hypothesis, NtZIP4A/B RNAi lines were generated. Then, in plants exposed to combinations of Zn and Cd concentrations in the medium, the consequences of NtZIP4A/B suppression for the translocation of both metals were determined. Furthermore, the apical, middle, and basal root parts were examined for accumulation of both metals, for Zn localization (using Zinpyr-1), and for modifications of the expression pattern of ZIP genes. Our results confirmed the role of NtZIP4A/B in the control of Zn/Cd-status-dependent transfer of both metals to shoots. Furthermore, they indicated that the middle and basal root parts contributed to the regulation of this process by acting as a reservoir for excess Zn and Cd. Expression studies identified several candidate ZIP genes that interact with NtZIP4A/B in the root in regulating Zn and Cd translocation to the shoot, primarily NtZIP1-like in the basal root part and NtZIP2 in the middle one.
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- Institute of Experimental Plant Biology and Biotechnology, Faculty of Biology, University of Warsaw, 1 Miecznikowa Str., 02-096 Warszawa, Poland; (K.M.-G.); (A.B.); (M.P.); (K.K.)
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Campos ACAL, van Dijk WFA, Ramakrishna P, Giles T, Korte P, Douglas A, Smith P, Salt DE. 1,135 ionomes reveal the global pattern of leaf and seed mineral nutrient and trace element diversity in Arabidopsis thaliana. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2021; 106:536-554. [PMID: 33506585 DOI: 10.1111/tpj.15177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2020] [Revised: 01/07/2021] [Accepted: 01/20/2021] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Soil is a heterogeneous reservoir of essential elements needed for plant growth and development. Plants have evolved mechanisms to balance their nutritional needs based on availability of nutrients. This has led to genetically based variation in the elemental composition, the 'ionome', of plants, both within and between species. We explore this natural variation using a panel of wild-collected, geographically widespread Arabidopsis thaliana accessions from the 1001 Genomes Project including over 1,135 accessions, and the 19 parental accessions of the Multi-parent Advanced Generation Inter-Cross (MAGIC) panel, all with full-genome sequences available. We present an experimental design pipeline for high-throughput ionomic screenings and analyses with improved normalisation procedures to account for errors and variability in conditions often encountered in large-scale, high-throughput data collection. We report quantification of the complete leaf and seed ionome of the entire collection using this pipeline and a digital tool, Ion Explorer, to interact with the dataset. We describe the pattern of natural ionomic variation across the A. thaliana species and identify several accessions with extreme ionomic profiles. It forms a valuable resource for exploratory genetic mapping studies to identify genes underlying natural variation in leaf and seed ionome and genetic adaptation of plants to soil conditions.
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- Ana Carolina A L Campos
- Institute of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Cruickshank Building, Aberdeen, AB24 3UU, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Cruickshank Building, Aberdeen, AB24 3UU, United Kingdom
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- Future Food Beacon of Excellence and School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE12 5RD, United Kingdom
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- Digital Research Service and Advanced Data Analysis Centre, University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE12 5RD, United Kingdom
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- Gregor Mendel Institute of Molecular Plant Biology, Vienna, Austria
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- Institute of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Cruickshank Building, Aberdeen, AB24 3UU, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Cruickshank Building, Aberdeen, AB24 3UU, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Cruickshank Building, Aberdeen, AB24 3UU, United Kingdom
- Future Food Beacon of Excellence and School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE12 5RD, United Kingdom
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He G, Qin L, Tian W, Meng L, He T, Zhao D. Heavy Metal Transporters-Associated Proteins in S. tuberosum: Genome-Wide Identification, Comprehensive Gene Feature, Evolution and Expression Analysis. Genes (Basel) 2020; 11:genes11111269. [PMID: 33126505 PMCID: PMC7694169 DOI: 10.3390/genes11111269] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2020] [Revised: 10/20/2020] [Accepted: 10/25/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Plants have evolved a number of defense and adaptation responses to protect themselves against challenging environmental stresses. Genes containing a heavy metal associated (HMA) domain are required for the spatiotemporal transportation of metal ions that bind with various enzymes and co-factors within the cell. To uncover the underlying mechanisms mediated by StHMA genes, we identified 36 gene members in the StHMA family and divided them into six subfamilies by phylogenetic analysis. The StHMAs had high collinearity and were segmentally duplicated. Structurally, most StHMAs had one HMA domain, StHIPPc and StRNA1 subfamilies had two, and 13 StHMAs may be genetically variable. The StHMA gene structures and motifs varied considerably among the various classifications, this suggests the StHMA family is diverse in genetic functions. The promoter analysis showed that the StHMAs had six main cis-acting elements with abiotic stress. An expression pattern analysis revealed that the StHMAs were expressed tissue specifically, and a variety of abiotic stresses may induce the expression of StHMA family genes. The HMA transporter family may be regulated and expressed by a series of complex signal networks under abiotic stress. The results of this study may help to establish a theoretical foundation for further research investigating the functions of HMA genes in Solanum tuberosum to elucidate their regulatory role in the mechanism governing the response of plants to abiotic stress.
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- Guandi He
- The Key Laboratory of Plant Resources Conservation and Germplasm Innovation in Mountainous Region (Ministry of Education), Institute of Agro-Bioengineering and College of Life Sciences, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China; (G.H.); (L.Q.)
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- The Key Laboratory of Plant Resources Conservation and Germplasm Innovation in Mountainous Region (Ministry of Education), Institute of Agro-Bioengineering and College of Life Sciences, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China; (G.H.); (L.Q.)
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- Agricultural College, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China; (W.T.); (L.M.)
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- Agricultural College, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China; (W.T.); (L.M.)
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- Agricultural College, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China; (W.T.); (L.M.)
- Institute of New Rural Development of Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China
- Correspondence: (T.H.); (D.Z.)
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- The Key Laboratory of Plant Resources Conservation and Germplasm Innovation in Mountainous Region (Ministry of Education), Institute of Agro-Bioengineering and College of Life Sciences, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, China; (G.H.); (L.Q.)
- Guizhou Academy of Agricultural Science, Guiyang 550025, China
- Correspondence: (T.H.); (D.Z.)
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Ibuot A, Webster RE, Williams LE, Pittman JK. Increased metal tolerance and bioaccumulation of zinc and cadmium in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii expressing a AtHMA4 C-terminal domain protein. Biotechnol Bioeng 2020; 117:2996-3005. [PMID: 32579250 DOI: 10.1002/bit.27476] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2020] [Revised: 06/05/2020] [Accepted: 06/23/2020] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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The use of microalgal biomass for metal pollutant bioremediation might be improved by genetic engineering to modify the selectivity or capacity of metal biosorption. A plant cadmium (Cd) and zinc (Zn) transporter (AtHMA4) was used as a transgene to increase the ability of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii to tolerate 0.2 mM Cd and 0.3 mM Zn exposure. The transgenic cells showed increased accumulation and internalization of both metals compared to wild-type. AtHMA4 was expressed either as the full-length (FL) protein or just the C-terminal (CT) tail, which is known to have metal-binding sites. Similar Cd and Zn tolerance and accumulation was observed with expression of either the FL protein or CT domain, suggesting that enhanced metal tolerance was mainly due to increased metal binding rather than metal transport. The effectiveness of the transgenic cells was further examined by immobilization in calcium alginate to generate microalgal beads that could be added to a metal contaminated solution. Immobilization maintained metal tolerance, while AtHMA4-expressing cells in alginate showed a concentration-dependent increase in metal biosorption that was significantly greater than alginate beads composed of wild-type cells. This demonstrates that expressing AtHMA4 FL or CT has great potential as a strategy for bioremediation using microalgal biomass.
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- Aniefon Ibuot
- Department of Science Technology, Akwa Ibom State Polytechnic, Ikot Ekpene, Akwa Ibom, Nigeria
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- The Manchester Museum, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, School of Natural Sciences, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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Nosek M, Kaczmarczyk A, Jędrzejczyk RJ, Supel P, Kaszycki P, Miszalski Z. Expression of Genes Involved in Heavy Metal Trafficking in Plants Exposed to Salinity Stress and Elevated Cd Concentrations. PLANTS 2020; 9:plants9040475. [PMID: 32283631 PMCID: PMC7238198 DOI: 10.3390/plants9040475] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2020] [Revised: 03/26/2020] [Accepted: 04/07/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Many areas intended for crop production suffer from the concomitant occurrence of heavy metal pollution and elevated salinity; therefore, halophytes seem to represent a promising perspective for the bioremediation of contaminated soils. In this study, the influence of Cd treatment (0.01-10.0 mM) and salinity stress (0.4 M NaCl) on the expression of genes involved in heavy metal uptake (irt2-iron-regulated protein 2, zip4-zinc-induced protein 4), vacuolar sequestration (abcc2-ATP-binding cassette 2, cax4-cation exchanger 2 pcs1-phytochelatin synthase 1) and translocation into aerial organs (hma4-heavy metal ATPase 4) were analyzed in a soil-grown semi-halophyte Mesembryanthemum crystallinum. The upregulation of irt2 expression induced by salinity was additionally enhanced by Cd treatment. Such changes were not observed for zip4. Stressor-induced alterations in abcc2, cax4, hma4 and pcs1 expression were most pronounced in the root tissue, and the expression of cax4, hma4 and pcs1 was upregulated in response to salinity and Cd. However, the cumulative effect of both stressors, similar to the one described for irt2, was observed only in the case of pcs1. The importance of salt stress in the irt2 expression regulation mechanism is proposed. To the best of our knowledge, this study is the first to report the combined effect of salinity and heavy metal stress on genes involved in heavy metal trafficking.
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- Michał Nosek
- Institute of Biology, Pedagogical University, Podchorążych 2, 30-084 Kraków, Poland
- Correspondence: e-mail: ; Tel.: +48-12-662-78-32
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- The Franciszek Górski Institute of Plant Physiology Polish Academy of Sciences, Niezapominajek 21, 30-239 Kraków, Poland; (A.K.); (Z.M.)
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- Małopolska Centre of Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 7a, 30-387 Kraków, Poland;
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- Department of Plant Biology and Biotechnology, Faculty of Biotechnology and Horticulture, University of Agriculture in Krakow, al. 29 Listopada 54, 31-425 Kraków, Poland; (P.S.); (P.K.)
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- Department of Plant Biology and Biotechnology, Faculty of Biotechnology and Horticulture, University of Agriculture in Krakow, al. 29 Listopada 54, 31-425 Kraków, Poland; (P.S.); (P.K.)
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- The Franciszek Górski Institute of Plant Physiology Polish Academy of Sciences, Niezapominajek 21, 30-239 Kraków, Poland; (A.K.); (Z.M.)
- Małopolska Centre of Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, Gronostajowa 7a, 30-387 Kraków, Poland;
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Ram H, Gandass N, Sharma A, Singh A, Sonah H, Deshmukh R, Pandey AK, Sharma TR. Spatio-temporal distribution of micronutrients in rice grains and its regulation. Crit Rev Biotechnol 2020; 40:490-507. [DOI: 10.1080/07388551.2020.1742647] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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- Hasthi Ram
- Department of Agri-Biotechnology, National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute (NABI), Mohali, India
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- Department of Agri-Biotechnology, National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute (NABI), Mohali, India
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- Department of Agri-Biotechnology, National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute (NABI), Mohali, India
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- Department of Agri-Biotechnology, National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute (NABI), Mohali, India
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- Department of Agri-Biotechnology, National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute (NABI), Mohali, India
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- Department of Agri-Biotechnology, National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute (NABI), Mohali, India
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- Department of Agri-Biotechnology, National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute (NABI), Mohali, India
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- Department of Agri-Biotechnology, National Agri-Food Biotechnology Institute (NABI), Mohali, India
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Gao YL, Yao XF, Li WZ, Song ZB, Wang BW, Wu YP, Shi JL, Liu GS, Li YP, Liu CM. An efficient TILLING platform for cultivated tobacco. JOURNAL OF INTEGRATIVE PLANT BIOLOGY 2020; 62:165-180. [PMID: 30697931 DOI: 10.1111/jipb.12784] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2018] [Accepted: 01/23/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Targeting-induced local lesions in genomes (TILLING) is a powerful reverse-genetics tool that enables high-throughput screening of genomic variations in plants. Although TILLING has been developed for many diploid plants, the technology has been used in very few polyploid species due to their genomic complexity. Here, we established an efficient capillary electrophoresis-based TILLING platform for allotetraploid cultivated tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L.) using an ethyl methanesulfonate (EMS)-mutagenized population of 1,536 individuals. We optimized the procedures for endonuclease preparation, leaf tissue sampling, DNA extraction, normalization, pooling, PCR amplification, heteroduplex formation, and capillary electrophoresis. In a test screen using seven target genes with eight PCR fragments, we obtained 118 mutants. The mutation density was estimated to be approximately one mutation per 106 kb on average. Phenotypic analyses showed that mutations in two heavy metal transporter genes, HMA2S and HMA4T, led to reduced accumulation of cadmium and zinc, which was confirmed independently using CRISPR/Cas9 to generate knockout mutants. Our results demonstrate that this powerful TILLING platform (available at http://www.croptilling.org) can be used in tobacco to facilitate functional genomics applications.
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- Yu-Long Gao
- Key Laboratory of Tobacco Biotechnological Breeding, National Tobacco Genetic Engineering Research Center, Yunnan Academy of Tobacco Agricultural Sciences, Kunming, 650021, China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Physiology, Institute of Botany, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100093, China
- The University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- Key Laboratory of Tobacco Biotechnological Breeding, National Tobacco Genetic Engineering Research Center, Yunnan Academy of Tobacco Agricultural Sciences, Kunming, 650021, China
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- Key Laboratory of Tobacco Biotechnological Breeding, National Tobacco Genetic Engineering Research Center, Yunnan Academy of Tobacco Agricultural Sciences, Kunming, 650021, China
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- Key Laboratory of Tobacco Biotechnological Breeding, National Tobacco Genetic Engineering Research Center, Yunnan Academy of Tobacco Agricultural Sciences, Kunming, 650021, China
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- Key Laboratory of Tobacco Biotechnological Breeding, National Tobacco Genetic Engineering Research Center, Yunnan Academy of Tobacco Agricultural Sciences, Kunming, 650021, China
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- Key Laboratory of Tobacco Biotechnological Breeding, National Tobacco Genetic Engineering Research Center, Yunnan Academy of Tobacco Agricultural Sciences, Kunming, 650021, China
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- Tobacco Research Institute, the Chinese Agriculture Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, 266101, China
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- Key Laboratory of Tobacco Biotechnological Breeding, National Tobacco Genetic Engineering Research Center, Yunnan Academy of Tobacco Agricultural Sciences, Kunming, 650021, China
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Physiology, Institute of Botany, the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100093, China
- Institute of Crop Sciences, the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100081, China
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Ceasar SA, Lekeux G, Motte P, Xiao Z, Galleni M, Hanikenne M. di-Cysteine Residues of the Arabidopsis thaliana HMA4 C-Terminus Are Only Partially Required for Cadmium Transport. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2020; 11:560. [PMID: 32528485 PMCID: PMC7264368 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2020.00560] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2020] [Accepted: 04/15/2020] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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Cadmium (Cd) is highly toxic to the environment and humans. Plants are capable of absorbing Cd from the soil and of transporting part of this Cd to their shoot tissues. In Arabidopsis, the plasma membrane Heavy Metal ATPase 4 (HMA4) transporter mediates Cd xylem loading for export to shoots, in addition to zinc (Zn). A recent study showed that di-Cys motifs present in the HMA4 C-terminal extension (AtHMA4c) are essential for high-affinity Zn binding and transport in planta. In this study, we have characterized the role of the AtHMA4c di-Cys motifs in Cd transport in planta and in Cd-binding in vitro. In contrast to the case for Zn, the di-Cys motifs seem to be partly dispensable for Cd transport as evidenced by limited variation in Cd accumulation in shoot tissues of hma2hma4 double mutant plants expressing native or di-Cys mutated variants of AtHMA4. Expression analysis of metal homeostasis marker genes, such as AtIRT1, excluded that maintained Cd accumulation in shoot tissues was the result of increased Cd uptake by roots. In vitro Cd-binding assays further revealed that mutating di-Cys motifs in AtHMA4c had a more limited impact on Cd-binding than it has on Zn-binding. The contributions of the AtHMA4 C-terminal domain to metal transport and binding therefore differ for Zn and Cd. Our data suggest that it is possible to identify HMA4 variants that discriminate Zn and Cd for transport.
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- Stanislaus Antony Ceasar
- InBioS – PhytoSystems, Functional Genomics and Plant Molecular Imaging, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
- InBioS – Center for Protein Engineering, Biological Macromolecules, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- InBioS – PhytoSystems, Functional Genomics and Plant Molecular Imaging, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
- InBioS – Center for Protein Engineering, Biological Macromolecules, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- InBioS – PhytoSystems, Functional Genomics and Plant Molecular Imaging, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- Melbourne Dementia Research Centre, Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, Australia
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- InBioS – Center for Protein Engineering, Biological Macromolecules, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- InBioS – PhytoSystems, Functional Genomics and Plant Molecular Imaging, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
- *Correspondence: Marc Hanikenne,
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Song J, Finnegan PM, Liu W, Li X, Yong JWH, Xu J, Zhang Q, Wen Y, Qin K, Guo J, Li T, Zhao C, Zhang Y. Mechanisms underlying enhanced Cd translocation and tolerance in roots of Populus euramericana in response to nitrogen fertilization. PLANT SCIENCE : AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL PLANT BIOLOGY 2019; 287:110206. [PMID: 31481203 DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2019.110206] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2019] [Revised: 06/18/2019] [Accepted: 07/25/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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A pot experiment was conducted to evaluate how nitrogen (N) availability influences cadmium (Cd) absorption, translocation and stress tolerance in roots of Populus euramericana. Seedling growth was sensitive to N deficiency, but it was unaltered by Cd exposure. Cadmium absorption by roots was promoted by N deficiency, resulting in a higher root Cd concentration compared to the N-sufficient condition. Fine-root length was tightly correlated (R2 = 0.73) with Cd concentration in roots, indicating that vigorous fine-root proliferation under N deficiency contributed to active absorption and accumulation of Cd in roots. Despite accumulation in roots, Cd translocation from roots to shoots was less active under N deficiency compared to N sufficiency. This was related to elevated glutathione reductase (GR) activity and glutathione (GSH) levels in roots after N application, which may not only promote antioxidant defence, but also facilitate the formation of GSH-Cd complexes that are uploaded into root cylinders. Nitrogen application also promoted antioxidant defense in roots via increased production of phytohormones and the level of enzymatic and non-enzymatic antioxidants. Transcript levels for genes responsible for antioxidant defense, Cd detoxification and Cd uploading were increased in roots by N application. The N-stimulated Cd tolerance, detoxification and uploading in roots are factors likely to promote Cd translocation from roots to shoots, which may enhance the biological capacity of this poplar species for phytoremediation of Cd pollution.
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- Junyu Song
- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology in Arid Areas, College of Forestry, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, PR China.
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- School of Biological Sciences, The University of Western Australia, 35 Stirling Highway, Perth, WA, 6009, Australia.
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology in Arid Areas, College of Forestry, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology in Arid Areas, College of Forestry, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, PR China
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- Department of Biosystems and Technology, Swedish University of Agricultural Science, Alanrp, Sweden.
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology in Arid Areas, College of Forestry, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology in Arid Areas, College of Forestry, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, PR China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology in Arid Areas, College of Forestry, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, PR China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology in Arid Areas, College of Forestry, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, PR China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology in Arid Areas, College of Forestry, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, PR China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology in Arid Areas, College of Forestry, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, PR China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology in Arid Areas, College of Forestry, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, PR China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology in Arid Areas, College of Forestry, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, PR China.
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Shi W, Zhang Y, Chen S, Polle A, Rennenberg H, Luo ZB. Physiological and molecular mechanisms of heavy metal accumulation in nonmycorrhizal versus mycorrhizal plants. PLANT, CELL & ENVIRONMENT 2019; 42:1087-1103. [PMID: 30375657 DOI: 10.1111/pce.13471] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2018] [Revised: 10/26/2018] [Accepted: 10/26/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Uptake, translocation, detoxification, and sequestration of heavy metals (HMs) are key processes in plants to deal with excess amounts of HM. Under natural conditions, plant roots often establish ecto- and/or arbuscular-mycorrhizae with their fungal partners, thereby altering HM accumulation in host plants. This review considers the progress in understanding the physiological and molecular mechanisms involved in HM accumulation in nonmycorrhizal versus mycorrhizal plants. In nonmycorrhizal plants, HM ions in the cells can be detoxified with the aid of several chelators. Furthermore, HMs can be sequestered in cell walls, vacuoles, and the Golgi apparatus of plants. The uptake and translocation of HMs are mediated by members of ZIPs, NRAMPs, and HMAs, and HM detoxification and sequestration are mainly modulated by members of ABCs and MTPs in nonmycorrhizal plants. Mycorrhizal-induced changes in HM accumulation in plants are mainly due to HM sequestration by fungal partners and improvements in the nutritional and antioxidative status of host plants. Furthermore, mycorrhizal fungi can trigger the differential expression of genes involved in HM accumulation in both partners. Understanding the molecular mechanisms that underlie HM accumulation in mycorrhizal plants is crucial for the utilization of fungi and their host plants to remediate HM-contaminated soils.
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- Wenguang Shi
- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Key Laboratory of Silviculture of the State Forestry Administration, Research Institute of Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing, 100091, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Key Laboratory of Silviculture of the State Forestry Administration, Research Institute of Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing, 100091, China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Tree Breeding by Molecular Design, College of Biological Sciences and Technology, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China
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- Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Tree Breeding by Molecular Design, College of Biological Sciences and Technology, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China
- Forest Botany and Tree Physiology, University of Goettingen, 37077, Göttingen, Germany
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- Institute for Forest Sciences, University of Freiburg, 79110, Freiburg, Germany
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, Key Laboratory of Silviculture of the State Forestry Administration, Research Institute of Forestry, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing, 100091, China
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Ghori NH, Ghori T, Hayat MQ, Imadi SR, Gul A, Altay V, Ozturk M. Heavy metal stress and responses in plants. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 2019; 16:1807-1828. [PMID: 0 DOI: 10.1007/s13762-019-02215-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 216] [Impact Index Per Article: 43.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/17/2018] [Revised: 12/29/2018] [Accepted: 01/05/2019] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Wang J, Liang S, Xiang W, Dai H, Duan Y, Kang F, Chai T. A repeat region from the Brassica juncea HMA4 gene BjHMA4R is specifically involved in Cd 2+ binding in the cytosol under low heavy metal concentrations. BMC PLANT BIOLOGY 2019; 19:89. [PMID: 30819104 PMCID: PMC6394093 DOI: 10.1186/s12870-019-1674-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2018] [Accepted: 02/07/2019] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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BACKGROUND HMA4 transporters are involved in the transport and binding of divalent heavy metals (Cd, Zn, Pb [lead] and Co [cobalt]). In general, as efflux pumps, HMA4 transporters can increase the heavy metal tolerance of yeast and Escherichia coli. Additional research has shown that the C-terminus of HMA4 contains a heavy metal-binding domain and that heterologous expression of a portion of peptides from this C-terminal domain in yeast provides a high level of Cd tolerance and Cd hyperaccumulation. RESULTS We cloned BjHMA4 from Brassica juncea, and quantitative real-time PCR analysis revealed that BjHMA4 was upregulated by Zn and Cd in the roots, stems and leaves. Overexpression of BjHMA4 dramatically affects Zn/Cd distribution in rice and wheat seedlings. Interestingly, BjHMA4 contains a repeat region named BjHMA4R within the C-terminal region; this repeat region is not far from the last transmembrane domain. We further characterized the detailed function of BjHMA4R via yeast and E. coli experiments. Notably, BjHMA4R greatly and specifically improved Cd tolerance, and BjHMA4R transformants both grew on solid media that contained 500 μM CdCl2 and presented improved Cd accumulation (approximately twice that of wild-type [WT] strains). Additionally, visualization via fluorescence microscopy indicated that BjHMA4R clearly localizes in the cytosol of yeast. Overall, these findings suggest that BjHMA4R specifically improves Cd tolerance and Cd accumulation in yeast by specifically binding Cd2+ in the cytosol under low heavy metal concentrations. Moreover, similar results in E. coli experiments corroborate this postulation. CONCLUSION BjHMA4R can specifically bind Cd2+ in the cytosol, thereby substantially and specifically improving Cd tolerance and accumulation under low heavy metal concentrations.
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- Jianwu Wang
- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Ecological Restoration in Shanbei Mining Area, Yulin University, Yulin, 719000 Shaanxi China
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- College of Life Science, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Ecological Restoration in Shanbei Mining Area, Yulin University, Yulin, 719000 Shaanxi China
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- College of Biological Science and Engineering, Shaanxi University of Technology, Hanzhong, Shaanxi 723001 People’s Republic of China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Ecological Restoration in Shanbei Mining Area, Yulin University, Yulin, 719000 Shaanxi China
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- Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Ecological Restoration in Shanbei Mining Area, Yulin University, Yulin, 719000 Shaanxi China
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- College of Life Science, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China
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Lekeux G, Crowet JM, Nouet C, Joris M, Jadoul A, Bosman B, Carnol M, Motte P, Lins L, Galleni M, Hanikenne M. Homology modeling and in vivo functional characterization of the zinc permeation pathway in a heavy metal P-type ATPase. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2019; 70:329-341. [PMID: 30418580 PMCID: PMC6305203 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/ery353] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2018] [Accepted: 10/01/2018] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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The P1B ATPase heavy metal ATPase 4 (HMA4) is responsible for zinc and cadmium translocation from roots to shoots in Arabidopsis thaliana. It couples ATP hydrolysis to cytosolic domain movements, enabling metal transport across the membrane. The detailed mechanism of metal permeation by HMA4 through the membrane remains elusive. Here, homology modeling of the HMA4 transmembrane region was conducted based on the crystal structure of a ZntA bacterial homolog. The analysis highlighted amino acids forming a metal permeation pathway, whose importance was subsequently investigated functionally through mutagenesis and complementation experiments in plants. Although the zinc pathway displayed overall conservation among the two proteins, significant differences were observed, especially in the entrance area with altered electronegativity and the presence of a ionic interaction/hydrogen bond network. The analysis also newly identified amino acids whose mutation results in total or partial loss of the protein function. In addition, comparison of zinc and cadmium accumulation in shoots of A. thaliana complemented lines revealed a number of HMA4 mutants exhibiting different abilities in zinc and cadmium translocation. These observations could be instrumental to design low cadmium-accumulating crops, hence decreasing human cadmium exposure.
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- Gilles Lekeux
- InBioS - Center for Protein Engineering (CIP), Biological Macromolecules, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
- InBioS - PhytoSystems, Functional Genomics and Plant Molecular Imaging, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Molecular Biophysics at Interfaces, Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, University of Liège, Gembloux, Belgium
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- InBioS - PhytoSystems, Functional Genomics and Plant Molecular Imaging, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- InBioS - PhytoSystems, Functional Genomics and Plant Molecular Imaging, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- InBioS - PhytoSystems, Functional Genomics and Plant Molecular Imaging, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- InBioS - PhytoSystems, Laboratory of Plant and Microbial Ecology, Department of Biology, Ecology, Evolution, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- InBioS - PhytoSystems, Laboratory of Plant and Microbial Ecology, Department of Biology, Ecology, Evolution, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- InBioS - PhytoSystems, Functional Genomics and Plant Molecular Imaging, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Molecular Biophysics at Interfaces, Gembloux Agro-Bio Tech, University of Liège, Gembloux, Belgium
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- InBioS - Center for Protein Engineering (CIP), Biological Macromolecules, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- InBioS - PhytoSystems, Functional Genomics and Plant Molecular Imaging, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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Bahmani R, Kim D, Na J, Hwang S. Expression of the Tobacco Non-symbiotic Class 1 Hemoglobin Gene Hb1 Reduces Cadmium Levels by Modulating Cd Transporter Expression Through Decreasing Nitric Oxide and ROS Level in Arabidopsis. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2019; 10:201. [PMID: 30853969 PMCID: PMC6396062 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2019.00201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2018] [Accepted: 02/06/2019] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Hemoglobin (Hb) proteins are ubiquitous in plants, and non-symbiotic class 1 hemoglobin (Hb1) is involved in various biotic and abiotic stress responses. Here, the expression of the tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum) hemoglobin gene NtHb1 in Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) showed higher cadmium (Cd) tolerance and lower accumulations of Cd, nitric oxide (NO), and reactive oxygen species (ROS) like hydrogen peroxide (H2O2). NtHb1-expressing Arabidopsis exhibited a reduced induction of NO levels in response to Cd, suggesting scavenging of NO by Hb1. In addition, transgenic plants had reduced accumulation of ROS and increased activities of antioxidative enzymes (catalase, superoxide dismutase, and glutathione reductase) in response to Cd. While the expression of the Cd exporters ABC transporter (PDR8) and Ca2+/H+ exchangers (CAXs) was increased, that of the Cd importers iron responsive transporter 1 (IRT1) and P-type 2B Ca2+ ATPase (ACA10) was reduced in response to Cd. When Col-0 plants were treated with the NO donor sodium nitroprusside (SNP) and H2O2, the expression pattern of Cd transporters (PDR8, CAX3, IRT1, and ACA10) was reversed, suggesting that NtHb1 expression decreased the Cd level by regulating the expression of Cd transporters via decreased NO and ROS. Correspondingly, NtHb1-expressing Arabidopsis showed increased Cd export. In summary, the expression of NtHb1 reduces Cd levels by regulating Cd transporter expression via decreased NO and ROS levels in Arabidopsis.
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- Ramin Bahmani
- Department of Molecular Biology, Sejong University, Seoul, South Korea
- Department of Bioindustry and Bioresource Engineering, Sejong University, Seoul, South Korea
- Plant Engineering Research Institute, Sejong University, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Sejong University, Seoul, South Korea
- Department of Bioindustry and Bioresource Engineering, Sejong University, Seoul, South Korea
- Plant Engineering Research Institute, Sejong University, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Sejong University, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Sejong University, Seoul, South Korea
- Department of Bioindustry and Bioresource Engineering, Sejong University, Seoul, South Korea
- Plant Engineering Research Institute, Sejong University, Seoul, South Korea
- *Correspondence: Seongbin Hwang,
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Lekeux G, Laurent C, Joris M, Jadoul A, Jiang D, Bosman B, Carnol M, Motte P, Xiao Z, Galleni M, Hanikenne M. di-Cysteine motifs in the C-terminus of plant HMA4 proteins confer nanomolar affinity for zinc and are essential for HMA4 function in vivo. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2018; 69:5547-5560. [PMID: 30137564 PMCID: PMC6255694 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/ery311] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2018] [Accepted: 08/13/2018] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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The PIB ATPase heavy metal ATPase 4 (HMA4) has a central role in the zinc homeostasis network of Arabidopsis thaliana. This membrane protein loads metal from the pericycle cells into the xylem in roots, thereby allowing root to shoot metal translocation. Moreover, HMA4 is key for zinc hyperaccumulation as well as zinc and cadmium hypertolerance in the pseudometallophyte Arabidopsis halleri. The plant-specific cytosolic C-terminal extension of HMA4 is rich in putative metal-binding residues and has substantially diverged between A. thaliana and A. halleri. To clarify the function of the domain in both species, protein variants with truncated C-terminal extension, as well as with mutated di-Cys motifs and/or a His-stretch, were functionally characterized. We show that di-Cys motifs, but not the His-stretch, contribute to high affinity zinc binding and function in planta. We suggest that the HMA4 C-terminal extension is at least partly responsible for protein targeting to the plasma membrane. Finally, we reveal that the C-terminal extensions of both A. thaliana and A. halleri HMA4 proteins share similar function, despite marginally different zinc-binding capacity.
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- Gilles Lekeux
- InBioS – Center for Protein Engineering (CIP), Biological Macromolecules, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
- InBioS – PhytoSystems, Functional Genomics and Plant Molecular Imaging, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- InBioS – Center for Protein Engineering (CIP), Biological Macromolecules, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
- InBioS – PhytoSystems, Functional Genomics and Plant Molecular Imaging, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
- Present address: EyeD Pharma, Quartier Hôpital, Avenue Hippocrate, 54000 Liège, Belgium
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- InBioS – PhytoSystems, Functional Genomics and Plant Molecular Imaging, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- InBioS – PhytoSystems, Functional Genomics and Plant Molecular Imaging, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- InBioS – PhytoSystems, Functional Genomics and Plant Molecular Imaging, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- InBioS – PhytoSystems, Laboratory of Plant and Microbial Ecology, Department of Biology, Ecology, Evolution, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- InBioS – PhytoSystems, Laboratory of Plant and Microbial Ecology, Department of Biology, Ecology, Evolution, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- InBioS – PhytoSystems, Functional Genomics and Plant Molecular Imaging, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- School of Chemistry and Bio21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology Institute, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
- Present address: Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3052, Australia
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- InBioS – Center for Protein Engineering (CIP), Biological Macromolecules, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- InBioS – PhytoSystems, Functional Genomics and Plant Molecular Imaging, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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Pavlů J, Novák J, Koukalová V, Luklová M, Brzobohatý B, Černý M. Cytokinin at the Crossroads of Abiotic Stress Signalling Pathways. Int J Mol Sci 2018; 19:ijms19082450. [PMID: 30126242 PMCID: PMC6121657 DOI: 10.3390/ijms19082450] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2018] [Revised: 08/14/2018] [Accepted: 08/17/2018] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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Cytokinin is a multifaceted plant hormone that plays major roles not only in diverse plant growth and development processes, but also stress responses. We summarize knowledge of the roles of its metabolism, transport, and signalling in responses to changes in levels of both macronutrients (nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, sulphur) and micronutrients (boron, iron, silicon, selenium). We comment on cytokinin's effects on plants' xenobiotic resistance, and its interactions with light, temperature, drought, and salinity signals. Further, we have compiled a list of abiotic stress-related genes and demonstrate that their expression patterns overlap with those of cytokinin metabolism and signalling genes.
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- Jaroslav Pavlů
- Department of Molecular Biology and Radiobiology, Faculty of AgriSciences, Mendel University in Brno, 613 00 Brno, Czech Republic.
- CEITEC-Central European Institute of Technology, Faculty of AgriSciences, Mendel University in Brno, 613 00 Brno, Czech Republic.
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Radiobiology, Faculty of AgriSciences, Mendel University in Brno, 613 00 Brno, Czech Republic.
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Radiobiology, Faculty of AgriSciences, Mendel University in Brno, 613 00 Brno, Czech Republic.
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Radiobiology, Faculty of AgriSciences, Mendel University in Brno, 613 00 Brno, Czech Republic.
- CEITEC-Central European Institute of Technology, Faculty of AgriSciences, Mendel University in Brno, 613 00 Brno, Czech Republic.
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Radiobiology, Faculty of AgriSciences, Mendel University in Brno, 613 00 Brno, Czech Republic.
- CEITEC-Central European Institute of Technology, Faculty of AgriSciences, Mendel University in Brno, 613 00 Brno, Czech Republic.
- Institute of Biophysics AS CR, 612 00 Brno, Czech Republic.
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Radiobiology, Faculty of AgriSciences, Mendel University in Brno, 613 00 Brno, Czech Republic.
- Phytophthora Research Centre, Faculty of AgriSciences, Mendel University in Brno, 613 00 Brno, Czech Republic.
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Chen CL, Cui Y, Cui M, Zhou WJ, Wu HL, Ling HQ. A FIT-binding protein is involved in modulating iron and zinc homeostasis in Arabidopsis. PLANT, CELL & ENVIRONMENT 2018; 41:1698-1714. [PMID: 29677391 DOI: 10.1111/pce.13321] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2018] [Revised: 03/23/2018] [Accepted: 04/10/2018] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Fe and Zn are essential micronutrients for plant growth, and the interrelationship regarding their homeostasis is very complicated. In this study, we identified a FIT-binding protein (FBP) using the yeast two-hybrid system. The C-terminus of FBP binds to the bHLH domain of FIT, abolishing the DNA-binding capacity of FIT. Knockout of FBP results in an enhanced expression of NAS genes and a higher nicotianamine content, and the fbp mutant exhibits tolerance to excessive Zn. Physiological analyses reveal that the mutant fbp retains a larger amount of Zn in roots and transfers a greater proportion of Fe to shoots than that in wild type under Zn-excessive stress. As FBP is expressed in the root stele, the negative regulation caused by sequestration of FIT is restricted to this tissue, whereas other FIT-regulated genes, such as IRT1 and FRO2, which mainly expressed in root epidermis, do not show transcriptional upregulation in the fbp mutant. As an antagonistic partner, FBP offers a new approach to spatially fine-tune the expression of genes controlled by FIT. In conclusion, our findings provide a new insight to understand the interrelationship of Fe and Zn homeostasis in plants.
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- Chun-Lin Chen
- The State Key Laboratory of Plant Cell and Chromosome Engineering, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Plant Cell and Chromosome Engineering, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Plant Cell and Chromosome Engineering, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Plant Cell and Chromosome Engineering, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Plant Cell and Chromosome Engineering, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China
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- The State Key Laboratory of Plant Cell and Chromosome Engineering, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100049, China
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Feng J, Jia W, Lv S, Bao H, Miao F, Zhang X, Wang J, Li J, Li D, Zhu C, Li S, Li Y. Comparative transcriptome combined with morpho-physiological analyses revealed key factors for differential cadmium accumulation in two contrasting sweet sorghum genotypes. PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL 2018; 16:558-571. [PMID: 28703450 PMCID: PMC5787832 DOI: 10.1111/pbi.12795] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2017] [Revised: 05/22/2017] [Accepted: 07/10/2017] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Cadmium (Cd) is a widespread soil contaminant threatening human health. As an ideal energy plant, sweet sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) has great potential in phytoremediation of Cd-polluted soils, although the molecular mechanisms are largely unknown. In this study, key factors responsible for differential Cd accumulation between two contrasting sweet sorghum genotypes (high-Cd accumulation one H18, and low-Cd accumulation one L69) were investigated. H18 exhibited a much higher ability of Cd uptake and translocation than L69. Furthermore, Cd uptake through symplasmic pathway and Cd concentrations in xylem sap were both higher in H18 than those in L69. Root anatomy observation found the endodermal apoplasmic barriers were much stronger in L69, which may restrict the Cd loading into xylem. The molecular mechanisms underlying these morpho-physiological traits were further dissected by comparative transcriptome analysis. Many genes involved in cell wall modification and heavy metal transport were found to be Cd-responsive DEGs and/or DEGs between these two genotypes. KEGG pathway analysis found phenylpropanoid biosynthesis pathway was over-represented, indicating this pathway may play important roles in differential Cd accumulation between two genotypes. Based on these results, a schematic representation of main processes involved in differential Cd uptake and translocation in H18 and L69 is proposed, which suggests that higher Cd accumulation in H18 depends on a multilevel coordination of efficient Cd uptake and transport, including efficient root uptake and xylem loading, less root cell wall binding, and weaker endodermal apoplasmic barriers.
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- Juanjuan Feng
- Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular PhysiologyInstitute of BotanyChinese Academy of SciencesBeijingChina
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular PhysiologyInstitute of BotanyChinese Academy of SciencesBeijingChina
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular PhysiologyInstitute of BotanyChinese Academy of SciencesBeijingChina
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular PhysiologyInstitute of BotanyChinese Academy of SciencesBeijingChina
- College of Life SciencesChina Jiliang UniversityHangzhouChina
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular PhysiologyInstitute of BotanyChinese Academy of SciencesBeijingChina
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular PhysiologyInstitute of BotanyChinese Academy of SciencesBeijingChina
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular PhysiologyInstitute of BotanyChinese Academy of SciencesBeijingChina
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- Institute of Nuclear and New Energy TechnologyTsinghua UniversityBeijingChina
- Beijing Engineering Research Center for BiofuelsTsinghua UniversityBeijingChina
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- Institute of Nuclear and New Energy TechnologyTsinghua UniversityBeijingChina
- Beijing Engineering Research Center for BiofuelsTsinghua UniversityBeijingChina
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- College of Life SciencesChina Jiliang UniversityHangzhouChina
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- Institute of Nuclear and New Energy TechnologyTsinghua UniversityBeijingChina
- Beijing Engineering Research Center for BiofuelsTsinghua UniversityBeijingChina
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- Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular PhysiologyInstitute of BotanyChinese Academy of SciencesBeijingChina
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Role of Phytochelatins (PCs), Metallothioneins (MTs), and Heavy Metal ATPase (HMA) Genes in Heavy Metal Tolerance. Fungal Biol 2018. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-77386-5_2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Bahmani R, Kim D, Lee BD, Hwang S. Over-expression of tobacco UBC1 encoding a ubiquitin-conjugating enzyme increases cadmium tolerance by activating the 20S/26S proteasome and by decreasing Cd accumulation and oxidative stress in tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum). PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2017; 94:433-451. [PMID: 28508171 DOI: 10.1007/s11103-017-0616-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/26/2016] [Accepted: 04/26/2017] [Indexed: 05/11/2023]
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Ubiquitin (Ub)-conjugating enzyme (UBC, E2) receives Ub from Ub-activating enzyme (E1) and transfers it to target proteins, thereby playing a key role in Ub/26S proteasome-dependent proteolysis. UBC has been reported to be involved in tolerating abiotic stress in plants, including drought, salt, osmotic and water stresses. To isolate the genes involved in Cd tolerance, we transformed WT (wild-type) yeast Y800 with a tobacco cDNA expression library and isolated a tobacco cDNA, NtUBC1 (Ub-conjugating enzyme), that enhances cadmium tolerance. When NtUBC1 was over-expressed in tobacco, cadmium tolerance was enhanced, but the Cd level was decreased. Interestingly, 20S proteasome activity was increased and ubiquitinated protein levels were diminished in response to cadmium in NtUBC1 tobacco. By contrast, proteasome activity was decreased and ubiquitinated protein levels were slightly enhanced by Cd treatment in control tobacco, which is sensitive to Cd. Moreover, the oxidative stress level was induced to a lesser extent by Cd in NtUBC1 tobacco compared with control plants, which is ascribed to the higher activity of antioxidant enzymes in NtUBC1 tobacco. In addition, NtUBC1 tobacco displayed a reduced accumulation of Cd compared with the control, likely due to the higher expression of CAX3 (Ca2+/H+ exchanger) and the lower expression of IRT1 (iron-responsive transporter 1) and HMA-A and -B (heavy metal ATPase). In contrast, atubc1 and atubc1atubc2 Arabidopsis exhibited lower Cd tolerance and proteasome activity than WT. In conclusion, NtUBC1 expression promotes cadmium tolerance likely by removing cadmium-damaged proteins via Ub/26S proteasome-dependent proteolysis or the Ub-independent 20S proteasome and by diminishing oxidative stress through the activation of antioxidant enzymes and decreasing Cd accumulation due to higher CAX3 and lower IRT1 and HMA-A/B expression in response to 50 µM Cd challenge for 3 weeks.
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- Ramin Bahmani
- Department of Molecular Biology, Sejong University, Seoul, South Korea
- Department of Bioindustry and Bioresource Engineering, Sejong University, Seoul, South Korea
- Plant Engineering Research Institute, Sejong University, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Sejong University, Seoul, South Korea
- Department of Bioindustry and Bioresource Engineering, Sejong University, Seoul, South Korea
- Plant Engineering Research Institute, Sejong University, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Sejong University, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Molecular Biology, Sejong University, Seoul, South Korea.
- Department of Bioindustry and Bioresource Engineering, Sejong University, Seoul, South Korea.
- Plant Engineering Research Institute, Sejong University, Seoul, South Korea.
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Mishra S, Mishra A, Küpper H. Protein Biochemistry and Expression Regulation of Cadmium/Zinc Pumping ATPases in the Hyperaccumulator Plants Arabidopsis halleri and Noccaea caerulescens. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2017; 8:835. [PMID: 28588597 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2013.00835] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2017] [Accepted: 05/04/2017] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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P1B-ATPases are decisive for metal accumulation phenotypes, but mechanisms of their regulation are only partially understood. Here, we studied the Cd/Zn transporting ATPases NcHMA3 and NcHMA4 from Noccaea caerulescens as well as AhHMA3 and AhHMA4 from Arabidopsis halleri. Protein biochemistry was analyzed on HMA4 purified from roots of N. caerulescens in active state. Metal titration of NcHMA4 protein with an electrochromic dye as charge indicator suggested that HMA4 reaches maximal ATPase activity when all internal high-affinity Cd2+ binding sites are occupied. Although HMA4 was reported to be mainly responsible for xylem loading of heavy metals for root to shoot transport, the current study revealed high expression of NcHMA4 in shoots as well. Further, there were additional 20 and 40 kD fragments at replete Zn2+ and toxic Cd2+, but not at deficient Zn2+ concentrations. Altogether, the protein level expression analysis suggested a more multifunctional role of NcHMA4 than previously assumed. Organ-level transcription analysis through quantitative PCR of mRNA in N. caerulescens and A. halleri confirmed the strong shoot expression of both NcHMA4 and AhHMA4. Further, in shoots NcHMA4 was more abundant in 10 μM Zn2+ and AhHMA4 in Zn2+ deficiency. In roots, NcHMA4 was up-regulated in response to deficient Zn2+ when compared to replete Zn2+ and toxic Cd2+ treatment. In both species, HMA3 was much more expressed in shoots than in roots, and HMA3 transcript levels remained rather constant regardless of Zn2+ supply, but were up-regulated by 10 μM Cd2+. Analysis of cellular expression by quantitative mRNA in situ hybridisation showed that in A. halleri, both HMA3 and HMA4 mRNA levels were highest in the mesophyll, while in N. caerulescens they were highest in the bundle sheath of the vein. This is likely related to the different final storage sites for hyperaccumulated metals in both species: epidermis in N. caerulescens, mesophyll in A. halleri.
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- Seema Mishra
- Fachbereich Biologie, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche, Universität KonstanzKonstanz, Germany
- Department of Biophysics and Biochemistry of Plants, Institute of Plant Molecular Biology, Biology Centre of the ASCRČeské Budějovice, Czechia
- CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Plant Ecology and Environmental Science DivisionLucknow, India
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- Department of Biophysics and Biochemistry of Plants, Institute of Plant Molecular Biology, Biology Centre of the ASCRČeské Budějovice, Czechia
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- Fachbereich Biologie, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche, Universität KonstanzKonstanz, Germany
- Department of Biophysics and Biochemistry of Plants, Institute of Plant Molecular Biology, Biology Centre of the ASCRČeské Budějovice, Czechia
- Department of Experimental Plant Biology, Faculty of Science, University of South BohemiaČeské Budějovice, Czechia
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Keeran NS, Ganesan G, Parida AK. A novel heavy metal ATPase peptide from Prosopis juliflora is involved in metal uptake in yeast and tobacco. Transgenic Res 2017; 26:247-261. [PMID: 27888434 DOI: 10.1007/s11248-016-0002-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2016] [Accepted: 11/13/2016] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Heavy metal pollution of agricultural soils is one of the most severe ecological problems in the world. Prosopis juliflora, a phreatophytic tree species, grows well in heavy metal laden industrial sites and is known to accumulate heavy metals. Heavy Metal ATPases (HMAs) are ATP driven heavy metal pumps that translocate heavy metals across biological membranes thus helping the plant in heavy metal tolerance and phytoremediation. In the present study we have isolated and characterized a novel 28.9 kDa heavy metal ATPase peptide (PjHMT) from P. juliflora which shows high similarity to the C-terminal region of P1B ATPase HMA1. It also shows the absence of the invariant signature sequence DKTGT, and the metal binding CPX motif but the presence of conserved regions like MVGEGINDAPAL (ATP binding consensus sequence), HEGGTLLVCLNS (metal binding domain) and MLTGD, GEGIND and HEGG motifs which play important roles in metal transport or ATP binding. PjHMT, was found to be upregulated under cadmium and zinc stress. Heterologous expression of PjHMT in yeast showed a higher accumulation and tolerance of heavy metals in yeast. Further, transgenic tobacco plants constitutively expressing PjHMT also showed increased accumulation and tolerance to cadmium. Thus, this study suggests that the transport peptide from P. juliflora may have an important role in Cd uptake and thus in phytoremediation.
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- Nisha S Keeran
- Plant Molecular Biology Lab, M S Swaminathan Research Foundation, 3rd Cross Street, Institutional Area, Taramani, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 600 113, India
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- Plant Molecular Biology Lab, M S Swaminathan Research Foundation, 3rd Cross Street, Institutional Area, Taramani, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 600 113, India
- Department of Genetic Engineering, SRM University, Kattankulathur, Tamil Nadu, 603 203, India
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- Plant Molecular Biology Lab, M S Swaminathan Research Foundation, 3rd Cross Street, Institutional Area, Taramani, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 600 113, India.
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Liedschulte V, Laparra H, Battey JND, Schwaar JD, Broye H, Mark R, Klein M, Goepfert S, Bovet L. Impairing both HMA4 homeologs is required for cadmium reduction in tobacco. PLANT, CELL & ENVIRONMENT 2017; 40:364-377. [PMID: 27880006 DOI: 10.1111/pce.12870] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/20/2016] [Revised: 10/18/2016] [Accepted: 11/15/2016] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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In tobacco, the heavy metal P1B-ATPases HMA4.1 and HMA4.2 function in root-to-shoot zinc and cadmium transport. We present greenhouse and field data that dissect the possibilities to impact the two homeologous genes in order to define the best strategy for leaf cadmium reduction. In a first step, both genes were silenced using an RNAi approach leading to >90% reduction of leaf cadmium content. To modulate HMA4 function more precisely, mutant HMA4.1 and HMA4.2 alleles of a Targeting Induced Local Lesions IN Genomes (TILLING) population were combined. As observed with RNAi plants, knockout of both homeologs decreased cadmium root-to-shoot transfer by >90%. Analysis of plants with segregating null and wild-type alleles of both homeologs showed that one functional HMA4 allele is sufficient to maintain wild-type cadmium levels. Plant development was affected in HMA4 RNAi and double knockout plants that included retarded growth, necrotic lesions, altered leaf morphology and increased water content. The combination of complete functional loss (nonsense mutation) in one homeologous HMA4 gene and the functional reduction in the other HMA4 gene (missense mutation) is proposed as strategy to limit cadmium leaf accumulation without developmental effects.
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- Verena Liedschulte
- PMI R&D, Philip Morris Products SA (part of Philip Morris International group of companies), Neuchâtel, Switzerland
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- PMI R&D, Philip Morris Products SA (part of Philip Morris International group of companies), Neuchâtel, Switzerland
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- PMI R&D, Philip Morris Products SA (part of Philip Morris International group of companies), Neuchâtel, Switzerland
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- PMI R&D, Philip Morris Products SA (part of Philip Morris International group of companies), Neuchâtel, Switzerland
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- PMI R&D, Philip Morris Products SA (part of Philip Morris International group of companies), Neuchâtel, Switzerland
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- PMI R&D, Philip Morris Products SA (part of Philip Morris International group of companies), Neuchâtel, Switzerland
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- PMI R&D, Philip Morris Products SA (part of Philip Morris International group of companies), Neuchâtel, Switzerland
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- PMI R&D, Philip Morris Products SA (part of Philip Morris International group of companies), Neuchâtel, Switzerland
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- PMI R&D, Philip Morris Products SA (part of Philip Morris International group of companies), Neuchâtel, Switzerland
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Mishra S, Mishra A, Küpper H. Protein Biochemistry and Expression Regulation of Cadmium/Zinc Pumping ATPases in the Hyperaccumulator Plants Arabidopsis halleri and Noccaea caerulescens. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2017; 8:835. [PMID: 28588597 PMCID: PMC5438989 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2017.00835] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2017] [Accepted: 05/04/2017] [Indexed: 05/15/2023]
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P1B-ATPases are decisive for metal accumulation phenotypes, but mechanisms of their regulation are only partially understood. Here, we studied the Cd/Zn transporting ATPases NcHMA3 and NcHMA4 from Noccaea caerulescens as well as AhHMA3 and AhHMA4 from Arabidopsis halleri. Protein biochemistry was analyzed on HMA4 purified from roots of N. caerulescens in active state. Metal titration of NcHMA4 protein with an electrochromic dye as charge indicator suggested that HMA4 reaches maximal ATPase activity when all internal high-affinity Cd2+ binding sites are occupied. Although HMA4 was reported to be mainly responsible for xylem loading of heavy metals for root to shoot transport, the current study revealed high expression of NcHMA4 in shoots as well. Further, there were additional 20 and 40 kD fragments at replete Zn2+ and toxic Cd2+, but not at deficient Zn2+ concentrations. Altogether, the protein level expression analysis suggested a more multifunctional role of NcHMA4 than previously assumed. Organ-level transcription analysis through quantitative PCR of mRNA in N. caerulescens and A. halleri confirmed the strong shoot expression of both NcHMA4 and AhHMA4. Further, in shoots NcHMA4 was more abundant in 10 μM Zn2+ and AhHMA4 in Zn2+ deficiency. In roots, NcHMA4 was up-regulated in response to deficient Zn2+ when compared to replete Zn2+ and toxic Cd2+ treatment. In both species, HMA3 was much more expressed in shoots than in roots, and HMA3 transcript levels remained rather constant regardless of Zn2+ supply, but were up-regulated by 10 μM Cd2+. Analysis of cellular expression by quantitative mRNA in situ hybridisation showed that in A. halleri, both HMA3 and HMA4 mRNA levels were highest in the mesophyll, while in N. caerulescens they were highest in the bundle sheath of the vein. This is likely related to the different final storage sites for hyperaccumulated metals in both species: epidermis in N. caerulescens, mesophyll in A. halleri.
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- Seema Mishra
- Fachbereich Biologie, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche, Universität KonstanzKonstanz, Germany
- Department of Biophysics and Biochemistry of Plants, Institute of Plant Molecular Biology, Biology Centre of the ASCRČeské Budějovice, Czechia
- CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute, Plant Ecology and Environmental Science DivisionLucknow, India
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- Department of Biophysics and Biochemistry of Plants, Institute of Plant Molecular Biology, Biology Centre of the ASCRČeské Budějovice, Czechia
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- Fachbereich Biologie, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche, Universität KonstanzKonstanz, Germany
- Department of Biophysics and Biochemistry of Plants, Institute of Plant Molecular Biology, Biology Centre of the ASCRČeské Budějovice, Czechia
- Department of Experimental Plant Biology, Faculty of Science, University of South BohemiaČeské Budějovice, Czechia
- *Correspondence: Hendrik Küpper,
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Barabasz A, Klimecka M, Kendziorek M, Weremczuk A, Ruszczyńska A, Bulska E, Antosiewicz DM. The ratio of Zn to Cd supply as a determinant of metal-homeostasis gene expression in tobacco and its modulation by overexpressing the metal exporter AtHMA4. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2016; 67:6201-6214. [PMID: 27811086 PMCID: PMC5100030 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erw389] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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This study links changes in the tobacco endogenous metal-homeostasis network caused by transgene expression with engineering of novel features. It also provides insight into the concentration-dependent mutual interactions between Zn and Cd, leading to differences in the metal partitioning between wild-type and transgenic plants. In tobacco, expression of the export protein AtHMA4 modified Zn/Cd root/shoot distribution, but the pattern depended on their concentrations in the medium. To address this phenomenon, the expression of genes identified by suppression subtractive hybridization and the Zn/Cd accumulation pattern were examined upon exposure to six variants of low/high Zn and Cd concentrations. Five tobacco metal-homeostasis genes were identified: NtZIP2, NtZIP4, NtIRT1-like, NtNAS, and NtVTL. In the wild type, their expression depended on combinations of low/high Zn and Cd concentrations; co-ordinated responses of NtZIP1, NtZIP2, and NtVTL were shown in medium containing 4 µM Cd, and at 0.5 µM versus 10 µM Zn. In transgenics, qualitative changes detected for NtZIP1, NtZIP4, NtIRT1-like, and NtVTL are considered crucial for modification of Zn/Cd supply-dependent Zn/Cd root/shoot distribution. Notwithstanding, NtVTL was the most responsive gene in wild-type and transgenic plants under all concentrations of Zn and Cd tested; thus it is a candidate gene for the regulation of metal cross-homeostasis processes involved in engineering new metal-related traits.
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- Anna Barabasz
- University of Warsaw, Faculty of Biology, Institute of Experimental Plant Biology and Biotechnology, Department of Plant Anatomy and Cytology, Miecznikowa str 1, 02-096 Warszawa, Poland
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- University of Warsaw, Faculty of Biology, Institute of Experimental Plant Biology and Biotechnology, Department of Plant Anatomy and Cytology, Miecznikowa str 1, 02-096 Warszawa, Poland
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- University of Warsaw, Faculty of Biology, Institute of Experimental Plant Biology and Biotechnology, Department of Plant Anatomy and Cytology, Miecznikowa str 1, 02-096 Warszawa, Poland
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- University of Warsaw, Faculty of Biology, Institute of Experimental Plant Biology and Biotechnology, Department of Plant Anatomy and Cytology, Miecznikowa str 1, 02-096 Warszawa, Poland
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- University of Warsaw, Faculty of Chemistry, Pasteura str. 1, 02-093 Warszawa, Poland
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- University of Warsaw, Faculty of Chemistry, Pasteura str. 1, 02-093 Warszawa, Poland
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- University of Warsaw, Faculty of Biology, Institute of Experimental Plant Biology and Biotechnology, Department of Plant Anatomy and Cytology, Miecznikowa str 1, 02-096 Warszawa, Poland
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Kendziorek M, Klimecka M, Barabasz A, Borg S, Rudzka J, Szczęsny P, Antosiewicz DM. Engineering high Zn in tomato shoots through expression of AtHMA4 involves tissue-specific modification of endogenous genes. BMC Genomics 2016; 17:625. [PMID: 27519859 PMCID: PMC4982198 DOI: 10.1186/s12864-016-2990-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2016] [Accepted: 08/03/2016] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Background To increase the Zn level in shoots, AtHMA4 was ectopically expressed in tomato under the constitutive CaMV 35S promoter. However, the Zn concentration in the shoots of transgenic plants failed to increase at all tested Zn levels in the medium. Modification of Zn root/shoot distribution in tomato expressing 35S::AtHMA4 depended on the concentration of Zn in the medium, thus indicating involvement of unknown endogenous metal-homeostasis mechanisms. To determine these mechanisms, those metal-homeostasis genes that were expressed differently in transgenic and wild-type plants were identified by microarray and RT-qPCR analysis using laser-assisted microdissected RNA isolated from two root sectors: (epidermis + cortex and stele), and leaf sectors (upper epidermis + palisade parenchyma and lower epidermis + spongy parenchyma). Results Zn-supply-dependent modification of Zn root/shoot distribution in AtHMA4-tomato (increase at 5 μM Zn, no change at 0.5 μM Zn) involved tissue-specific, distinct from that in the wild type, expression of tomato endogenous genes. First, it is suggested that an ethylene-dependent pathway underlies the detected changes in Zn root/shoot partitioning, as it was induced in transgenic plants in a distinct way depending on Zn exposure. Upon exposure to 5 or 0.5 μM Zn, in the epidermis + cortex of the transgenics’ roots the expression of the Strategy I Fe-uptake system (ethylene-dependent LeIRT1 and LeFER) was respectively lower or higher than in the wild type and was accompanied by respectively lower or higher expression of the identified ethylene genes (LeNR, LeACO4, LeACO5) and of LeChln. Second, the contribution of LeNRAMP2 expression in the stele is shown to be distinct for wild-type and transgenic plants at both Zn exposures. Ethylene was also suggested as an important factor in a pathway induced in the leaves of transgenic plants by high Zn in the apoplast, which results in the initiation of loading of the excess Zn into the mesophyll of “Zn accumulating cells”. Conclusions In transgenic tomato plants, the export activity of ectopically expressed AtHMA4 changes the cellular Zn status, which induces coordinated tissue-specific responses of endogenous ethylene-related genes and metal transporters. These changes constitute an important mechanism involved in the generation of the metal-related phenotype of transgenic tomato expressing AtHMA4. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12864-016-2990-x) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Maria Kendziorek
- Faculty of Biology, Institute of Experimental Plant Biology and Biotechnology, Department of Plant Anatomy and Cytology, University of Warsaw, Miecznikowa str 1, 02-096, Warszawa, Poland
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- Faculty of Biology, Institute of Experimental Plant Biology and Biotechnology, Department of Plant Anatomy and Cytology, University of Warsaw, Miecznikowa str 1, 02-096, Warszawa, Poland.,Present address: Plant Biochemistry Department, Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics PAS, Pawińskiego 5a, 02-106, Warszawa, Poland
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- Faculty of Biology, Institute of Experimental Plant Biology and Biotechnology, Department of Plant Anatomy and Cytology, University of Warsaw, Miecznikowa str 1, 02-096, Warszawa, Poland
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- Department. of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University, Forsøgsvej 1, 4200, Slagelse, Denmark
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- Faculty of Biology, Institute of Experimental Plant Biology and Biotechnology, Department of Plant Anatomy and Cytology, University of Warsaw, Miecznikowa str 1, 02-096, Warszawa, Poland
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics PAS, Pawińskiego 5a, 02-106, Warszawa, Poland
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- Faculty of Biology, Institute of Experimental Plant Biology and Biotechnology, Department of Plant Anatomy and Cytology, University of Warsaw, Miecznikowa str 1, 02-096, Warszawa, Poland.
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Zhang Z, Yu Q, Du H, Ai W, Yao X, Mendoza-Cózatl DG, Qiu B. Enhanced cadmium efflux and root-to-shoot translocation are conserved in the hyperaccumulatorSedum alfredii(Crassulaceae family). FEBS Lett 2016; 590:1757-64. [DOI: 10.1002/1873-3468.12225] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2016] [Revised: 05/11/2016] [Accepted: 05/18/2016] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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- Zhongchun Zhang
- School of Life Sciences; Hubei Key Laboratory of Genetic Regulation and Integrative Biology; Central China Normal University; Wuhan China
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- School of Life Sciences; Hubei Key Laboratory of Genetic Regulation and Integrative Biology; Central China Normal University; Wuhan China
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- School of Life Sciences; Hubei Key Laboratory of Genetic Regulation and Integrative Biology; Central China Normal University; Wuhan China
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- School of Life Sciences; Hubei Key Laboratory of Genetic Regulation and Integrative Biology; Central China Normal University; Wuhan China
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- College of Plant Science and Technology; Huazhong Agriculture University; Wuhan China
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- Division of Plant Sciences; C.S. Bond Life Sciences Center; University of Missouri; Columbia MO USA
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- School of Life Sciences; Hubei Key Laboratory of Genetic Regulation and Integrative Biology; Central China Normal University; Wuhan China
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Thakur S, Singh L, Wahid ZA, Siddiqui MF, Atnaw SM, Din MFM. Plant-driven removal of heavy metals from soil: uptake, translocation, tolerance mechanism, challenges, and future perspectives. ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND ASSESSMENT 2016; 188:206. [PMID: 26940329 DOI: 10.1007/s10661-016-5211-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 122] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2016] [Accepted: 02/26/2016] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Increasing heavy metal (HM) concentrations in the soil have become a significant problem in the modern industrialized world due to several anthropogenic activities. Heavy metals (HMs) are non-biodegradable and have long biological half lives; thus, once entered in food chain, their concentrations keep on increasing through biomagnification. The increased concentrations of heavy metals ultimately pose threat on human life also. The one captivating solution for this problem is to use green plants for HM removal from soil and render it harmless and reusable. Although this green technology called phytoremediation has many advantages over conventional methods of HM removal from soils, there are also many challenges that need to be addressed before making this technique practically feasible and useful on a large scale. In this review, we discuss the mechanisms of HM uptake, transport, and plant tolerance mechanisms to cope with increased HM concentrations. This review article also comprehensively discusses the advantages, major challenges, and future perspectives of phytoremediation of heavy metals from the soil.
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- Sveta Thakur
- Faculty of Engineering Technology, Universiti Malaysia Pahang, Lebuhraya Tun Razak, Gambang, 26300, Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia
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- Faculty of Engineering Technology, Universiti Malaysia Pahang, Lebuhraya Tun Razak, Gambang, 26300, Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia.
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- Faculty of Engineering Technology, Universiti Malaysia Pahang, Lebuhraya Tun Razak, Gambang, 26300, Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia
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- Advanced Environmental Biotechnology Centre, Nanyang Environment and Water Research Institute, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 637141, Singapore
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- Faculty of Engineering Technology, Universiti Malaysia Pahang, Lebuhraya Tun Razak, Gambang, 26300, Kuantan, Pahang, Malaysia
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- Department of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), 81310, Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia
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Laurent C, Lekeux G, Ukuwela AA, Xiao Z, Charlier JB, Bosman B, Carnol M, Motte P, Damblon C, Galleni M, Hanikenne M. Metal binding to the N-terminal cytoplasmic domain of the PIB ATPase HMA4 is required for metal transport in Arabidopsis. PLANT MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2016; 90:453-66. [PMID: 26797794 DOI: 10.1007/s11103-016-0429-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2015] [Accepted: 01/03/2016] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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PIB ATPases are metal cation pumps that transport metals across membranes. These proteins possess N- and C-terminal cytoplasmic extensions that contain Cys- and His-rich high affinity metal binding domains, which may be involved in metal sensing, metal ion selectivity and/or in regulation of the pump activity. The PIB ATPase HMA4 (Heavy Metal ATPase 4) plays a central role in metal homeostasis in Arabidopsis thaliana and has a key function in zinc and cadmium hypertolerance and hyperaccumulation in the extremophile plant species Arabidopsis halleri. Here, we examined the function and structure of the N-terminal cytoplasmic metal-binding domain of HMA4. We mutagenized a conserved CCTSE metal-binding motif in the domain and assessed the impact of the mutations on protein function and localization in planta, on metal-binding properties in vitro and on protein structure by Nuclear Magnetic Resonance spectroscopy. The two Cys residues of the motif are essential for the function, but not for localization, of HMA4 in planta, whereas the Glu residue is important but not essential. These residues also determine zinc coordination and affinity. Zinc binding to the N-terminal domain is thus crucial for HMA4 protein function, whereas it is not required to maintain the protein structure. Altogether, combining in vivo and in vitro approaches in our study provides insights towards the molecular understanding of metal transport and specificity of metal P-type ATPases.
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- Clémentine Laurent
- Department of Life Sciences, Center for Protein Engineering (CIP), University of Liège, 4000, Liège, Belgium
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- Department of Life Sciences, Center for Protein Engineering (CIP), University of Liège, 4000, Liège, Belgium
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- School of Chemistry and Bio21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology Institute, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, 3010, Australia
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- School of Chemistry and Bio21 Molecular Science and Biotechnology Institute, University of Melbourne, Parkville, VIC, 3010, Australia
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- Department of Life Sciences, Center for Protein Engineering (CIP), University of Liège, 4000, Liège, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Plant and Microbial Ecology, Department of Biology, Ecology, Evolution, University of Liège, 4000, Liège, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Plant and Microbial Ecology, Department of Biology, Ecology, Evolution, University of Liège, 4000, Liège, Belgium
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- Department of Life Sciences, Center for Protein Engineering (CIP), University of Liège, 4000, Liège, Belgium
- PhytoSYSTEMS, University of Liège, 4000, Liège, Belgium
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- Chimie Biologique Structurale, Department of Chemistry, University of Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- Department of Life Sciences, Center for Protein Engineering (CIP), University of Liège, 4000, Liège, Belgium
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- Department of Life Sciences, Center for Protein Engineering (CIP), University of Liège, 4000, Liège, Belgium.
- PhytoSYSTEMS, University of Liège, 4000, Liège, Belgium.
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Theriault G, Michael P, Nkongolo K. Decrypting the regulation and mechanism of nickel resistance in white birch (Betula papyrifera) using cross-species metal-resistance genes. Genes Genomics 2016. [DOI: 10.1007/s13258-016-0387-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Sun H, Chen ZH, Chen F, Xie L, Zhang G, Vincze E, Wu F. DNA microarray revealed and RNAi plants confirmed key genes conferring low Cd accumulation in barley grains. BMC PLANT BIOLOGY 2015; 15:259. [PMID: 26503017 PMCID: PMC4623906 DOI: 10.1186/s12870-015-0648-5] [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: 07/07/2015] [Accepted: 10/20/2015] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Understanding the mechanism of low Cd accumulation in crops is crucial for sustainable safe food production in Cd-contaminated soils. RESULTS Confocal microscopy, atomic absorption spectrometry, gas exchange and chlorophyll fluorescence analyses revealed a distinct difference in Cd accumulation and tolerance between the two contrasting barley genotypes: W6nk2 (a low-grain-Cd-accumulating and Cd-sensitive genotype) and Zhenong8 (a high-grain-Cd-accumulating and tolerant genotype). A DNA microarray analysis detected large-scale changes of gene expression in response to Cd stress with a substantial difference between the two genotypes. Cd stress led to higher expression of genes involved in transport, carbohydrate metabolism and signal transduction in the low-grain-Cd-accumulating genotype. Novel transporter genes such as zinc transporter genes were identified as being associated with low Cd accumulation. Quantitative RT-PCR confirmed our microarray data. Furthermore, suppression of the zinc transporter genes HvZIP3 and HvZIP8 by RNAi silencing showed increased Cd accumulation and reduced Zn and Mn concentrations in barley grains. Thus, HvZIP3 and HvZIP8 could be candidate genes related to low-grain-Cd-accumulation. CONCLUSION Novel transporter genes such as HvZIP3 and HvZIP8 were identified as being associated with low-grain-Cd-accumulation. In addition to advancing academic knowledge, our findings may also result in potential economic benefits for molecular breeding of low Cd accumulating barley and other crops.
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- Hongyan Sun
- Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zijingang Campus, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, PR China.
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- Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zijingang Campus, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, PR China.
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- Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zijingang Campus, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, PR China.
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- Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zijingang Campus, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, PR China.
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- Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zijingang Campus, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, PR China.
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- Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, Aarhus University, Slagelse, Denmark.
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- Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zijingang Campus, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, 310058, PR China.
- Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center for Modern Production Technology of Grain Crops, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou, 225009, China.
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