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Martin ML, Pervent M, Lambert I, Colella S, Tancelin M, Severac D, Clément G, Tillard P, Frugier F, Lepetit M. Localized osmotic stress activates systemic responses to N limitation in Medicago truncatula-Sinorhizobium symbiotic plants. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2023; 14:1288070. [PMID: 38053772 PMCID: PMC10694431 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1288070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2023] [Accepted: 10/24/2023] [Indexed: 12/07/2023]
Abstract
In mature symbiotic root nodules, differentiated rhizobia fix atmospheric dinitrogen and provide ammonium to fulfill the plant nitrogen (N) demand. The plant enables this process by providing photosynthates to the nodules. The symbiosis is adjusted to the whole plant N demand thanks to systemic N signaling controlling nodule development. Symbiotic plants under N deficit stimulate nodule expansion and activate nodule senescence under N satiety. Besides, nodules are highly sensitive to drought. Here, we used split-root systems to characterize the systemic responses of symbiotic plants to a localized osmotic stress. We showed that polyéthylène glycol (PEG) application rapidly inhibited the symbiotic dinitrogen fixation activity of nodules locally exposed to the treatment, resulting to the N limitation of the plant supplied exclusively by symbiotic dinitrogen fixation. The localized PEG treatment triggered systemic signaling stimulating nodule development in the distant untreated roots. This response was associated with an enhancement of the sucrose allocation. Our analyses showed that transcriptomic reprogramming associated with PEG and N deficit systemic signaling(s) shared many targets transcripts. Altogether, our study suggests that systemic N signaling is a component of the adaptation of the symbiotic plant to the local variations of its edaphic environment.
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- Marie-Laure Martin
- Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS, INRAE, Univ d’Evry, Institute of Plant Sciences Paris-Saclay (IPS2), Gif sur Yvette, France
- Université Paris Cité, Institute of Plant Sciences Paris-Saclay (IPS2), Gif sur Yvette, France
- Université Paris-Saclay, AgroParisTech, INRAE, UMR MIA, Paris-Saclay, Palaiseau, France
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- LSTM, Laboratoire des Symbioses Tropicales et Méditerranéennes, INRAE, IRD, CIRAD, Institut Agro Montpellier, Université de Montpellier, Montpellier, France
- PHIM Plant Health Institute, INRAE, Université de Montpellier, CIRAD, Institut Agro, IRD, Montpellier, France
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- LSTM, Laboratoire des Symbioses Tropicales et Méditerranéennes, INRAE, IRD, CIRAD, Institut Agro Montpellier, Université de Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- LSTM, Laboratoire des Symbioses Tropicales et Méditerranéennes, INRAE, IRD, CIRAD, Institut Agro Montpellier, Université de Montpellier, Montpellier, France
- PHIM Plant Health Institute, INRAE, Université de Montpellier, CIRAD, Institut Agro, IRD, Montpellier, France
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- LSTM, Laboratoire des Symbioses Tropicales et Méditerranéennes, INRAE, IRD, CIRAD, Institut Agro Montpellier, Université de Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- MGX, CNRS, INSERM, Université de Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- Institut Jean-Pierre Bourgin, INRAE, AgroParisTech, CNRS, Université Paris-Saclay, Versailles, France
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- Biologie et Physiologie Moléculaire des Plantes, INRAE, CNRS, Institut Agro Montpellier, Université de Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS, INRAE, Univ d’Evry, Institute of Plant Sciences Paris-Saclay (IPS2), Gif sur Yvette, France
- Université Paris Cité, Institute of Plant Sciences Paris-Saclay (IPS2), Gif sur Yvette, France
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- LSTM, Laboratoire des Symbioses Tropicales et Méditerranéennes, INRAE, IRD, CIRAD, Institut Agro Montpellier, Université de Montpellier, Montpellier, France
- Institut Sophia Agrobiotech, INRAE, CNRS, Université Côte d'Azur, Sophia-Antipolis, France
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Lepetit M, Brouquisse R. Control of the rhizobium-legume symbiosis by the plant nitrogen demand is tightly integrated at the whole plant level and requires inter-organ systemic signaling. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2023; 14:1114840. [PMID: 36968361 PMCID: PMC10033964 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1114840] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2022] [Accepted: 02/16/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
Abstract
Symbiotic nodules formed on legume roots with rhizobia fix atmospheric N2. Bacteria reduce N2 to NH4 + that is assimilated into amino acids by the plant. In return, the plant provides photosynthates to fuel the symbiotic nitrogen fixation. Symbiosis is tightly adjusted to the whole plant nutritional demand and to the plant photosynthetic capacities, but regulatory circuits behind this control remain poorly understood. The use of split-root systems combined with biochemical, physiological, metabolomic, transcriptomic, and genetic approaches revealed that multiple pathways are acting in parallel. Systemic signaling mechanisms of the plant N demand are required for the control of nodule organogenesis, mature nodule functioning, and nodule senescence. N-satiety/N-deficit systemic signaling correlates with rapid variations of the nodules' sugar levels, tuning symbiosis by C resources allocation. These mechanisms are responsible for the adjustment of plant symbiotic capacities to the mineral N resources. On the one hand, if mineral N can satisfy the plant N demand, nodule formation is inhibited, and nodule senescence is activated. On the other hand, local conditions (abiotic stresses) may impair symbiotic activity resulting in plant N limitation. In these conditions, systemic signaling may compensate the N deficit by stimulating symbiotic root N foraging. In the past decade, several molecular components of the systemic signaling pathways controlling nodule formation have been identified, but a major challenge remains, that is, to understand their specificity as compared to the mechanisms of non-symbiotic plants that control root development and how they contribute to the whole plant phenotypes. Less is known about the control of mature nodule development and functioning by N and C nutritional status of the plant, but a hypothetical model involving the sucrose allocation to the nodule as a systemic signaling process, the oxidative pentose phosphate pathway, and the redox status as potential effectors of this signaling is emerging. This work highlights the importance of organism integration in plant biology.
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Root nitrate uptake in sugarcane (Saccharum spp.) is modulated by transcriptional and presumably posttranscriptional regulation of the NRT2.1/NRT3.1 transport system. Mol Genet Genomics 2022; 297:1403-1421. [PMID: 35879567 DOI: 10.1007/s00438-022-01929-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2021] [Accepted: 07/09/2022] [Indexed: 10/16/2022]
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KEY MESSAGE Nitrate uptake in sugarcane roots is regulated at the transcriptional and posttranscriptional levels based on the physiological status of the plant and is likely a determinant mechanism for discrimination against nitrate. Sugarcane (Saccharum spp.) is one of the most suitable energy crops for biofuel feedstock, but the reduced recovery of nitrogen (N) fertilizer by sugarcane roots increases the crop carbon footprint. The low nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) of sugarcane has been associated with the significantly low nitrate uptake, which limits the utilization of the large amount of nitrate available in agricultural soils. To understand the regulation of nitrate uptake in sugarcane roots, we identified the major canonical nitrate transporter genes (NRTs-NITRATE TRANSPORTERS) and then determined their expression profiles in roots under contrasting N conditions. Correlation of gene expression with 15N-nitrate uptake revealed that under N deprivation or inorganic N (ammonium or nitrate) supply in N-sufficient roots, the regulation of ScNRT2.1 and ScNRT3.1 expression is the predominant mechanism for the modulation of the activity of the nitrate high-affinity transport system. Conversely, in N-deficient roots, the induction of ScNRT2.1 and ScNRT3.1 transcription is not correlated with the marked repression of nitrate uptake in response to nitrate resupply or high N provision, which suggested the existence of a posttranscriptional regulatory mechanism. Our findings suggested that high-affinity nitrate uptake is regulated at the transcriptional and presumably at the posttranscriptional levels based on the physiological N status and that the regulation of NRT2.1 and NRT3.1 activity is likely a determinant mechanism for the discrimination against nitrate uptake observed in sugarcane roots, which contributes to the low NUE in this crop species.
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Tabata R, Kamiya T, Imoto S, Tamura H, Ikuta K, Tabata M, Hirayama T, Tsukagoshi H, Tanoi K, Suzuki T, Hachiya T, Sakakibara H. Systemic Regulation of Iron Acquisition by Arabidopsis in Environments with Heterogeneous Iron Distributions. PLANT & CELL PHYSIOLOGY 2022; 63:842-854. [PMID: 35445268 PMCID: PMC9199186 DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pcac049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2021] [Revised: 04/10/2022] [Accepted: 04/20/2022] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Nutrient distribution within the soil is generally heterogeneous. Plants, therefore, have evolved sophisticated systemic processes enabling them to optimize their nutrient acquisition efficiency. By organ-to-organ communication in Arabidopsis thaliana, for instance, iron (Fe) starvation in one part of a root drives the upregulation of a high-affinity Fe-uptake system in other root regions surrounded by sufficient levels of Fe. This compensatory response through Fe-starvation-triggered organ-to-organ communication includes the upregulation of Iron-regulated transporter 1 (IRT1) gene expression on the Fe-sufficient side of the root; however, the molecular basis underlying this long-distance signaling remains unclear. Here, we analyzed gene expression by RNA-seq analysis of Fe-starved split-root cultures. Genome-wide expression analysis showed that localized Fe depletion in roots upregulated several genes involved in Fe uptake and signaling, such as IRT1, in a distant part of the root exposed to Fe-sufficient conditions. This result indicates that long-distance signaling for Fe demand alters the expression of a subset of genes responsible for Fe uptake and coumarin biosynthesis to maintain a level of Fe acquisition sufficient for the entire plant. Loss of IRON MAN/FE-UPTAKE-INDUCING PEPTIDE (IMA/FEP) leads to the disruption of compensatory upregulation of IRT1 in the root surrounded by sufficient Fe. In addition, our split-root culture-based analysis provides evidence that the IMA3/FEP1-MYB10/72 pathway mediates long-distance signaling in Fe homeostasis through the regulation of coumarin biosynthesis. These data suggest that the signaling of IMA/FEP, a ubiquitous family of metal-binding peptides, is critical for organ-to-organ communication in response to Fe starvation under heterogeneous Fe conditions in the surrounding environment.
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- Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8657 Japan
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- Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, 464-8601 Japan
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- Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, 464-8601 Japan
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- Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, 464-8601 Japan
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- Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, 464-8601 Japan
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- Laboratory of Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Chemistry, Gifu Pharmaceutical University, 1-25-4, Daigaku-nishi, Gifu, 501-1196 Japan
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- Faculty of Agriculture, Meijo University, 1-501 Shiogamaguchi, Tempaku-ku, Nagoya, 468-8502 Japan
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- Isotope Facility for Agricultural Education and Research, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Yayoi, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8657 Japan
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- Department of Biological Chemistry, College of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Chubu University, 1200 Matsumoto-cho, Kasugai, Aichi, 478-8501 Japan
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- Department of Molecular and Function Genomics, Interdisciplinary Center for Science Research, Shimane University, 1060 Nishikawatsu-cho, Matsue, 690-8504 Japan
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- Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, 464-8601 Japan
- Center for Sustainable Resource Science, RIKEN, 1-7-22, Suehiro, Tsurumi, Yokohama, 230-0045 Japan
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Alon M, Dovrat G, Masci T, Sheffer E. Soil nitrogen regulates symbiotic nitrogen fixation in a legume shrub but does not accumulate under it. Ecosphere 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/ecs2.3843] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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- Moshe Alon
- Institute of Plant Science and Genetics in Agriculture The Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment The Hebrew University of Jerusalem Rehovot Israel
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- Department of Natural Resources Newe Ya’ar Research Center Agricultural Research Organization Ramat Yishay 30095 Israel
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- Institute of Plant Science and Genetics in Agriculture The Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment The Hebrew University of Jerusalem Rehovot Israel
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- Institute of Plant Science and Genetics in Agriculture The Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment The Hebrew University of Jerusalem Rehovot Israel
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Pervent M, Lambert I, Tauzin M, Karouani A, Nigg M, Jardinaud MF, Severac D, Colella S, Martin-Magniette ML, Lepetit M. Systemic control of nodule formation by plant nitrogen demand requires autoregulation-dependent and independent mechanisms. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2021; 72:7942-7956. [PMID: 34427647 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erab374] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2021] [Accepted: 08/26/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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In legumes interacting with rhizobia, the formation of symbiotic organs involved in the acquisition of atmospheric nitrogen gas (N2) is dependent on the plant nitrogen (N) demand. We used Medicago truncatula plants cultivated in split-root systems to discriminate between responses to local and systemic N signaling. We evidenced a strong control of nodule formation by systemic N signaling but obtained no clear evidence of a local control by mineral nitrogen. Systemic signaling of the plant N demand controls numerous transcripts involved in root transcriptome reprogramming associated with early rhizobia interaction and nodule formation. SUPER NUMERIC NODULES (SUNN) has an important role in this control, but we found that major systemic N signaling responses remained active in the sunn mutant. Genes involved in the activation of nitrogen fixation are regulated by systemic N signaling in the mutant, explaining why its hypernodulation phenotype is not associated with higher nitrogen fixation of the whole plant. We show that the control of transcriptome reprogramming of nodule formation by systemic N signaling requires other pathway(s) that parallel the SUNN/CLE (CLAVATA3/EMBRYO SURROUNDING REGION-LIKE PEPTIDES) pathway.
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- Marjorie Pervent
- Laboratoire des Symbioses Tropicales et Méditérranéennes INRAE, IRD, CIRAD, Montpellier SupAgro, Université de Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- Laboratoire des Symbioses Tropicales et Méditérranéennes INRAE, IRD, CIRAD, Montpellier SupAgro, Université de Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- Laboratoire des Symbioses Tropicales et Méditérranéennes INRAE, IRD, CIRAD, Montpellier SupAgro, Université de Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- Laboratoire des Symbioses Tropicales et Méditérranéennes INRAE, IRD, CIRAD, Montpellier SupAgro, Université de Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- Laboratoire des Symbioses Tropicales et Méditérranéennes INRAE, IRD, CIRAD, Montpellier SupAgro, Université de Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- Laboratoire des Interactions Plantes Microorganismes INRAE, CNRS, Université de Toulouse, Castanet-Tolosan, France
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- MGX, CNRS, INSERM, Université de Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- Laboratoire des Symbioses Tropicales et Méditérranéennes INRAE, IRD, CIRAD, Montpellier SupAgro, Université de Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, CNRS, INRAE, Université d'Evry, Institute of Plant Sciences Paris-Saclay (IPS2), Orsay, France
- Université de Paris, CNRS, INRAE, Institute of Plant Sciences Paris Saclay (IPS2), Orsay, France
- UMR MIA-Paris, AgroParisTech, INRAE, Université Paris-Saclay, Paris, France
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- Laboratoire des Symbioses Tropicales et Méditérranéennes INRAE, IRD, CIRAD, Montpellier SupAgro, Université de Montpellier, Montpellier, France
- Institut Sophia Agrobiotech, INRAE, Université Côte d'Azur, CNRS, Sophia-Antipolis, France
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Thilakarathna MS, Cope KR. Split-root assays for studying legume-rhizobia symbioses, rhizodeposition, and belowground nitrogen transfer in legumes. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2021; 72:5285-5299. [PMID: 33954584 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erab198] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2021] [Accepted: 05/03/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
Abstract
Split-root assays have been used widely in studies focused on understanding the complex regulatory mechanisms in legume-rhizobia symbioses, root nitrogen rhizodeposition, and belowground nitrogen transfer, and the effects of different biotic/abiotic factors on this symbiotic interaction. This assay allows a plant to have a root system that is physically divided into two distinct sections that are both still attached to a common shoot. Thus, each root section can be treated separately to monitor local and systemic plant responses. Different techniques are used to establish split-root assemblies, including double-pot systems, divided growth pouches, elbow root assembly, twin-tube systems, a single pot or chamber with a partition in the center, and divided agar plates. This review is focused on discussing the various types of split-root assays currently used in legume-based studies, and their associated advantages and limitations. Furthermore, this review also focuses on how split-root assays have been used for studies on nitrogen rhizodeposition, belowground nitrogen transfer, systemic regulation of nodulation, and biotic and abiotic factors affecting legume-rhizobia symbioses.
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- Malinda S Thilakarathna
- Department of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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- Biology and Microbiology Department, South Dakota State University, Brookings, SD, USA
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Moreau C, Gautrat P, Frugier F. Nitrate-induced CLE35 signaling peptides inhibit nodulation through the SUNN receptor and miR2111 repression. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2021; 185:1216-1228. [PMID: 33793938 PMCID: PMC8133669 DOI: 10.1093/plphys/kiaa094] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2020] [Accepted: 12/09/2020] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Legume plants form nitrogen (N)-fixing symbiotic nodules when mineral N is limiting in soils. As N fixation is energetically costly compared to mineral N acquisition, these N sources, and in particular nitrate, inhibit nodule formation and N fixation. Here, in the model legume Medicago truncatula, we characterized a CLAVATA3-like (CLE) signaling peptide, MtCLE35, the expression of which is upregulated locally by high-N environments and relies on the Nodule Inception-Like Protein (NLP) MtNLP1. MtCLE35 inhibits nodule formation by affecting rhizobial infections, depending on the Super Numeric Nodules (MtSUNN) receptor. In addition, high N or the ectopic expression of MtCLE35 represses the expression and accumulation of the miR2111 shoot-to-root systemic effector, thus inhibiting its positive effect on nodulation. Conversely, ectopic expression of miR2111 or downregulation of MtCLE35 by RNA interference increased miR2111 accumulation independently of the N environment, and thus partially bypasses the nodulation inhibitory action of nitrate. Overall, these results demonstrate that the MtNLP1-dependent, N-induced MtCLE35 signaling peptide acts through the MtSUNN receptor and the miR2111 systemic effector to inhibit nodulation.
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- Corentin Moreau
- Institute of Plant Sciences Paris-Saclay (IPS2), CNRS, INRA, Univ. d’Evry, University of Paris, University of Paris-Saclay, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Institute of Plant Sciences Paris-Saclay (IPS2), CNRS, INRA, Univ. d’Evry, University of Paris, University of Paris-Saclay, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Institute of Plant Sciences Paris-Saclay (IPS2), CNRS, INRA, Univ. d’Evry, University of Paris, University of Paris-Saclay, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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Gautrat P, Laffont C, Frugier F, Ruffel S. Nitrogen Systemic Signaling: From Symbiotic Nodulation to Root Acquisition. TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2021; 26:392-406. [PMID: 33358560 DOI: 10.1016/j.tplants.2020.11.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2020] [Revised: 10/30/2020] [Accepted: 11/16/2020] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Plant nutrient acquisition is tightly regulated by resource availability and metabolic needs, implying the existence of communication between roots and shoots to ensure their integration at the whole-plant level. Here, we focus on systemic signaling pathways controlling nitrogen (N) nutrition, achieved both by the root import of mineral N and, in legume plants, through atmospheric N fixation by symbiotic bacteria inside dedicated root nodules. We explore features conserved between systemic pathways repressing or enhancing symbiotic N fixation and the regulation of mineral N acquisition by roots, as well as their integration with other environmental factors, such as phosphate, light, and CO2 availability.
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- Pierre Gautrat
- IPS2 (Institute of Plant Sciences - Paris Saclay), CNRS, INRAe, Université Paris-Diderot, Université d'Evry, Université Paris-Saclay, Bâtiment 630, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- IPS2 (Institute of Plant Sciences - Paris Saclay), CNRS, INRAe, Université Paris-Diderot, Université d'Evry, Université Paris-Saclay, Bâtiment 630, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- IPS2 (Institute of Plant Sciences - Paris Saclay), CNRS, INRAe, Université Paris-Diderot, Université d'Evry, Université Paris-Saclay, Bâtiment 630, Gif-sur-Yvette, France.
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- BPMP, Univ Montpellier, CNRS, INRAe, Montpellier SupAgro, Montpellier, France.
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Nguyen NNT, Clua J, Vetal PV, Vuarambon DJ, De Bellis D, Pervent M, Lepetit M, Udvardi M, Valentine AJ, Poirier Y. PHO1 family members transport phosphate from infected nodule cells to bacteroids in Medicago truncatula. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2021; 185:196-209. [PMID: 33631809 PMCID: PMC8133656 DOI: 10.1093/plphys/kiaa016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2020] [Accepted: 10/14/2020] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
Abstract
Legumes play an important role in the soil nitrogen availability via symbiotic nitrogen fixation (SNF). Phosphate (Pi) deficiency severely impacts SNF because of the high Pi requirement of symbiosis. Whereas PHT1 transporters are involved in Pi uptake into nodules, it is unknown how Pi is transferred from the plant infected cells to nitrogen-fixing bacteroids. We hypothesized that Medicago truncatula genes homologous to Arabidopsis PHO1, encoding a vascular apoplastic Pi exporter, are involved in Pi transfer to bacteroids. Among the seven MtPHO1 genes present in M. truncatula, we found that two genes, namely MtPHO1.1 and MtPHO1.2, were broadly expressed across the various nodule zones in addition to the root vascular system. Expressions of MtPHO1.1 and MtPHO1.2 in Nicotiana benthamiana mediated specific Pi export. Plants with nodule-specific downregulation of both MtPHO1.1 and MtPHO1.2 were generated by RNA interference (RNAi) to examine their roles in nodule Pi homeostasis. Nodules of RNAi plants had lower Pi content and a three-fold reduction in SNF, resulting in reduced shoot growth. Whereas the rate of 33Pi uptake into nodules of RNAi plants was similar to control, transfer of 33Pi from nodule cells into bacteroids was reduced and bacteroids activated their Pi-deficiency response. Our results implicate plant MtPHO1 genes in bacteroid Pi homeostasis and SNF via the transfer of Pi from nodule infected cells to bacteroids.
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- Nga N T Nguyen
- Department of Plant Molecular Biology, Biophore Building, University of Lausanne, Lausanne 1015, Switzerland
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- Department of Plant Molecular Biology, Biophore Building, University of Lausanne, Lausanne 1015, Switzerland
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- Department of Plant Molecular Biology, Biophore Building, University of Lausanne, Lausanne 1015, Switzerland
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- Department of Plant Molecular Biology, Biophore Building, University of Lausanne, Lausanne 1015, Switzerland
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- Department of Plant Molecular Biology, Biophore Building, University of Lausanne, Lausanne 1015, Switzerland
- Electron Microscopy Facility, Biophore Building, University of Lausanne, Lausanne 1015, Switzerland
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- Laboratoire des Symbioses Tropicales et Méditerranéennes UMR 1342 INRAE-IRD-CIRAD-UM-Montpellier SupAgro, Montpellier, France
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- Laboratoire des Symbioses Tropicales et Méditerranéennes UMR 1342 INRAE-IRD-CIRAD-UM-Montpellier SupAgro, Montpellier, France
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- The Noble Research Institute, 2510 Sam Noble Parkway, Ardmore, OK, USA
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- Botany & Zoology Department, University of Stellenbosch, Matieland 7602, South Africa
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- Department of Plant Molecular Biology, Biophore Building, University of Lausanne, Lausanne 1015, Switzerland
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Islam S, Zhang J, Zhao Y, She M, Ma W. Genetic regulation of the traits contributing to wheat nitrogen use efficiency. PLANT SCIENCE : AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL PLANT BIOLOGY 2021; 303:110759. [PMID: 33487345 DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2020.110759] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/27/2020] [Revised: 10/14/2020] [Accepted: 11/11/2020] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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High nitrogen application aimed at increasing crop yield is offset by higher production costs and negative environmental consequences. For wheat, only one third of the applied nitrogen is utilized, which indicates there is scope for increasing Nitrogen Use Efficiency (NUE). However, achieving greater NUE is challenged by the complexity of the trait, which comprises processes associated with nitrogen uptake, transport, reduction, assimilation, translocation and remobilization. Thus, knowledge of the genetic regulation of these processes is critical in increasing NUE. Although primary nitrogen uptake and metabolism-related genes have been well studied, the relative influence of each towards NUE is not fully understood. Recent attention has focused on engineering transcription factors and identification of miRNAs acting on expression of specific genes related to NUE. Knowledge obtained from model species needs to be translated into wheat using recently-released whole genome sequences, and by exploring genetic variations of NUE-related traits in wild relatives and ancient germplasm. Recent findings indicate the genetic basis of NUE is complex. Pyramiding various genes will be the most effective approach to achieve a satisfactory level of NUE in the field.
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- Shahidul Islam
- State Agricultural Biotechnology Center, Murdoch University, Perth, WA, 6150, Australia
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- State Agricultural Biotechnology Center, Murdoch University, Perth, WA, 6150, Australia
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- State Agricultural Biotechnology Center, Murdoch University, Perth, WA, 6150, Australia
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- State Agricultural Biotechnology Center, Murdoch University, Perth, WA, 6150, Australia
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- State Agricultural Biotechnology Center, Murdoch University, Perth, WA, 6150, Australia.
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Gutiérrez-Gamboa G, Alañón-Sánchez N, Mateluna-Cuadra R, Verdugo-Vásquez N. An overview about the impacts of agricultural practices on grape nitrogen composition: Current research approaches. Food Res Int 2020; 136:109477. [PMID: 32846560 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2020.109477] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2020] [Revised: 06/22/2020] [Accepted: 06/23/2020] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Nitrogen is a structural component of proteins, nucleic acids, chlorophyll, hormones and amino acids. The last one and ammonium are important primary metabolites in grapes and are key compounds in winemaking since they are primary sources for yeast fermentation. Currently, grape quality has been affected due to the negative impacts of global warming and anthropogenic activity. Certain studies have reported a significant decrease in the free amino acids content and an increase in berry soluble solids and in proline biosynthesis in grapes in some grapevine varieties cultivated under warm climate conditions and water restriction. Proline is not metabolized by yeasts and stuck and sluggish fermentations can occur when the content of yeast assimilable nitrogen is low. Nitrogen composition of grape is mainly affected by variety, edaphoclimatic conditions of the vineyard and agricultural practices performed to the grapevines. This review summarized the most current research carried out to modify the nitrogen composition of the grape and give an overview of the technical and scientific aspects that should be considered for future research in this field.
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- Gastón Gutiérrez-Gamboa
- Universidad de Talca, Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias, 2 Norte 685, Casilla 747, 346000 Talca, Chile.
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- Instituto de Ciencias de la Vid y del Vino (CSIC, Gobierno de La Rioja, Universidad de La Rioja), Carretera de Burgos, Km. 6, 26007 Logroño, Spain
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- Universidad de Talca, Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias, 2 Norte 685, Casilla 747, 346000 Talca, Chile
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- Instituto de Investigaciones Agropecuarias INIA, Centro de Investigación Intihuasi, Colina San Joaquín s/n, La Serena, Chile
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Lambert I, Pervent M, Le Queré A, Clément G, Tauzin M, Severac D, Benezech C, Tillard P, Martin-Magniette ML, Colella S, Lepetit M. Responses of mature symbiotic nodules to the whole-plant systemic nitrogen signaling. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2020; 71:5039-5052. [PMID: 32386062 PMCID: PMC7410188 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/eraa221] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2019] [Accepted: 04/30/2020] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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In symbiotic root nodules of legumes, terminally differentiated rhizobia fix atmospheric N2 producing an NH4+ influx that is assimilated by the plant. The plant, in return, provides photosynthates that fuel the symbiotic nitrogen acquisition. Mechanisms responsible for the adjustment of the symbiotic capacity to the plant N demand remain poorly understood. We have investigated the role of systemic signaling of whole-plant N demand on the mature N2-fixing nodules of the model symbiotic association Medicago truncatula/Sinorhizobium using split-root systems. The whole-plant N-satiety signaling rapidly triggers reductions of both N2 fixation and allocation of sugars to the nodule. These responses are associated with the induction of nodule senescence and the activation of plant defenses against microbes, as well as variations in sugars transport and nodule metabolism. The whole-plant N-deficit responses mirror these changes: a rapid increase of sucrose allocation in response to N-deficit is associated with a stimulation of nodule functioning and development resulting in nodule expansion in the long term. Physiological, transcriptomic, and metabolomic data together provide evidence for strong integration of symbiotic nodules into whole-plant nitrogen demand by systemic signaling and suggest roles for sugar allocation and hormones in the signaling mechanisms.
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- Ilana Lambert
- Laboratoire de Symbioses Tropicales et Méditerranéennes, INRAE, IRD, CIRAD, SupAgro, Univ. Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- Laboratoire de Symbioses Tropicales et Méditerranéennes, INRAE, IRD, CIRAD, SupAgro, Univ. Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- Laboratoire de Symbioses Tropicales et Méditerranéennes, INRAE, IRD, CIRAD, SupAgro, Univ. Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- Institut Jean-Pierre Bourgin, INRAE, AgroParisTech, CNRS, Université Paris-Saclay, Versailles, France
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- Laboratoire de Symbioses Tropicales et Méditerranéennes, INRAE, IRD, CIRAD, SupAgro, Univ. Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- MGX, CNRS, INSERM, Univ. Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- Laboratoire de Symbioses Tropicales et Méditerranéennes, INRAE, IRD, CIRAD, SupAgro, Univ. Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- Biologie et Physiologie Moléculaire des Plantes, INRAE, CNRS, SupAgro, Univ. Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- Institute of Plant Sciences Paris-Saclay (IPS2), Université Paris-Saclay, Univ. Evry, CNRS, INRAE, Orsay, France
- Institute of Plant Sciences Paris-Saclay (IPS2), Université de Paris, CNRS, INRAE, Orsay, France
- UMR MIA-Paris, AgroParisTech, INRAE, Université Paris-Saclay, Paris, France
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- Laboratoire de Symbioses Tropicales et Méditerranéennes, INRAE, IRD, CIRAD, SupAgro, Univ. Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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- Laboratoire de Symbioses Tropicales et Méditerranéennes, INRAE, IRD, CIRAD, SupAgro, Univ. Montpellier, Montpellier, France
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Liu B, Wu J, Yang S, Schiefelbein J, Gan Y. Nitrate regulation of lateral root and root hair development in plants. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2020; 71:4405-4414. [PMID: 31796961 PMCID: PMC7382377 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erz536] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2019] [Accepted: 12/03/2019] [Indexed: 05/16/2023]
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Nitrogen (N) is one of the most important macronutrients for plant growth and development. However, the concentration and distribution of N varies in soil due to a variety of environmental factors. In response, higher plants have evolved a developmentally flexible root system to efficiently take up N under N-limited conditions. Over the past decade, significant progress has been made in understanding this form of plant 'root-foraging' behavior, which is controlled by both a local and a long-distance systemic nitrate signaling pathway. In this review, we focus on the key components of nitrate perception, signaling, and transduction and its role in lateral root development. We also highlight recent findings on the molecular mechanisms of the nitrate systemic signaling pathway, including small signaling peptides involved in long-distance shoot-root communication. Furthermore, we summarize the transcription factor networks responsible for nitrate-dependent lateral root and root hair development.
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- Bohan Liu
- Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Crop Germplasm, Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Crop Germplasm, Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Crop Germplasm, Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- Department of Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Crop Germplasm, Department of Agronomy, College of Agriculture and Biotechnology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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Thi Nong H, Tateishi R, Suriyasak C, Kobayashi T, Oyama Y, Chen WJ, Matsumoto R, Hamaoka N, Iwaya-Inoue M, Ishibashi Y. Effect of Seedling Nitrogen Condition on Subsequent Vegetative Growth Stages and Its Relationship to the Expression of Nitrogen Transporter Genes in Rice. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2020; 9:E861. [PMID: 32646051 PMCID: PMC7412562 DOI: 10.3390/plants9070861] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2020] [Revised: 06/23/2020] [Accepted: 07/03/2020] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Nitrogen (N) deficiency is one of the most common problems in soils, limiting crop growth and production. However, the effects of N limitation in seedlings on vegetative growth remain poorly understood. Here, we show that N limitation in rice seedlings restricted vegetative growth but not yield. Aboveground parts were affected mainly during the period of tillering, but belowground parts were sensitive throughout vegetative growth, especially during panicle development. At the tillering stage, N-limited plants had a significantly lower N content in shoots, but not in roots. On the other hand, N content in roots during the panicle development stage was significantly lower in N-limited plants. This distinct response was driven by significant changes in expression of N transporter genes during growth. Under N limitation, N translocation from roots to shoots was greatly sped up by systemic expression of N transporter genes to obtain balanced growth. N limitation during the seedling stage did not reduce any yield components. We conclude that the N condition during the seedling stage affects physiological responses such as N translocation through the expression of N transporter genes.
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- Graduate school of Bioresource and Bioenviromental Sciences, Kyushu University, Mootoka 774, Fukuoka 819–0395, Japan; (H.T.N.); (R.T.); (C.S.); (T.K.); (Y.O.); (W.J.C.); (R.M.); (N.H.); (M.I.-I.)
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Couchoud M, Salon C, Girodet S, Jeudy C, Vernoud V, Prudent M. Pea Efficiency of Post-drought Recovery Relies on the Strategy to Fine-Tune Nitrogen Nutrition. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2020; 11:204. [PMID: 32174946 PMCID: PMC7056749 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2020.00204] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2019] [Accepted: 02/11/2020] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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As drought is increasingly frequent in the context of climate change it is a major constraint for crop growth and yield. The ability of plants to maintain their yield in response to drought depends not only on their ability to tolerate drought, but also on their capacity to subsequently recover. Post-stress recovery can indeed be decisive for drought resilience and yield stability. Pea (Pisum sativum), as a legume, has the capacity to fix atmospheric nitrogen through its symbiotic interaction with soil bacteria within root nodules. Biological nitrogen fixation is highly sensitive to drought which can impact plant nitrogen nutrition and growth. Our study aimed at dynamically evaluating whether the control of plant N status after drought could affect nodulated pea plant's ability to recover. Two pea genotypes, Puget and Kayanne, displaying different drought resilience abilities were compared for their capacity to tolerate to, and to recover from, a 2-weeks water-deficit period applied before flowering. Physiological processes were studied in this time-series experiment using a conceptual structure-function analysis framework focusing on whole plant carbon, nitrogen, and water fluxes combined to two 13CO2 and 15N2 labeling experiments. While Puget showed a yield decrease compared to well-watered plants, Kayanne was able to maintain its yield. During the recovery period, genotype-dependent strategies were observed. The analysis of the synchronization of carbon, nitrogen, and water related traits dynamics during the recovery period and at the whole plant level, revealed that plant growth recovery was tightly linked to N nutrition. In Puget, the initiation of new nodules after water deficit was delayed compared to control plants, and additional nodules developed, while in Kayanne the formation of nodules was both rapidly and strictly re-adjusted to plant growth needs, allowing a full recovery. Our study suggested that a rapid re-launch of N acquisition, associated with a fine-tuning of nodule formation during the post-stress period is essential for efficient drought resilience in pea leading to yield stability.
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Zhang F, Wang L, Bai P, Wei K, Zhang Y, Ruan L, Wu L, Cheng H. Identification of Regulatory Networks and Hub Genes Controlling Nitrogen Uptake in Tea Plants [ Camellia sinensis (L.) O. Kuntze]. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2020; 68:2445-2456. [PMID: 31899627 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.9b06427] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Nitrogen (N) uptake, as the first step of N metabolism, is a key limiting factor for plant growth. To understand the gene expression networks that control N absorption and metabolism in tea plants, we analyzed transcriptomes in the young roots of two groups of tea plants with significantly different growth rates under different N treatments (0, 0.2, and 2 mM). Using pairwise comparisons and weighted gene co-expression network analyses (WGCNA), we successfully constructed 16 co-expression modules. Among them, a specific module (turquoise) that substantially responded to the low N treatment was identified. Based on KEGG analysis, the relative genes that enriched in the "N metabolism" pathways were used to construct gene co-expression networks of N metabolism. Finally, a high-affinity ammonium (NH4+) transporter designated CsAMT1.2 was identified as a hub gene in the N metabolism network in tea plant roots and the gene expression could be highly induced by N resupply. The gene functional analysis revealed that CsAMT1.2 could make functional complementation of MEP1, MEP2, and MEP3 genes in 31019b yeast cells and improve NH4+ uptake rate in 31019b at low NH4+ level. Thus, CsAMT1.2 was a key gene controlling N uptake in tea plants and might play a vital role in promoting NH4+ uptake from the environment in tea roots. This study provided a useful foundation for improving the NUE in tea plantations.
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- Fen Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Tea Biology and Resources Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture, National Center for Tea Improvement, Tea Research Institute , Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences , 9 Meiling South Road , Hangzhou 310008 , China
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- Key Laboratory of Tea Biology and Resources Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture, National Center for Tea Improvement, Tea Research Institute , Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences , 9 Meiling South Road , Hangzhou 310008 , China
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- Key Laboratory of Tea Biology and Resources Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture, National Center for Tea Improvement, Tea Research Institute , Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences , 9 Meiling South Road , Hangzhou 310008 , China
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- Key Laboratory of Tea Biology and Resources Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture, National Center for Tea Improvement, Tea Research Institute , Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences , 9 Meiling South Road , Hangzhou 310008 , China
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- Key Laboratory of Tea Biology and Resources Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture, National Center for Tea Improvement, Tea Research Institute , Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences , 9 Meiling South Road , Hangzhou 310008 , China
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- Key Laboratory of Tea Biology and Resources Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture, National Center for Tea Improvement, Tea Research Institute , Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences , 9 Meiling South Road , Hangzhou 310008 , China
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- Key Laboratory of Tea Biology and Resources Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture, National Center for Tea Improvement, Tea Research Institute , Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences , 9 Meiling South Road , Hangzhou 310008 , China
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- Key Laboratory of Tea Biology and Resources Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture, National Center for Tea Improvement, Tea Research Institute , Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences , 9 Meiling South Road , Hangzhou 310008 , China
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Transcriptomic Analysis Reveals the Molecular Adaptation of Three Major Secondary Metabolic Pathways to Multiple Macronutrient Starvation in Tea ( Camellia sinensis). Genes (Basel) 2020; 11:genes11030241. [PMID: 32106614 PMCID: PMC7140895 DOI: 10.3390/genes11030241] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2020] [Revised: 02/20/2020] [Accepted: 02/22/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Tea (Camellia sinensis (L.) O. Kuntze) is a widely consumed beverage. Lack of macronutrients is a major cause of tea yield and quality losses. Though the effects of macronutrient starvation on tea metabolism have been studied, little is known about their molecular mechanisms. Hence, we investigated changes in the gene expression of tea plants under nitrogen (N), phosphate (P), and potassium (K) deficient conditions by RNA-sequencing. A total of 9103 differentially expressed genes (DEG) were identified. Function enrichment analysis showed that many biological processes and pathways were common to N, P, and K starvation. In particular, cis-element analysis of promoter of genes uncovered that members of the WRKY, MYB, bHLH, NF-Y, NAC, Trihelix, and GATA families were more likely to regulate genes involved in catechins, l-theanine, and caffeine biosynthetic pathways. Our results provide a comprehensive insight into the mechanisms of responses to N, P, and K starvation, and a global basis for the improvement of tea quality and molecular breeding.
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Spatial regulation of resource allocation in response to nutritional availability. J Theor Biol 2020; 486:110078. [PMID: 31734241 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2019.110078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2019] [Revised: 11/08/2019] [Accepted: 11/11/2019] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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It is critical for a living organism to appropriately allocate resources among its organs, or within a specific organ, because available resources are generally limited. For example, in response to the nutritional environment of their soil, plants regulate resource allocation in their roots in order to plastically change their root system architecture (RSA) for efficiently absorbing nutrients. However, it is still not understood why and how RSA is adaptively controlled. Therefore, we modeled and investigated the spatial regulation of resource allocation, focusing on RSA in response to nutrient availability, and provided analytical solutions to the optimal strategy in the case of simple fitness functions. We first showed that our model could explain the experimental evidence where root growth is maximized at the optimal nutrient concentration under the homogeneous condition. Next, we extended our model to incorporate the spatial heterogeneity of nutrient availability. This extended model revealed that growth suppression by systemic control is required for adapting to high nutrient conditions, whereas growth promotion by local control is sufficient for adaptation to low-nutrient environments. This evidence predicts that systemic control can be evolved in the presence of excessive amounts of nutrition, consistent with the 'N-supply' systemic signal that is observed experimentally. Furthermore, our model can also explain various experimental results using nitrogen nutrition. Our model provides a theoretical basis for understanding the spatial regulation of adaptive resource allocation in response to nutritional environment.
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Lu MZ, Snyder R, Grant J, Tegeder M. Manipulation of sucrose phloem and embryo loading affects pea leaf metabolism, carbon and nitrogen partitioning to sinks as well as seed storage pools. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2020; 101:217-236. [PMID: 31520495 DOI: 10.1111/tpj.14533] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2019] [Revised: 08/11/2019] [Accepted: 09/09/2019] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Seed development largely depends on the long-distance transport of sucrose from photosynthetically active source leaves to seed sinks. This source-to-sink carbon allocation occurs in the phloem and requires the loading of sucrose into the leaf phloem and, at the sink end, its import into the growing embryo. Both tasks are achieved through the function of SUT sucrose transporters. In this study, we used vegetable peas (Pisum sativum L.), harvested for human consumption as immature seeds, as our model crop and simultaneously overexpressed the endogenous SUT1 transporter in the leaf phloem and in cotyledon epidermal cells where import into the embryo occurs. Using this 'Push-and-Pull' approach, the transgenic SUT1 plants displayed increased sucrose phloem loading and carbon movement from source to sink causing higher sucrose levels in developing pea seeds. The enhanced sucrose partitioning further led to improved photosynthesis rates, increased leaf nitrogen assimilation, and enhanced source-to-sink transport of amino acids. Embryo loading with amino acids was also increased in SUT1-overexpressors resulting in higher protein levels in immature seeds. Further, transgenic plants grown until desiccation produced more seed protein and starch, as well as higher seed yields than the wild-type plants. Together, the results demonstrate that the SUT1-overexpressing plants with enhanced sucrose allocation to sinks adjust leaf carbon and nitrogen metabolism, and amino acid partitioning in order to accommodate the increased assimilate demand of growing seeds. We further provide evidence that the combined Push-and-Pull approach for enhancing carbon transport is a successful strategy for improving seed yields and nutritional quality in legumes.
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- Ming-Zhu Lu
- School of Biological Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, 99164, USA
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- School of Biological Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, 99164, USA
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- New Zealand Institute for Plant and Food Research Ltd, Christchurch, 8140, New Zealand
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- School of Biological Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, 99164, USA
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Mergaert P, Kereszt A, Kondorosi E. Gene Expression in Nitrogen-Fixing Symbiotic Nodule Cells in Medicago truncatula and Other Nodulating Plants. THE PLANT CELL 2020; 32:42-68. [PMID: 31712407 PMCID: PMC6961632 DOI: 10.1105/tpc.19.00494] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2019] [Accepted: 11/08/2019] [Indexed: 05/06/2023]
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Root nodules formed by plants of the nitrogen-fixing clade (NFC) are symbiotic organs that function in the maintenance and metabolic integration of large populations of nitrogen-fixing bacteria. These organs feature unique characteristics and processes, including their tissue organization, the presence of specific infection structures called infection threads, endocytotic uptake of bacteria, symbiotic cells carrying thousands of intracellular bacteria without signs of immune responses, and the integration of symbiont and host metabolism. The early stages of nodulation are governed by a few well-defined functions, which together constitute the common symbiosis-signaling pathway (CSSP). The CSSP activates a set of transcription factors (TFs) that orchestrate nodule organogenesis and infection. The later stages of nodule development require the activation of hundreds to thousands of genes, mostly expressed in symbiotic cells. Many of these genes are only active in symbiotic cells, reflecting the unique nature of nodules as plant structures. Although how the nodule-specific transcriptome is activated and connected to early CSSP-signaling is poorly understood, candidate TFs have been identified using transcriptomic approaches, and the importance of epigenetic and chromatin-based regulation has been demonstrated. We discuss how gene regulation analyses have advanced our understanding of nodule organogenesis, the functioning of symbiotic cells, and the evolution of symbiosis in the NFC.
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- Peter Mergaert
- Institute for Integrative Biology of the Cell, UMR 9198, CEA, CNRS, Université Paris-Saclay, 91198 Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Institute of Plant Biology, Biological Research Centre, 6726 Szeged, Hungary
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- Institute of Plant Biology, Biological Research Centre, 6726 Szeged, Hungary
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Doidy J, Vidal U, Lemoine R. Sugar transporters in Fabaceae, featuring SUT MST and SWEET families of the model plant Medicago truncatula and the agricultural crop Pisum sativum. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0223173. [PMID: 31568488 PMCID: PMC6768477 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0223173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/12/2019] [Accepted: 09/16/2019] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Sugar transporters play a crucial role for plant productivity, as they coordinate sugar fluxes from source leaf towards sink organs (seed, fruit, root) and regulate the supply of carbon resources towards the microorganisms of the rhizosphere (bacteria and fungi). Thus, sugar fluxes mediated by SUT (sucrose transporters), MST (monosaccharide transporters) and SWEET (sugar will eventually be exported transporters) families are key determinants of crop yield and shape the microbial communities living in the soil. In this work, we performed a systematic search for sugar transporters in Fabaceae genomes, focusing on model and agronomical plants. Here, we update the inventory of sugar transporter families mining the latest version of the Medicago truncatula genome and identify for the first time SUT MST and SWEET families of the agricultural crop Pisum sativum. The sugar transporter families of these Fabaceae species comprise respectively 7 MtSUT 7 PsSUT, 72 MtMST 59 PsMST and 26 MtSWEET 22 PsSWEET. Our comprehensive phylogenetic analysis sets a milestone for the scientific community, as we propose a new and simple nomenclature to correctly name SUT MST and SWEET families. Then, we searched for transcriptomic data available for our gene repertoire. We show that several clusters of homologous genes are co-expressed in different organs, suggesting that orthologous sugar transporters may have a conserved function. We focused our analysis on gene candidates that may be involved in remobilizing resources during flowering, grain filling and in allocating carbon towards roots colonized by arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and Rhizobia. Our findings open new perspectives for agroecological applications in legume crops, as for instance improving the yield and quality of seed productions and promoting the use of symbiotic microorganisms.
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- Joan Doidy
- Université de Poitiers, UMR CNRS 7267, EBI "Ecologie et Biologie des Interactions", Poitiers, France
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- Université de Poitiers, UMR CNRS 7267, EBI "Ecologie et Biologie des Interactions", Poitiers, France
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- Université de Poitiers, UMR CNRS 7267, EBI "Ecologie et Biologie des Interactions", Poitiers, France
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Schwember AR, Schulze J, Del Pozo A, Cabeza RA. Regulation of Symbiotic Nitrogen Fixation in Legume Root Nodules. PLANTS (BASEL, SWITZERLAND) 2019; 8:E333. [PMID: 31489914 PMCID: PMC6784058 DOI: 10.3390/plants8090333] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2019] [Revised: 08/30/2019] [Accepted: 09/04/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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In most legume nodules, the di-nitrogen (N2)-fixing rhizobia are present as organelle-like structures inside their root host cells. Many processes operate and interact within the symbiotic relationship between plants and nodules, including nitrogen (N)/carbon (C) metabolisms, oxygen flow through nodules, oxidative stress, and phosphorous (P) levels. These processes, which influence the regulation of N2 fixation and are finely tuned on a whole-plant basis, are extensively reviewed in this paper. The carbonic anhydrase (CA)-phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase (PEPC)-malate dehydrogenase (MDH) is a key pathway inside nodules involved in this regulation, and malate seems to play a crucial role in many aspects of symbiotic N2 fixation control. How legumes specifically sense N-status and how this stimulates all of the regulatory factors are key issues for understanding N2 fixation regulation on a whole-plant basis. This must be thoroughly studied in the future since there is no unifying theory that explains all of the aspects involved in regulating N2 fixation rates to date. Finally, high-throughput functional genomics and molecular tools (i.e., miRNAs) are currently very valuable for the identification of many regulatory elements that are good candidates for accurately dissecting the particular N2 fixation control mechanisms associated with physiological responses to abiotic stresses. In combination with existing information, utilizing these abundant genetic molecular tools will enable us to identify the specific mechanisms underlying the regulation of N2 fixation.
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- Andrés R Schwember
- Departamento de Ciencias Vegetales, Facultad de Agronomía e Ingeniería Forestal, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago 306-22, Chile.
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- Department of Crop Science, Section for Plant Nutrition and Crop Physiology, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Goettingen, Carl-Sprengel-Weg 1, 37075 Goettingen, Germany.
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- Centro de Mejoramiento Genético y Fenómica Vegetal, Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias, Universidad de Talca, Talca 3460000, Chile.
- Departamento de Producción Agrícola, Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias, Universidad de Talca, Campus Talca, Talca 3460000, Chile.
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- Departamento de Producción Agrícola, Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias, Universidad de Talca, Campus Talca, Talca 3460000, Chile.
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Miri M, Janakirama P, Huebert T, Ross L, McDowell T, Orosz K, Markmann K, Szczyglowski K. Inside out: root cortex-localized LHK1 cytokinin receptor limits epidermal infection of Lotus japonicus roots by Mesorhizobium loti. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2019; 222:1523-1537. [PMID: 30636324 DOI: 10.1111/nph.15683] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2018] [Accepted: 01/03/2019] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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During Lotus japonicus-Mesorhizobium loti symbiosis, the LOTUS HISTIDINE KINASE1 (LHK1) cytokinin receptor regulates both the initiation of nodule formation and the scope of root infection. However, the exact spatiotemporal mechanism by which this receptor exerts its symbiotic functions has remained elusive. In this study, we performed cell type-specific complementation experiments in the hyperinfected lhk1-1 mutant background, targeting LHK1 to either the root epidermis or the root cortex. We also utilized various genetic backgrounds to characterize expression of several genes regulating symbiotic infection. We show here that expression of LHK1 in the root cortex is required and sufficient to regulate both nodule formation and epidermal infections. The LHK1-dependent signalling that restricts subsequent infection events is triggered before initial cell divisions for nodule primordium formation. We also demonstrate that AHK4, the Arabidopsis orthologue of LHK1, is able to regulate M. loti infection in L. japonicus, suggesting that an endogenous cytokinin receptor could be sufficient for engineering nitrogen-fixing root nodule symbiosis in nonlegumes. Our data provide experimental evidence for the existence of an LHK1-dependent root cortex-to-epidermis feedback mechanism regulating rhizobial infection. This root-localized regulatory module functionally links with the systemic autoregulation of nodulation (AON) to maintain the homeostasis of symbiotic infection.
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- Mandana Miri
- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, London Research and Development Centre, London, ON, N5V 4T3, Canada
- Department of Biology, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, N6A 5BF, Canada
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- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, London Research and Development Centre, London, ON, N5V 4T3, Canada
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- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, London Research and Development Centre, London, ON, N5V 4T3, Canada
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- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, London Research and Development Centre, London, ON, N5V 4T3, Canada
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- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, London Research and Development Centre, London, ON, N5V 4T3, Canada
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- Fanshawe College, 1001 Fanshawe College Boulevard, London, ON, N5Y 5R6, Canada
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- The Center for Plant Molecular Biology, Tübingen University, 72076, Tübingen, Germany
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- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, London Research and Development Centre, London, ON, N5V 4T3, Canada
- Department of Biology, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, N6A 5BF, Canada
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Sweetman C, Soole KL, Jenkins CLD, Day DA. Genomic structure and expression of alternative oxidase genes in legumes. PLANT, CELL & ENVIRONMENT 2019; 42:71-84. [PMID: 29424926 DOI: 10.1111/pce.13161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2017] [Revised: 01/22/2018] [Accepted: 01/25/2018] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Mitochondria isolated from chickpea (Cicer arietinum) possess substantial alternative oxidase (AOX) activity, even in non-stressed plants, and one or two AOX protein bands were detected immunologically, depending on the organ. Four different AOX isoforms were identified in the chickpea genome: CaAOX1 and CaAOX2A, B and D. CaAOX2A was the most highly expressed form and was strongly expressed in photosynthetic tissues, whereas CaAOX2D was found in all organs examined. These results are very similar to those of previous studies with soybean and siratro. Searches of available databases showed that this pattern of AOX genes and their expression was common to at least 16 different legume species. The evolution of the legume AOX gene family is discussed, as is the in vivo impact of an inherently high AOX capacity in legumes on growth and responses to environmental stresses.
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- Crystal Sweetman
- Australian Research Council Industrial Transformation Research Hub, Legumes for Sustainable Agriculture, College of Science and Engineering, Flinders University of South Australia, Adelaide, South Australia, GPO Box 2001, Australia
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- Australian Research Council Industrial Transformation Research Hub, Legumes for Sustainable Agriculture, College of Science and Engineering, Flinders University of South Australia, Adelaide, South Australia, GPO Box 2001, Australia
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- Australian Research Council Industrial Transformation Research Hub, Legumes for Sustainable Agriculture, College of Science and Engineering, Flinders University of South Australia, Adelaide, South Australia, GPO Box 2001, Australia
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- Australian Research Council Industrial Transformation Research Hub, Legumes for Sustainable Agriculture, College of Science and Engineering, Flinders University of South Australia, Adelaide, South Australia, GPO Box 2001, Australia
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Ferguson BJ, Mens C, Hastwell AH, Zhang M, Su H, Jones CH, Chu X, Gresshoff PM. Legume nodulation: The host controls the party. PLANT, CELL & ENVIRONMENT 2019; 42:41-51. [PMID: 29808564 DOI: 10.1111/pce.13348] [Citation(s) in RCA: 154] [Impact Index Per Article: 30.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/10/2018] [Revised: 05/16/2018] [Accepted: 05/16/2018] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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Global demand to increase food production and simultaneously reduce synthetic nitrogen fertilizer inputs in agriculture are underpinning the need to intensify the use of legume crops. The symbiotic relationship that legume plants establish with nitrogen-fixing rhizobia bacteria is central to their advantage. This plant-microbe interaction results in newly developed root organs, called nodules, where the rhizobia convert atmospheric nitrogen gas into forms of nitrogen the plant can use. However, the process of developing and maintaining nodules is resource intensive; hence, the plant tightly controls the number of nodules forming. A variety of molecular mechanisms are used to regulate nodule numbers under both favourable and stressful growing conditions, enabling the plant to conserve resources and optimize development in response to a range of circumstances. Using genetic and genomic approaches, many components acting in the regulation of nodulation have now been identified. Discovering and functionally characterizing these components can provide genetic targets and polymorphic markers that aid in the selection of superior legume cultivars and rhizobia strains that benefit agricultural sustainability and food security. This review addresses recent findings in nodulation control, presents detailed models of the molecular mechanisms driving these processes, and identifies gaps in these processes that are not yet fully explained.
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- Brett J Ferguson
- Centre for Integrative Legume Research, School of Agriculture and Food Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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- Centre for Integrative Legume Research, School of Agriculture and Food Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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- Centre for Integrative Legume Research, School of Agriculture and Food Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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- Centre for Integrative Legume Research, School of Agriculture and Food Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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- Centre for Integrative Legume Research, School of Agriculture and Food Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
- National Navel Orange Engineering Research Center, College of Life and Environmental Science, Gannan Normal University, Ganzhou, China
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- Centre for Integrative Legume Research, School of Agriculture and Food Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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- Centre for Integrative Legume Research, School of Agriculture and Food Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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- Centre for Integrative Legume Research, School of Agriculture and Food Sciences, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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Garneau MG, Tan Q, Tegeder M. Function of pea amino acid permease AAP6 in nodule nitrogen metabolism and export, and plant nutrition. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2018; 69:5205-5219. [PMID: 30113690 PMCID: PMC6184819 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/ery289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2018] [Accepted: 07/23/2018] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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Legumes fix atmospheric nitrogen through a symbiotic relationship with bacteroids in root nodules. Following fixation in pea (Pisum sativum L.) nodules, nitrogen is reduced to amino acids that are exported via the nodule xylem to the shoot, and in the phloem to roots in support of growth. However, the mechanisms involved in amino acid movement towards the nodule vasculature, and their importance for nodule function and plant nutrition, were unknown. We found that in pea nodules the apoplasmic pathway is an essential route for amino acid partitioning from infected cells to the vascular bundles, and that amino acid permease PsAAP6 is a key player in nitrogen retrieval from the apoplasm into inner cortex cells for nodule export. Using an miRNA interference (miR) approach, it was demonstrated that PsAAP6 function in nodules, and probably in roots, and affects both shoot and root nitrogen supply, which were strongly decreased in PsAAP6-miR plants. Further, reduced transporter function resulted in increased nodule levels of ammonium, asparagine, and other amino acids. Surprisingly, nitrogen fixation and nodule metabolism were up-regulated in PsAAP6-miR plants, indicating that under shoot nitrogen deficiency, or when plant nitrogen demand is high, systemic signaling leads to an increase in nodule activity, independent of the nodule nitrogen status.
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- Matthew G Garneau
- School of Biological Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, USA
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- School of Biological Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, USA
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- School of Biological Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, WA, USA
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Dos Santos TB, Soares JDM, Lima JE, Silva JC, Ivamoto ST, Baba VY, Souza SGH, Lorenzetti APR, Paschoal AR, Meda AR, Nishiyama Júnior MY, de Oliveira ÚC, Mokochinski JB, Guyot R, Junqueira-de-Azevedo ILM, Figueira AVO, Mazzafera P, Júnior OR, Vieira LGE, Pereira LFP, Domingues DS. An integrated analysis of mRNA and sRNA transcriptional profiles in Coffea arabica L. roots: insights on nitrogen starvation responses. Funct Integr Genomics 2018; 19:151-169. [PMID: 30196429 DOI: 10.1007/s10142-018-0634-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2018] [Revised: 08/21/2018] [Accepted: 08/28/2018] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Coffea arabica L. is an important agricultural commodity, accounting for 60% of traded coffee worldwide. Nitrogen (N) is a macronutrient that is usually limiting to plant yield; however, molecular mechanisms of plant acclimation to N limitation remain largely unknown in tropical woody crops. In this study, we investigated the transcriptome of coffee roots under N starvation, analyzing poly-A+ libraries and small RNAs. We also evaluated the concentration of selected amino acids and N-source preferences in roots. Ammonium was preferentially taken up over nitrate, and asparagine and glutamate were the most abundant amino acids observed in coffee roots. We obtained 34,654 assembled contigs by mRNA sequencing, and validated the transcriptional profile of 12 genes by RT-qPCR. Illumina small RNA sequencing yielded 8,524,332 non-redundant reads, resulting in the identification of 86 microRNA families targeting 253 genes. The transcriptional pattern of eight miRNA families was also validated. To our knowledge, this is the first catalog of differentially regulated amino acids, N sources, mRNAs, and sRNAs in Arabica coffee roots.
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- Tiago Benedito Dos Santos
- Laboratório de Biotecnologia Vegetal, Instituto Agronômico do Paraná, Londrina, 86047-902, Brazil. .,Universidade do Oeste Paulista, Rodovia Raposo Tavares Km 572, Presidente Prudente, 19067-175, Brazil.
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- Laboratório de Biotecnologia Vegetal, Instituto Agronômico do Paraná, Londrina, 86047-902, Brazil
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- Centro de Energia Nuclear na Agricultura, Universidade de São Paulo, Piracicaba, 13400-970, Brazil.,Departamento de Botânica, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, 31270-901, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Biotecnologia Vegetal, Instituto Agronômico do Paraná, Londrina, 86047-902, Brazil.,Programa de pós-graduação em Bioinformática, Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná, Cornélio Procópio, 86300-000, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Biotecnologia Vegetal, Instituto Agronômico do Paraná, Londrina, 86047-902, Brazil.,Departamento de Botânica, Instituto de Biociências de Rio Claro, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Rio Claro, 13506-900, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Biotecnologia Vegetal, Instituto Agronômico do Paraná, Londrina, 86047-902, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Biologia Molecular, Universidade Paranaense, Umuarama, 87502-210, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-graduação em Genética e Biologia Molecular, Universidade Estadual de Londrina, Londrina, 86057-970, Brazil
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- Programa de pós-graduação em Bioinformática, Universidade Tecnológica Federal do Paraná, Cornélio Procópio, 86300-000, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Biotecnologia Vegetal, Instituto Agronômico do Paraná, Londrina, 86047-902, Brazil
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- Laboratório Especial de Toxinologia Aplicada, Instituto Butantan, São Paulo, 05503-900, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, 13083-970, Brazil
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- IRD, UMR IPME, COFFEEADAPT, BP 64501, 34394, Montpellier Cedex 5, France
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- Centro de Energia Nuclear na Agricultura, Universidade de São Paulo, Piracicaba, 13400-970, Brazil
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- Departamento de Biologia Vegetal, Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, 13083-970, Brazil
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- Life Sciences Core Facility (LaCTAD), Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Campinas, 13083-886, Brazil
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- Universidade do Oeste Paulista, Rodovia Raposo Tavares Km 572, Presidente Prudente, 19067-175, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Biotecnologia Vegetal, Instituto Agronômico do Paraná, Londrina, 86047-902, Brazil.,Embrapa Café, Brasília, 70770-901, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Biotecnologia Vegetal, Instituto Agronômico do Paraná, Londrina, 86047-902, Brazil.,Departamento de Botânica, Instituto de Biociências de Rio Claro, Universidade Estadual Paulista, Rio Claro, 13506-900, Brazil
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Nishida H, Suzaki T. Two Negative Regulatory Systems of Root Nodule Symbiosis: How Are Symbiotic Benefits and Costs Balanced? PLANT & CELL PHYSIOLOGY 2018; 59:1733-1738. [PMID: 29860446 DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pcy102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2018] [Accepted: 05/16/2018] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
Abstract
Root nodule symbiosis is one of the best characterized mutualistic relationships of plant-microbe symbiosis, where mainly leguminous species can obtain nitrogen sources fixed by nitrogen-fixing rhizobia through the formation of symbiotic organ root nodules. In order to drive this symbiotic process, plants need to provide carbon sources that should be used for their growth. Therefore, a balance between the benefits of obtaining nitrogen sources and the costs of losing carbon sources needs to be maintained during root nodule symbiosis. Plants have developed at least two negative regulatory systems of root nodule symbiosis. One strategy involves the regulation of nodule number in response to rhizobial infection. For this regulation, a systemic long-range signaling between roots and shoots called autoregulation of nodulation has a pivotal role. Another strategy involves the regulation of root nodule symbiosis in response to nitrate, the most abundant form of nitrogen nutrients in the soil. Recent studies indicate that long-distance signaling is shared between the two strategies, where NIN and NRSYM1, two paralogous RWP-RK transcription factors, can activate the production of nodulation-related CLE peptides in response to different inputs. Here, we provide an overview of such progress in our understanding of molecular mechanisms relevant to the control of the symbiotic balance, including their biological significance.
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- Hanna Nishida
- National Institute for Basic Biology, Okazaki, Aichi, Japan
- School of Life Science, SOKENDAI (The Graduate University for Advanced Studies), Okazaki, Aichi, Japan
- Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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Ruffel S. Nutrient-Related Long-Distance Signals: Common Players and Possible Cross-Talk. PLANT & CELL PHYSIOLOGY 2018; 59:1723-1732. [PMID: 30085239 DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pcy152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2018] [Accepted: 07/19/2018] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Nutrient fluctuations are more a rule rather than an exception in the life of sessile organisms such as plants. Despite this constraint that adds up to abiotic and biotic stresses, plants are able to accomplish their life cycle thanks to an efficient signaling network that reciprocally controls nutrient acquisition and use with growth and development. The majority of nutrients are acquired by the root system where multiple local signaling pathways that rely on nutrient-sensing systems are implemented to direct root growth toward soil resources. Moreover, long-distance signaling plays an essential role in integrating nutrient availability at the whole-plant level and adjusting nutrient acquisition to plant growth requirements. By studying the signaling network for single mineral nutrients, several long-distance signals traveling between roots and shoots and taking a diversity of forms have been identified and are summarized here. However, the nutritional environment is multifactorial, adding a tremendous complexity for our understanding of the nutrient signaling network as a unique system. For instance, long-distance signals are expected to support this nutrient cross-talk in part, but the mechanisms are still largely unknown. Therefore, the involvement of possible long-distance signals as conveyers of nutrient cross-talk is discussed here together with approaches and strategies that are now considered to build a picture from the nutrient signaling puzzle.
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- Sandrine Ruffel
- BPMP, INRA, CNRS, Universit� de Montpellier, Montpellier SupAgro, Montpellier, France
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Poitout A, Crabos A, Petřík I, Novák O, Krouk G, Lacombe B, Ruffel S. Responses to Systemic Nitrogen Signaling in Arabidopsis Roots Involve trans-Zeatin in Shoots. THE PLANT CELL 2018; 30:1243-1257. [PMID: 29764985 PMCID: PMC6048791 DOI: 10.1105/tpc.18.00011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 95] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2018] [Revised: 03/19/2018] [Accepted: 05/14/2018] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
Abstract
Plants face temporal and spatial variation in nitrogen (N) availability. This includes heterogeneity in soil nitrate (NO3-) content. To overcome these constraints, plants modify their gene expression and physiological processes to optimize N acquisition. This plasticity relies on a complex long-distance root-shoot-root signaling network that remains poorly understood. We previously showed that cytokinin (CK) biosynthesis is required to trigger systemic N signaling. Here, we performed split-root experiments and used a combination of CK-related mutant analyses, hormone profiling, transcriptomic analysis, NO3- uptake assays, and root growth measurements to gain insight into systemic N signaling in Arabidopsis thaliana By comparing wild-type plants and mutants affected in CK biosynthesis and ABCG14-dependent root-to-shoot translocation of CK, we revealed an important role for active trans-zeatin (tZ) in systemic N signaling. Both rapid sentinel gene regulation and long-term functional acclimation to heterogeneous NO3- supply, including NO3- transport and root growth regulation, are likely mediated by the integration of tZ content in shoots. Furthermore, shoot transcriptome profiling revealed that glutamate/glutamine metabolism is likely a target of tZ root-to-shoot translocation, prompting an interesting hypothesis regarding shoot-to-root communication. Finally, this study highlights tZ-independent pathways regulating gene expression in shoots as well as NO3- uptake activity in response to total N deprivation.
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- Arthur Poitout
- BPMP, INRA, CNRS, Université de Montpellier, Montpellier SupAgro, 34090 Montpellier, France
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- BPMP, INRA, CNRS, Université de Montpellier, Montpellier SupAgro, 34090 Montpellier, France
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- Laboratory of Growth Regulators, Centre of the Region Haná for Biotechnological and Agricultural Research, Institute of Experimental Botany CAS and Faculty of Science of Palacký University, CZ-78371 Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- Laboratory of Growth Regulators, Centre of the Region Haná for Biotechnological and Agricultural Research, Institute of Experimental Botany CAS and Faculty of Science of Palacký University, CZ-78371 Olomouc, Czech Republic
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- BPMP, INRA, CNRS, Université de Montpellier, Montpellier SupAgro, 34090 Montpellier, France
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- BPMP, INRA, CNRS, Université de Montpellier, Montpellier SupAgro, 34090 Montpellier, France
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- BPMP, INRA, CNRS, Université de Montpellier, Montpellier SupAgro, 34090 Montpellier, France
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Ishikawa S, Ono Y, Ohtake N, Sueyoshi K, Tanabata S, Ohyama T. Transcriptome and Metabolome Analyses Reveal That Nitrate Strongly Promotes Nitrogen and Carbon Metabolism in Soybean Roots, but Tends to Repress It in Nodules. PLANTS 2018; 7:plants7020032. [PMID: 29649183 PMCID: PMC6027490 DOI: 10.3390/plants7020032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2018] [Revised: 04/04/2018] [Accepted: 04/09/2018] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Leguminous plants form root nodules with rhizobia that fix atmospheric dinitrogen (N2) for the nitrogen (N) nutrient. Combined nitrogen sources, particular nitrate, severely repress nodule growth and nitrogen fixation activity in soybeans (Glycine max [L.] Merr.). A microarray-based transcriptome analysis and the metabolome analysis were carried out for the roots and nodules of hydroponically grown soybean plants treated with 5 mM of nitrate for 24 h and compared with control without nitrate. Gene expression ratios of nitrate vs. the control were highly enhanced for those probesets related to nitrate transport and assimilation and carbon metabolism in the roots, but much less so in the nodules, except for the nitrate transport and asparagine synthetase. From the metabolome analysis, the concentration ratios of metabolites for the nitrate treatment vs. the control indicated that most of the amino acids, phosphorous-compounds and organic acids in roots were increased about twofold in the roots, whereas in the nodules most of the concentrations of the amino acids, P-compounds and organic acids were decreased while asparagine increased exceptionally. These results may support the hypothesis that nitrate primarily promotes nitrogen and carbon metabolism in the roots, but mainly represses this metabolism in the nodules.
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- Shinji Ishikawa
- Graduate School of Science and Technology, Niigata University, Niigata 950-2181, Japan.
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- Graduate School of Science and Technology, Niigata University, Niigata 950-2181, Japan.
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- Graduate School of Science and Technology, Niigata University, Niigata 950-2181, Japan.
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- Graduate School of Science and Technology, Niigata University, Niigata 950-2181, Japan.
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- Faculty of Agriculture, Ibaraki University, Ibaraki 300-0332, Japan.
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- Graduate School of Science and Technology, Niigata University, Niigata 950-2181, Japan.
- Faculty of Applied Biosciences, Tokyo University of Agriculture, Tokyo 156-8502, Japan.
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MATSUBAYASHI Y. Exploring peptide hormones in plants: identification of four peptide hormone-receptor pairs and two post-translational modification enzymes. PROCEEDINGS OF THE JAPAN ACADEMY. SERIES B, PHYSICAL AND BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES 2018; 94:59-74. [PMID: 29434080 PMCID: PMC5843760 DOI: 10.2183/pjab.94.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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The identification of hormones and their receptors in multicellular organisms is one of the most exciting research areas and has lead to breakthroughs in understanding how their growth and development are regulated. In particular, peptide hormones offer advantages as cell-to-cell signals in that they can be synthesized rapidly and have the greatest diversity in their structure and function. Peptides often undergo post-translational modifications and proteolytic processing to generate small oligopeptide hormones. In plants, such small post-translationally modified peptides constitute the largest group of peptide hormones. We initially explored this type of peptide hormone using bioassay-guided fractionation and later by in silico gene screening coupled with biochemical peptide detection, which led to the identification of four types of novel peptide hormones in plants. We also identified specific receptors for these peptides and transferases required for their post-translational modification. This review summarizes how we discovered these peptide hormone-receptor pairs and post-translational modification enzymes, and how these molecules function in plant growth, development and environmental adaptation.
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- Yoshikatsu MATSUBAYASHI
- Division of Biological Science, Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan
- Correspondence should be addressed: Y. Matsubayashi, Division of Biological Science, Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University, Chikusa, Nagoya 464-8602, Japan (e-mail: )
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Perchlik M, Tegeder M. Improving Plant Nitrogen Use Efficiency through Alteration of Amino Acid Transport Processes. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2017; 175:235-247. [PMID: 28733388 PMCID: PMC5580756 DOI: 10.1104/pp.17.00608] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2017] [Accepted: 07/18/2017] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Improving the efficiency of nitrogen (N) uptake and utilization in plants could potentially increase crop yields while reducing N fertilization and, subsequently, environmental pollution. Within most plants, N is transported primarily as amino acids. In this study, pea (Pisum sativum) plants overexpressing AMINO ACID PERMEASE1 (AAP1) were used to determine if and how genetic manipulation of amino acid transport from source to sink affects plant N use efficiency. The modified plants were grown under low, moderate, or high N fertilization regimes. The results showed that, independent of the N nutrition, the engineered plants allocate more N via the vasculature to the shoot and seeds and produce more biomass and higher seed yields than wild-type plants. Dependent on the amount of N supplied, the AAP1-overexpressing plants displayed improved N uptake or utilization efficiency, or a combination of the two. They also showed significantly increased N use efficiency in N-deficient as well as in N-rich soils and, impressively, required half the amount of N to produce as many fruits and seeds as control plants. Together, these data support that engineering N allocation from source to sink presents an effective strategy to produce crop plants with improved productivity as well as N use efficiency in a range of N environments.
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- Molly Perchlik
- School of Biological Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington 99164
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- School of Biological Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington 99164
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Albornos L, Martín I, Labrador E, Dopico B. Three members of Medicago truncatula ST family are ubiquitous during development and modulated by nutritional status (MtST1) and dehydration (MtST2 and MtST3). BMC PLANT BIOLOGY 2017; 17:117. [PMID: 28693485 PMCID: PMC5504553 DOI: 10.1186/s12870-017-1061-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2016] [Accepted: 06/22/2017] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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BACKGROUND ShooT specific/Specific Tissue (ST) belong to a protein family of unknown function characterized by the DUF2775 domain and produced in specific taxonomic plant families, mainly Fabaceae and Asteraceae, with the Medicago truncatula ST family being the largest. The putative roles proposed for this family are cell elongation, biotic interactions, abiotic stress and N reserve. The aim of this work was to go deeper into the role of three M. truncatula ST proteins, namely ST1, ST2 and ST3. Our starting hypothesis was that each member of the family could perform a specific role, and hence, each ST gene would be subjected to a different type of regulation. RESULTS The search for cis-acting regulatory elements (CREs) in silico in pST1, pST2 and pST3 promoters showed prevalence of tissue/organ specific motifs, especially root- and seed-specific ones. Light, hormone, biotic and abiotic related motifs were also present. None of these pSTs showed the same combination of CREs, or presented the same activity pattern. In general, pST activity was associated with the vascular cylinder, mainly in roots. Promoter activation was highly specific and dissimilar during reproductive development. The ST1, ST2 and ST3 transcripts accumulated in most of the organs and developmental stages analysed - decreasing with age - and expression was higher in the roots than in the aerial parts and more abundant in light-grown plants. The effect of the different treatments on transcript accumulation indicated that ST1 behaved differently from ST2 and ST3, mainly in response to several hormones and dehydration treatments (NaCl or mannitol), upon which ST1 transcript levels decreased and ST2 and ST3 levels increased. Finally, the ST1 protein was located in the cell wall whereas ST2 and ST3 were present both in the cytoplasm and in the cell wall. CONCLUSIONS The ST proteins studied are ubiquitous proteins that could perform distinct/complementary roles in plant biology as they are encoded by differentially regulated genes. Based on these differences we have established two functional groups among the three STs. ST1 would participate in processes affected by nutritional status, while ST2 and ST3 seem to act when plants are challenged with abiotic stresses related to water stress and in physiologically controlled desiccation processes such as the seed maturation.
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- Lucía Albornos
- Departamento de Botánica y Fisiología Vegetal. Instituto Hispano-Luso de Investigaciones Agrarias (CIALE), University of Salamanca. C/ Licenciado Méndez Nieto s/n, Campus Miguel de Unamuno, 37007 Salamanca, Spain
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- Departamento de Botánica y Fisiología Vegetal. Instituto Hispano-Luso de Investigaciones Agrarias (CIALE), University of Salamanca. C/ Licenciado Méndez Nieto s/n, Campus Miguel de Unamuno, 37007 Salamanca, Spain
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- Departamento de Botánica y Fisiología Vegetal. Instituto Hispano-Luso de Investigaciones Agrarias (CIALE), University of Salamanca. C/ Licenciado Méndez Nieto s/n, Campus Miguel de Unamuno, 37007 Salamanca, Spain
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- Departamento de Botánica y Fisiología Vegetal. Instituto Hispano-Luso de Investigaciones Agrarias (CIALE), University of Salamanca. C/ Licenciado Méndez Nieto s/n, Campus Miguel de Unamuno, 37007 Salamanca, Spain
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- Sandrine Ruffel
- Biochemistry and Plant Molecular Physiology Research Unit, CNRS/INRA/Montpellier SupAgro/Université de Montpellier, 2 Place Viala, 34060 Montpellier, France
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- Biochemistry and Plant Molecular Physiology Research Unit, CNRS/INRA/Montpellier SupAgro/Université de Montpellier, 2 Place Viala, 34060 Montpellier, France
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Batstone RT, Dutton EM, Wang D, Yang M, Frederickson ME. The evolution of symbiont preference traits in the model legume Medicago truncatula. THE NEW PHYTOLOGIST 2017; 213:1850-1861. [PMID: 27864973 DOI: 10.1111/nph.14308] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2016] [Accepted: 09/23/2016] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Many hosts preferentially associate with or reward better symbionts, but how these symbiont preference traits evolve is an open question. Legumes often form more nodules with or provide more resources to rhizobia that fix more nitrogen (N), but they also acquire N from soil via root foraging. It is unclear whether root responses to abiotically and symbiotically derived N evolve independently. Here, we measured root foraging and both preferential allocation of root resources to and preferential association with an effective vs an ineffective N-fixing Ensifer meliloti strain in 35 inbred lines of the model legume Medicago truncatula. We found that M. truncatula is an efficient root forager and forms more nodules with the effective rhizobium; root biomass increases with the number of effective, but not ineffective, nodules, indicating preferential allocation to roots harbouring effective rhizobia; root foraging is not genetically correlated with either preferential allocation or association; and selection favours plant genotypes that form more effective nodules. Root foraging and symbiont preference traits appear to be genetically uncoupled in M. truncatula. Rather than evolving to exclude ineffective partners, our results suggest that preference traits probably evolve to take better advantage of effective symbionts.
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- Rebecca T Batstone
- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, M5S 3B2, Canada
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, M5S 3B2, Canada
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, M5S 3B2, Canada
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, M5S 3B2, Canada
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- Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, M5S 3B2, Canada
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Mohd-Radzman NA, Laffont C, Ivanovici A, Patel N, Reid D, Stougaard J, Frugier F, Imin N, Djordjevic MA. Different Pathways Act Downstream of the CEP Peptide Receptor CRA2 to Regulate Lateral Root and Nodule Development. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2016; 171:2536-48. [PMID: 27342310 PMCID: PMC4972263 DOI: 10.1104/pp.16.00113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2016] [Accepted: 06/21/2016] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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C-TERMINALLY ENCODED PEPTIDEs (CEPs) control root system architecture in a non-cell-autonomous manner. In Medicago truncatula, MtCEP1 affects root development by increasing nodule formation and inhibiting lateral root emergence by unknown pathways. Here, we show that the MtCEP1 peptide-dependent increase in nodulation requires the symbiotic signaling pathway and ETHYLENE INSENSITIVE2 (EIN2)/SICKLE (SKL), but acts independently of SUPER NUMERIC NODULES. MtCEP1-dependent inhibition of lateral root development acts through an EIN2-independent mechanism. MtCEP1 increases nodulation by promoting rhizobial infections, the developmental competency of roots for nodulation, the formation of fused nodules, and an increase in frequency of nodule development that initiates at proto-phloem poles. These phenotypes are similar to those of the ein2/skl mutant and support that MtCEP1 modulates EIN2-dependent symbiotic responses. Accordingly, MtCEP1 counteracts the reduction in nodulation induced by increasing ethylene precursor concentrations, and an ethylene synthesis inhibitor treatment antagonizes MtCEP1 root phenotypes. MtCEP1 also inhibits the development of EIN2-dependent pseudonodule formation. Finally, mutants affecting the COMPACT ROOT ARCHITECTURE2 (CRA2) receptor, which is closely related to the Arabidopsis CEP Receptor1, are unresponsive to MtCEP1 effects on lateral root and nodule formation, suggesting that CRA2 is a CEP peptide receptor mediating both organogenesis programs. In addition, an ethylene inhibitor treatment counteracts the cra2 nodulation phenotype. These results indicate that MtCEP1 and its likely receptor, CRA2, mediate nodulation and lateral root development through different pathways.
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- Nadiatul A Mohd-Radzman
- Plant Science Division, Research School of Biology, College of Medicine, Biology and the Environment, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia (N.A.M.-R., A.I., N.P., N.I., M.A.D.);Institute of Plant Sciences Paris-Saclay, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Universités Paris Sud, Evry, Paris-Diderot, and Paris-Saclay, 91190 Gif sur Yvette, France (C.L., F.F.); andPlant Molecular Biology, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark (D.R., J.S.)
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- Plant Science Division, Research School of Biology, College of Medicine, Biology and the Environment, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia (N.A.M.-R., A.I., N.P., N.I., M.A.D.);Institute of Plant Sciences Paris-Saclay, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Universités Paris Sud, Evry, Paris-Diderot, and Paris-Saclay, 91190 Gif sur Yvette, France (C.L., F.F.); andPlant Molecular Biology, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark (D.R., J.S.)
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- Plant Science Division, Research School of Biology, College of Medicine, Biology and the Environment, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia (N.A.M.-R., A.I., N.P., N.I., M.A.D.);Institute of Plant Sciences Paris-Saclay, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Universités Paris Sud, Evry, Paris-Diderot, and Paris-Saclay, 91190 Gif sur Yvette, France (C.L., F.F.); andPlant Molecular Biology, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark (D.R., J.S.)
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- Plant Science Division, Research School of Biology, College of Medicine, Biology and the Environment, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia (N.A.M.-R., A.I., N.P., N.I., M.A.D.);Institute of Plant Sciences Paris-Saclay, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Universités Paris Sud, Evry, Paris-Diderot, and Paris-Saclay, 91190 Gif sur Yvette, France (C.L., F.F.); andPlant Molecular Biology, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark (D.R., J.S.)
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- Plant Science Division, Research School of Biology, College of Medicine, Biology and the Environment, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia (N.A.M.-R., A.I., N.P., N.I., M.A.D.);Institute of Plant Sciences Paris-Saclay, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Universités Paris Sud, Evry, Paris-Diderot, and Paris-Saclay, 91190 Gif sur Yvette, France (C.L., F.F.); andPlant Molecular Biology, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark (D.R., J.S.)
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- Plant Science Division, Research School of Biology, College of Medicine, Biology and the Environment, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia (N.A.M.-R., A.I., N.P., N.I., M.A.D.);Institute of Plant Sciences Paris-Saclay, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Universités Paris Sud, Evry, Paris-Diderot, and Paris-Saclay, 91190 Gif sur Yvette, France (C.L., F.F.); andPlant Molecular Biology, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark (D.R., J.S.)
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- Plant Science Division, Research School of Biology, College of Medicine, Biology and the Environment, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia (N.A.M.-R., A.I., N.P., N.I., M.A.D.);Institute of Plant Sciences Paris-Saclay, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Universités Paris Sud, Evry, Paris-Diderot, and Paris-Saclay, 91190 Gif sur Yvette, France (C.L., F.F.); andPlant Molecular Biology, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark (D.R., J.S.)
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- Plant Science Division, Research School of Biology, College of Medicine, Biology and the Environment, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia (N.A.M.-R., A.I., N.P., N.I., M.A.D.);Institute of Plant Sciences Paris-Saclay, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Universités Paris Sud, Evry, Paris-Diderot, and Paris-Saclay, 91190 Gif sur Yvette, France (C.L., F.F.); andPlant Molecular Biology, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark (D.R., J.S.)
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- Plant Science Division, Research School of Biology, College of Medicine, Biology and the Environment, Australian National University, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia (N.A.M.-R., A.I., N.P., N.I., M.A.D.);Institute of Plant Sciences Paris-Saclay, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Universités Paris Sud, Evry, Paris-Diderot, and Paris-Saclay, 91190 Gif sur Yvette, France (C.L., F.F.); andPlant Molecular Biology, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, 8000 Aarhus C, Denmark (D.R., J.S.)
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Molecular Signals Controlling the Inhibition of Nodulation by Nitrate in Medicago truncatula. Int J Mol Sci 2016; 17:ijms17071060. [PMID: 27384556 PMCID: PMC4964436 DOI: 10.3390/ijms17071060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2016] [Revised: 06/22/2016] [Accepted: 06/24/2016] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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The presence of nitrogen inhibits legume nodule formation, but the mechanism of this inhibition is poorly understood. We found that 2.5 mM nitrate and above significantly inhibited nodule initiation but not root hair curling in Medicago trunatula. We analyzed protein abundance in M. truncatula roots after treatment with either 0 or 2.5 mM nitrate in the presence or absence of its symbiont Sinorhizobium meliloti after 1, 2 and 5 days following inoculation. Two-dimensional gel electrophoresis combined with mass spectrometry was used to identify 106 differentially accumulated proteins responding to nitrate addition, inoculation or time point. While flavonoid-related proteins were less abundant in the presence of nitrate, addition of Nod gene-inducing flavonoids to the Sinorhizobium culture did not rescue nodulation. Accumulation of auxin in response to rhizobia, which is also controlled by flavonoids, still occurred in the presence of nitrate, but did not localize to a nodule initiation site. Several of the changes included defense- and redox-related proteins, and visualization of reactive oxygen species indicated that their induction in root hairs following Sinorhizobium inoculation was inhibited by nitrate. In summary, the presence of nitrate appears to inhibit nodulation via multiple pathways, including changes to flavonoid metabolism, defense responses and redox changes.
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Jeudy C, Adrian M, Baussard C, Bernard C, Bernaud E, Bourion V, Busset H, Cabrera-Bosquet L, Cointault F, Han S, Lamboeuf M, Moreau D, Pivato B, Prudent M, Trouvelot S, Truong HN, Vernoud V, Voisin AS, Wipf D, Salon C. RhizoTubes as a new tool for high throughput imaging of plant root development and architecture: test, comparison with pot grown plants and validation. PLANT METHODS 2016; 12:31. [PMID: 27279895 PMCID: PMC4897935 DOI: 10.1186/s13007-016-0131-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2016] [Accepted: 05/31/2016] [Indexed: 05/19/2023]
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BACKGROUND In order to maintain high yields while saving water and preserving non-renewable resources and thus limiting the use of chemical fertilizer, it is crucial to select plants with more efficient root systems. This could be achieved through an optimization of both root architecture and root uptake ability and/or through the improvement of positive plant interactions with microorganisms in the rhizosphere. The development of devices suitable for high-throughput phenotyping of root structures remains a major bottleneck. RESULTS Rhizotrons suitable for plant growth in controlled conditions and non-invasive image acquisition of plant shoot and root systems (RhizoTubes) are described. These RhizoTubes allow growing one to six plants simultaneously, having a maximum height of 1.1 m, up to 8 weeks, depending on plant species. Both shoot and root compartment can be imaged automatically and non-destructively throughout the experiment thanks to an imaging cabin (RhizoCab). RhizoCab contains robots and imaging equipment for obtaining high-resolution pictures of plant roots. Using this versatile experimental setup, we illustrate how some morphometric root traits can be determined for various species including model (Medicago truncatula), crops (Pisum sativum, Brassica napus, Vitis vinifera, Triticum aestivum) and weed (Vulpia myuros) species grown under non-limiting conditions or submitted to various abiotic and biotic constraints. The measurement of the root phenotypic traits using this system was compared to that obtained using "classic" growth conditions in pots. CONCLUSIONS This integrated system, to include 1200 Rhizotubes, will allow high-throughput phenotyping of plant shoots and roots under various abiotic and biotic environmental conditions. Our system allows an easy visualization or extraction of roots and measurement of root traits for high-throughput or kinetic analyses. The utility of this system for studying root system architecture will greatly facilitate the identification of genetic and environmental determinants of key root traits involved in crop responses to stresses, including interactions with soil microorganisms.
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- Christian Jeudy
- />UMR 1347 Agroécologie AgroSup/INRA/uB, 17 Rue Sully, BP 86510, 21065 Dijon Cedex, France
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- />UMR 1347 Agroécologie AgroSup/INRA/uB, 17 Rue Sully, BP 86510, 21065 Dijon Cedex, France
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- />UMR 1347 Agroécologie AgroSup/INRA/uB, 17 Rue Sully, BP 86510, 21065 Dijon Cedex, France
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- />UMR 1347 Agroécologie AgroSup/INRA/uB, 17 Rue Sully, BP 86510, 21065 Dijon Cedex, France
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- />UMR 1347 Agroécologie AgroSup/INRA/uB, 17 Rue Sully, BP 86510, 21065 Dijon Cedex, France
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- />UMR 1347 Agroécologie AgroSup/INRA/uB, 17 Rue Sully, BP 86510, 21065 Dijon Cedex, France
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- />UMR 1347 Agroécologie AgroSup/INRA/uB, 17 Rue Sully, BP 86510, 21065 Dijon Cedex, France
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- />UMR 1347 Agroécologie AgroSup/INRA/uB, 17 Rue Sully, BP 86510, 21065 Dijon Cedex, France
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- />UMR 1347 Agroécologie AgroSup/INRA/uB, 17 Rue Sully, BP 86510, 21065 Dijon Cedex, France
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- />UMR 1347 Agroécologie AgroSup/INRA/uB, 17 Rue Sully, BP 86510, 21065 Dijon Cedex, France
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- />UMR 1347 Agroécologie AgroSup/INRA/uB, 17 Rue Sully, BP 86510, 21065 Dijon Cedex, France
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- />UMR 1347 Agroécologie AgroSup/INRA/uB, 17 Rue Sully, BP 86510, 21065 Dijon Cedex, France
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- />UMR 1347 Agroécologie AgroSup/INRA/uB, 17 Rue Sully, BP 86510, 21065 Dijon Cedex, France
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- />UMR 1347 Agroécologie AgroSup/INRA/uB, 17 Rue Sully, BP 86510, 21065 Dijon Cedex, France
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- />UMR 1347 Agroécologie AgroSup/INRA/uB, 17 Rue Sully, BP 86510, 21065 Dijon Cedex, France
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- />UMR 1347 Agroécologie AgroSup/INRA/uB, 17 Rue Sully, BP 86510, 21065 Dijon Cedex, France
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- />UMR 1347 Agroécologie AgroSup/INRA/uB, 17 Rue Sully, BP 86510, 21065 Dijon Cedex, France
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- />UMR 1347 Agroécologie AgroSup/INRA/uB, 17 Rue Sully, BP 86510, 21065 Dijon Cedex, France
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Pérez-Delgado CM, Moyano TC, García-Calderón M, Canales J, Gutiérrez RA, Márquez AJ, Betti M. Use of transcriptomics and co-expression networks to analyze the interconnections between nitrogen assimilation and photorespiratory metabolism. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2016; 67:3095-108. [PMID: 27117340 PMCID: PMC4867901 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erw170] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Nitrogen is one of the most important nutrients for plants and, in natural soils, its availability is often a major limiting factor for plant growth. Here we examine the effect of different forms of nitrogen nutrition and of photorespiration on gene expression in the model legume Lotus japonicus with the aim of identifying regulatory candidate genes co-ordinating primary nitrogen assimilation and photorespiration. The transcriptomic changes produced by the use of different nitrogen sources in leaves of L. japonicus plants combined with the transcriptomic changes produced in the same tissue by different photorespiratory conditions were examined. The results obtained provide novel information on the possible role of plastidic glutamine synthetase in the response to different nitrogen sources and in the C/N balance of L. japonicus plants. The use of gene co-expression networks establishes a clear relationship between photorespiration and primary nitrogen assimilation and identifies possible transcription factors connected to the genes of both routes.
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- Carmen M Pérez-Delgado
- Departamento de Bioquímica Vegetal y Biología Molecular, Facultad de Química, Universidad de Sevilla, C/ Profesor García González, 1, 41012-Sevilla, Spain
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- Departamento de Genética Molecular y Microbiología, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, FONDAP Center for Genome Regulation, Millennium Nucleus Center for Plant Systems and Synthetic Biology, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago 8331150, Chile
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- Departamento de Bioquímica Vegetal y Biología Molecular, Facultad de Química, Universidad de Sevilla, C/ Profesor García González, 1, 41012-Sevilla, Spain
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- Instituto de Bioquímica y Microbiología, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Austral de Chile, Campus Isla Teja s/n, Valdivia 5090000, Chile
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- Departamento de Genética Molecular y Microbiología, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, FONDAP Center for Genome Regulation, Millennium Nucleus Center for Plant Systems and Synthetic Biology, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Santiago 8331150, Chile
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- Departamento de Bioquímica Vegetal y Biología Molecular, Facultad de Química, Universidad de Sevilla, C/ Profesor García González, 1, 41012-Sevilla, Spain
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- Departamento de Bioquímica Vegetal y Biología Molecular, Facultad de Química, Universidad de Sevilla, C/ Profesor García González, 1, 41012-Sevilla, Spain
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Qu CP, Xu ZR, Hu YB, Lu Y, Yang CJ, Sun GY, Liu GJ. RNA-SEQ Reveals Transcriptional Level Changes of Poplar Roots in Different Forms of Nitrogen Treatments. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2016; 7:51. [PMID: 26870068 PMCID: PMC4735414 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2016.00051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2015] [Accepted: 01/13/2016] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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Poplar has emerged as a model plant for better understanding cellular and molecular changes accompanying tree growth, development, and response to environment. Long-term application of different forms of nitrogen (such as [Formula: see text]-N and [Formula: see text]-N) may cause morphological changes of poplar roots; however, the molecular level changes are still not well-known. In this study, we analyzed the expression profiling of poplar roots treated by three forms of nitrogen: S1 ([Formula: see text]), S2 (NH4NO3), and S3 ([Formula: see text]) by using RNA-SEQ technique. We found 463 genes significantly differentially expressed in roots by different N treatments, of which a total of 112 genes were found to differentially express between S1 and S2, 171 genes between S2 and S3, and 319 genes between S1 and S3. A cluster analysis shows significant difference in many transcription factor families and functional genes family under different N forms. Through an analysis of Mapman metabolic pathway, we found that the significantly differentially expressed genes are associated with fermentation, glycolysis, and tricarboxylic acid cycle (TCA), secondary metabolism, hormone metabolism, and transport processing. Interestingly, we did not find significantly differentially expressed genes in N metabolism pathway, mitochondrial electron transport/ATP synthesis and mineral nutrition. We also found abundant candidate genes (20 transcription factors and 30 functional genes) regulating morphology changes of poplar roots under the three N forms. The results obtained are beneficial to a better understanding of the potential molecular and cellular mechanisms regulating root morphology changes under different N treatments.
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- Chun-Pu Qu
- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, School of Forestry, Northeast Forestry UniversityHarbin, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, School of Forestry, Northeast Forestry UniversityHarbin, China
- College of Life Science, Northeast Forestry UniversityHarbin, China
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- College of Life Science, Northeast Forestry UniversityHarbin, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, School of Forestry, Northeast Forestry UniversityHarbin, China
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- School of Forestry, Northeast Forestry UniversityHarbin, China
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- College of Life Science, Northeast Forestry UniversityHarbin, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Tree Genetics and Breeding, School of Forestry, Northeast Forestry UniversityHarbin, China
- *Correspondence: Guan-Jun Liu
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Silva LS, Seabra AR, Leitão JN, Carvalho HG. Possible role of glutamine synthetase of the prokaryotic type (GSI-like) in nitrogen signaling in Medicago truncatula. PLANT SCIENCE : AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL PLANT BIOLOGY 2015; 240:98-108. [PMID: 26475191 DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2015.09.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2015] [Revised: 08/31/2015] [Accepted: 09/01/2015] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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Genes containing domains related to glutamine synthetase of the prokaryotic type (GSI-like) are widespread in higher plants, but their function is currently unknown. To gain insights into the possible role of GSI-like proteins, we characterized the GSI-like gene family of Medicago truncatula and investigated the functionality of the encoded proteins. M. truncatula contains two-expressed GSI-like genes, MtGSIa and MtGSIb, encoding polypeptides of 454 and 453 amino acids, respectively. Heterologous complementation assays of a bacterial glnA mutant indicate that the proteins are not catalytically functional for glutamine synthesis. Gene expression was investigated by qRT-PCR and western blot analysis in different organs of the plant and under different nitrogen (N) regimes, revealing that both genes are preferentially expressed in roots and root nodules, and that their expression is influenced by the N-status of the plant. Analysis of transgenic plants expressing MtGSI-like-promoter-gusA fusion, indicate that the two genes are strongly expressed in the root pericycle, and interestingly, the expression is enhanced at the sites of nodule emergence being particularly strong in specific cells located in front of the protoxylem poles. Taken together, the results presented here support a role of GSI-like proteins in N sensing and/or signaling, probably operating at the interface between perception of the N-status and the developmental processes underlying both root nodule and lateral root formation. This study indicates that GSI-like genes may represent a novel class of molecular players of the N-mediated signaling events.
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- Liliana S Silva
- Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular da Universidade do Porto, Rua do Campo Alegre, 823, 4150-180 Porto, Portugal; Departamento de Biologia, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade do Porto, Portugal
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- Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular da Universidade do Porto, Rua do Campo Alegre, 823, 4150-180 Porto, Portugal
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- Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular da Universidade do Porto, Rua do Campo Alegre, 823, 4150-180 Porto, Portugal
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- Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular da Universidade do Porto, Rua do Campo Alegre, 823, 4150-180 Porto, Portugal.
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Liu Q, Chen X, Wu K, Fu X. Nitrogen signaling and use efficiency in plants: what's new? CURRENT OPINION IN PLANT BIOLOGY 2015; 27:192-8. [PMID: 26340108 DOI: 10.1016/j.pbi.2015.08.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2015] [Revised: 08/07/2015] [Accepted: 08/08/2015] [Indexed: 05/03/2023]
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Crop productivity is heavily dependent on the application of nitrogen (N) fertilizers. Increasing N fertilization levels, however, are subject to diminishing returns, quite apart from their deleterious impact on the environment. Improving N use efficiency (NUE) is therefore crucial for development of sustainable agriculture. Plant NUE is a complex trait determined by quantitative trait loci and influenced by environmental changes. The natural supply of soil N varies and is frequently limiting for plant growth and crop yield: unraveling the molecular basis of how plants sense and respond to changes in N availability should enable the development of new strategies to increase NUE. This review discusses the latest advances in our understanding of N signaling and crosstalk with other signaling pathways.
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- Qian Liu
- The State Key Laboratory of Plant Cell and Chromosome Engineering, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, PR 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, PR 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, PR 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, PR China.
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Pellizzaro A, Clochard T, Planchet E, Limami AM, Morère-Le Paven MC. Identification and molecular characterization of Medicago truncatula NRT2 and NAR2 families. PHYSIOLOGIA PLANTARUM 2015; 154:256-69. [PMID: 25430977 DOI: 10.1111/ppl.12314] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2014] [Revised: 11/22/2014] [Accepted: 11/24/2014] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Nitrate transporters received little attention to legumes probably because these species are able to adapt to N starvation by developing biological N2 fixation. Still it is important to study nitrate transport systems in legumes because nitrate intervenes as a signal in regulation of nodulation probably through nitrate transporters. The aim of this work is to achieve a molecular characterization of nitrate transporter 2 (NRT2) and NAR2 (NRT3) families to allow further work that would unravel their involvement in nitrate transport and signaling. Browsing the latest version of the Medicago truncatula genome annotation (v4 version) revealed three putative NRT2 members that we have named MtNRT2.1 (Medtr4g057890.1), MtNRT2.2 (Medtr4g057865.1) and MtNRT2.3 (Medtr8g069775.1) and two putative NAR2 members we named MtNAR2.1 (Medtr4g104730.1) and MtNAR2.2 (Medtr4g104700.1). The regulation and the spatial expression profiles of MtNRT2.1, the coincidence of its expression with that of MtNAR2.1 and MtNAR2.2 and the size of the encoded protein with 12 transmembrane (TM) spanning regions strongly support the idea that MtNRT2.1 is a nitrate transporter with a major contribution to the high-affinity transport system (HATS), while a very low level of expression characterized MtNRT2.2. Unlike MtNRT2.1, MtNRT2.3 showed a lower level of expression in the root system but was expressed in the shoots and in the nodules thus suggesting an involvement of the encoded protein in nitrate transport inside the plant and/or in nitrate signaling pathways controlling post-inoculation processes that govern nodule functioning.
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- Anthoni Pellizzaro
- Université d'Angers, UMR1345 Institut de Recherche en Horticulture et Semences, SFR4207 QUASAV, 2 Boulevard Lavoisier, F-49045 Angers, France
- INRA, UMR1345 Institut de Recherche en Horticulture et Semences, 42 rue Georges Morel, F-49071 Beaucouzé, France
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- Université d'Angers, UMR1345 Institut de Recherche en Horticulture et Semences, SFR4207 QUASAV, 2 Boulevard Lavoisier, F-49045 Angers, France
- INRA, UMR1345 Institut de Recherche en Horticulture et Semences, 42 rue Georges Morel, F-49071 Beaucouzé, France
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- Université d'Angers, UMR1345 Institut de Recherche en Horticulture et Semences, SFR4207 QUASAV, 2 Boulevard Lavoisier, F-49045 Angers, France
- INRA, UMR1345 Institut de Recherche en Horticulture et Semences, 42 rue Georges Morel, F-49071 Beaucouzé, France
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- Université d'Angers, UMR1345 Institut de Recherche en Horticulture et Semences, SFR4207 QUASAV, 2 Boulevard Lavoisier, F-49045 Angers, France
- INRA, UMR1345 Institut de Recherche en Horticulture et Semences, 42 rue Georges Morel, F-49071 Beaucouzé, France
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- Université d'Angers, UMR1345 Institut de Recherche en Horticulture et Semences, SFR4207 QUASAV, 2 Boulevard Lavoisier, F-49045 Angers, France
- INRA, UMR1345 Institut de Recherche en Horticulture et Semences, 42 rue Georges Morel, F-49071 Beaucouzé, France
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D'Apuzzo E, Valkov VT, Parlati A, Omrane S, Barbulova A, Sainz MM, Lentini M, Esposito S, Rogato A, Chiurazzi M. PII Overexpression in Lotus japonicus Affects Nodule Activity in Permissive Low-Nitrogen Conditions and Increases Nodule Numbers in High Nitrogen Treated Plants. MOLECULAR PLANT-MICROBE INTERACTIONS : MPMI 2015; 28:432-42. [PMID: 25390190 DOI: 10.1094/mpmi-09-14-0285-r] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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We report here the first characterization of a GLNB1 gene coding for the PII protein in leguminous plants. The main purpose of this work was the investigation of the possible roles played by this multifunctional protein in nodulation pathways. The Lotus japonicus LjGLB1 gene shows a significant transcriptional regulation during the light-dark cycle and different nitrogen availability, conditions that strongly affect nodule formation, development, and functioning. We also report analysis of the spatial profile of expression of LjGLB1 in root and nodule tissues and of the protein's subcellular localization. Transgenic L. japonicus lines overexpressing the PII protein were obtained and tested for the analysis of the symbiotic responses in different conditions. The uncoupling of PII from its native regulation affects nitrogenase activity and nodule polyamine content. Furthermore, our results suggest the involvement of PII in the signaling of the nitrogen nutritional status affecting the legumes' predisposition for nodule formation.
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- Enrica D'Apuzzo
- 1 Institute of Biosciences and Bioresources, CNR, Via P. Castellino 111, Napoli, Italy
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Pal'ove-Balang P, García-Calderón M, Pérez-Delgado CM, Pavlovkin J, Betti M, Márquez AJ. A Lotus japonicus mutant defective in nitrate uptake is also affected in the nitrate response to nodulation. PLANT BIOLOGY (STUTTGART, GERMANY) 2015; 17:16-25. [PMID: 24673996 DOI: 10.1111/plb.12169] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2013] [Accepted: 01/27/2014] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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A chlorate-resistant mutant (Ljclo1) of the model legume Lotus japonicus was identified that showed normal levels of nitrate reductase enzyme activity but had decreased uptake of nitrate, as determined from nitrate depletion and electrophysiological measurements. The data suggest that the mutant could be affected specifically in the low-affinity but not in the high-affinity nitrate transport system, and also showed decreased uptake of chlorate. Back-crosses of the mutant plant to the wild type indicated that it is affected in a single Mendelian recessive trait. Thus, the mutation produced in Ljclo1 may be related to some of the low-affinity nitrate transporters or to a regulatory mechanism associated with nitrate/chlorate uptake. Both size and chlorophyll content in young leaves of the mutant plants were significantly reduced compared to the wild type. In addition, nodulation performance of the mutant plants was similar to the wild type in the absence of any exogenous nitrate. However, the nodule:root biomass ratio in mutant plants was considerably reduced in the presence of 1-2 mm nitrate. The levels of several transcripts for nitrate transport and assimilation genes were determined for the wild type and mutant plants and were slightly different. The results suggest interdependence between nitrate uptake, plant growth and nodulation in Ljclo1 mutant plants.
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- P Pal'ove-Balang
- Institute of Biology and Ecology, P. J. Šafárik University, Košice, Slovakia
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Larrainzar E, Gil-Quintana E, Arrese-Igor C, González EM, Marino D. Split-root systems applied to the study of the legume-rhizobial symbiosis: what have we learned? JOURNAL OF INTEGRATIVE PLANT BIOLOGY 2014; 56:1118-24. [PMID: 24975457 DOI: 10.1111/jipb.12231] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2014] [Accepted: 06/22/2014] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Split-root system (SRS) approaches allow the differential treatment of separate and independent root systems, while sharing a common aerial part. As such, SRS is a useful tool for the discrimination of systemic (shoot origin) versus local (root/nodule origin) regulation mechanisms. This type of approach is particularly useful when studying the complex regulatory mechanisms governing the symbiosis established between legumes and Rhizobium bacteria. The current work provides an overview of the main insights gained from the application of SRS approaches to understand how nodule number (nodulation autoregulation) and nitrogen fixation are controlled both under non-stressful conditions and in response to a variety of stresses. Nodule number appears to be mainly controlled at the systemic level through a signal which is produced by nodule/root tissue, translocated to the shoot, and transmitted back to the root system, involving shoot Leu-rich repeat receptor-like kinases. In contrast, both local and systemic mechanisms have been shown to operate for the regulation of nitrogenase activity in nodules. Under drought and heavy metal stress, the regulation is mostly local, whereas the application of exogenous nitrogen seems to exert a regulation of nitrogen fixation both at the local and systemic levels.
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- Estíbaliz Larrainzar
- Department of Environmental Sciences, Public University of Navarra, Pamplona, E-31006, Spain
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Tabata R, Sumida K, Yoshii T, Ohyama K, Shinohara H, Matsubayashi Y. Perception of root-derived peptides by shoot LRR-RKs mediates systemic N-demand signaling. Science 2014; 346:343-6. [PMID: 25324386 DOI: 10.1126/science.1257800] [Citation(s) in RCA: 323] [Impact Index Per Article: 32.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Nitrogen (N) is a critical nutrient for plants but is often distributed unevenly in the soil. Plants therefore have evolved a systemic mechanism by which N starvation on one side of the root system leads to a compensatory and increased nitrate uptake on the other side. Here, we study the molecular systems that support perception of N and the long-distance signaling needed to alter root development. Rootlets starved of N secrete small peptides that are translocated to the shoot and received by two leucine-rich repeat receptor kinases (LRR-RKs). Arabidopsis plants deficient in this pathway show growth retardation accompanied with N-deficiency symptoms. Thus, signaling from the root to the shoot helps the plant adapt to fluctuations in local N availability.
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- Ryo Tabata
- Division of Biological Science, Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University, Chikusa, Nagoya 464-8602, Japan
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- Division of Biological Science, Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University, Chikusa, Nagoya 464-8602, Japan
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- Department of Applied Molecular Biosciences, Graduate School of Bio-Agricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Chikusa, Nagoya 464-8601, Japan
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- Department of Applied Molecular Biosciences, Graduate School of Bio-Agricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Chikusa, Nagoya 464-8601, Japan
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- Division of Biological Science, Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University, Chikusa, Nagoya 464-8602, Japan
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- Division of Biological Science, Graduate School of Science, Nagoya University, Chikusa, Nagoya 464-8602, Japan.
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Nitrate foraging by Arabidopsis roots is mediated by the transcription factor TCP20 through the systemic signaling pathway. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2014; 111:15267-72. [PMID: 25288754 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1411375111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 145] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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To compete for nutrients in diverse soil microenvironments, plants proliferate lateral roots preferentially in nutrient-rich zones. For nitrate, root foraging involves local and systemic signaling; however, little is known about the genes that function in the systemic signaling pathway. By using nitrate enhancer DNA to screen a library of Arabidopsis transcription factors in the yeast one-hybrid system, the transcription factor gene TEOSINTE BRANCHED1/CYCLOIDEA/PROLIFERATING CELL FACTOR1-20 (TCP20) was identified. TCP20, which belongs to an ancient, plant-specific gene family that regulates shoot, flower, and embryo development, was implicated in nitrate signaling by its ability to bind DNA in more than 100 nitrate-regulated genes. Analysis of insertion mutants of TCP20 showed that they had normal primary and lateral root growth on homogenous nitrate media but were impaired in preferential lateral root growth (root foraging) on heterogeneous media in split-root plates. Inhibition of preferential lateral root growth was still evident in the mutants even when ammonium was uniformly present in the media, indicating that the TCP20 response was to nitrate. Comparison of tcp20 mutants with those of nlp7 mutants, which are defective in local control of root growth but not in the root-foraging response, indicated that TCP20 function is independent of and distinct from NLP7 function. Further analysis showed that tcp20 mutants lack systemic control of root growth regardless of the local nitrate concentrations. These results indicate that TCP20 plays a key role in the systemic signaling pathway that directs nitrate foraging by Arabidopsis roots.
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