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Giannelli G, Mattarozzi M, Gentili S, Fragni R, Maccari C, Andreoli R, Visioli G. A novel PGPR strain homologous to Beijerinckia fluminensis induces biochemical and molecular changes involved in Arabidopsis thaliana salt tolerance. Plant Physiol Biochem 2024; 206:108187. [PMID: 38100889 DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2023.108187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2023] [Revised: 10/17/2023] [Accepted: 11/08/2023] [Indexed: 12/17/2023]
Abstract
The use of PGPR is widely accepted as a promising tool for a more sustainable agricultural production and improved plant abiotic stress resistance. This study tested the ability of PVr_9, a novel bacterial strain, homologous to Beijerinckia fluminensis, to increase salt stress tolerance in A. thaliana. In vitro plantlets inoculated with PVr_9 and treated with 150 mM NaCl showed a reduction in primary root growth inhibition compared to uninoculated ones, and a leaf area significantly less affected by salt. Furthermore, salt-stressed PVr_9-inoculated plants had low ROS and 8-oxo-dG, osmolytes, and ABA content along with a modulation in antioxidant enzymatic activities. A significant decrease in Na+ in the leaves and a corresponding increase in the roots were also observed in salt-stressed inoculated plants. SOS1, NHX1 genes involved in plant salt tolerance, were up-regulated in PVr_9-inoculated plants, while different MYB genes involved in salt stress signal response were down-regulated in both roots and shoots. Thus, PVr_9 was able to increase salt tolerance in A. thaliana, thereby suggesting a role in ion homeostasis by reducing salt stress rather than inhibiting total Na+ uptake. These results showed a possible molecular mechanism of crosstalk between PVr_9 and plant roots to enhance salt tolerance, and highlighted this bacterium as a promising PGPR for field applications on agronomical crops.
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- Gianluigi Giannelli
- Department of Chemistry, Life Sciences and Environmental Sustainability, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, Life Sciences and Environmental Sustainability, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, Life Sciences and Environmental Sustainability, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- SSICA, Experimental Station for the Food Preserving Industry, Parma, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, Parma, Italy; Centre for Research in Toxicology (CERT), University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, Life Sciences and Environmental Sustainability, University of Parma, Parma, Italy.
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Fasani E, Giannelli G, Varotto S, Visioli G, Bellin D, Furini A, DalCorso G. Epigenetic Control of Plant Response to Heavy Metals. Plants (Basel) 2023; 12:3195. [PMID: 37765359 PMCID: PMC10537915 DOI: 10.3390/plants12183195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2023] [Revised: 08/25/2023] [Accepted: 09/05/2023] [Indexed: 09/29/2023]
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Plants are sessile organisms that must adapt to environmental conditions, such as soil characteristics, by adjusting their development during their entire life cycle. In case of low-distance seed dispersal, the new generations are challenged with the same abiotic stress encountered by the parents. Epigenetic modification is an effective option that allows plants to face an environmental constraint and to share the same adaptative strategy with their progeny through transgenerational inheritance. This is the topic of the presented review that reports the scientific progress, up to date, gained in unravelling the epigenetic response of plants to soil contamination by heavy metals and metalloids, collectively known as potentially toxic elements. The effect of the microbial community inhabiting the rhizosphere is also considered, as the evidence of a transgenerational transfer of the epigenetic status that contributes to the activation in plants of response mechanisms to soil pollution.
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- Elisa Fasani
- Department of Biotechnology, University of Verona, 37134 Verona, Italy; (E.F.); (D.B.)
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- Department of Chemistry, Life Sciences and Environmental Sustainability, University of Parma, 43124 Parma, Italy; (G.G.); (G.V.)
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- Department of Agronomy, Food, Natural Resources, Animals and Environment, University of Padua, 35020 Legnaro, Italy;
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- Department of Chemistry, Life Sciences and Environmental Sustainability, University of Parma, 43124 Parma, Italy; (G.G.); (G.V.)
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- Department of Biotechnology, University of Verona, 37134 Verona, Italy; (E.F.); (D.B.)
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- Department of Biotechnology, University of Verona, 37134 Verona, Italy; (E.F.); (D.B.)
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- Department of Biotechnology, University of Verona, 37134 Verona, Italy; (E.F.); (D.B.)
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Giannelli G, Potestio S, Visioli G. The Contribution of PGPR in Salt Stress Tolerance in Crops: Unravelling the Molecular Mechanisms of Cross-Talk between Plant and Bacteria. Plants (Basel) 2023; 12:plants12112197. [PMID: 37299176 DOI: 10.3390/plants12112197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2023] [Revised: 05/29/2023] [Accepted: 05/31/2023] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Soil salinity is a major abiotic stress in global agricultural productivity with an estimated 50% of arable land predicted to become salinized by 2050. Since most domesticated crops are glycophytes, they cannot be cultivated on salt soils. The use of beneficial microorganisms inhabiting the rhizosphere (PGPR) is a promising tool to alleviate salt stress in various crops and represents a strategy to increase agricultural productivity in salt soils. Increasing evidence underlines that PGPR affect plant physiological, biochemical, and molecular responses to salt stress. The mechanisms behind these phenomena include osmotic adjustment, modulation of the plant antioxidant system, ion homeostasis, modulation of the phytohormonal balance, increase in nutrient uptake, and the formation of biofilms. This review focuses on the recent literature regarding the molecular mechanisms that PGPR use to improve plant growth under salinity. In addition, very recent -OMICs approaches were reported, dissecting the role of PGPR in modulating plant genomes and epigenomes, opening up the possibility of combining the high genetic variations of plants with the action of PGPR for the selection of useful plant traits to cope with salt stress conditions.
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- Gianluigi Giannelli
- Department of Chemistry, Life Sciences and Environmental Sustainability, University of Parma, 43124 Parma, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, Life Sciences and Environmental Sustainability, University of Parma, 43124 Parma, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, Life Sciences and Environmental Sustainability, University of Parma, 43124 Parma, Italy
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Bertola M, Righetti L, Gazza L, Ferrarini A, Fornasier F, Cirlini M, Lolli V, Galaverna G, Visioli G. Perenniality, more than genotypes, shapes biological and chemical rhizosphere composition of perennial wheat lines. Front Plant Sci 2023; 14:1172857. [PMID: 37223792 PMCID: PMC10200949 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2023.1172857] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2023] [Accepted: 04/06/2023] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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Perennial grains provide various ecosystem services compared to the annual counterparts thanks to their extensive root system and permanent soil cover. However, little is known about the evolution and diversification of perennial grains rhizosphere and its ecological functions over time. In this study, a suite of -OMICSs - metagenomics, enzymomics, metabolomics and lipidomics - was used to compare the rhizosphere environment of four perennial wheat lines at the first and fourth year of growth in comparison with an annual durum wheat cultivar and the parental species Thinopyrum intermedium. We hypothesized that wheat perenniality has a greater role in shaping the rhizobiome composition, biomass, diversity, and activity than plant genotypes because perenniality affects the quality and quantity of C input - mainly root exudates - hence modulating the plant-microbes crosstalk. In support of this hypothesis, the continuous supply of sugars in the rhizosphere along the years created a favorable environment for microbial growth which is reflected in a higher microbial biomass and enzymatic activity. Moreover, modification in the rhizosphere metabolome and lipidome over the years led to changes in the microbial community composition favoring the coexistence of more diverse microbial taxa, increasing plant tolerance to biotic and abiotic stresses. Despite the dominance of the perenniality effect, our data underlined that the OK72 line rhizobiome distinguished from the others by the increase in abundance of Pseudomonas spp., most of which are known as potential beneficial microorganisms, identifying this line as a suitable candidate for the study and selection of new perennial wheat lines.
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- Marta Bertola
- Department of Food and Drugs, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Department of Food and Drugs, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
- Wageningen Food Safety Research, Wageningen University and Research, Wageningen, Netherlands
- Laboratory of Organic Chemistry, Wageningen University, Wageningen, Netherlands
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- Council for Agricultural Research and Economics, Research Centre for Engineering and Agro-Food Processing, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Sustainable Crop Production, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Piacenza, Italy
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- Council for Agricultural Research and Economics (CREA) Research Centre for Viticulture and Enology, Unit of Gorizia, Gorizia, Italy
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- Department of Food and Drugs, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Department of Food and Drugs, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, Life Sciences and Environmental Sustainability, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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Galati S, DalCorso G, Furini A, Fragni R, Maccari C, Mozzoni P, Giannelli G, Buschini A, Visioli G. DNA methylation is enhanced during Cd hyperaccumulation in Noccaea caerulescens ecotype Ganges. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2023; 30:26178-26190. [PMID: 36352075 PMCID: PMC9995422 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-022-23983-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2022] [Accepted: 10/30/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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In this study, we assess the DNA damage occurring in response to cadmium (Cd) in the Cd hyperaccumulator Noccaea caerulescens Ganges (GA) vs the non-accumulator and close-relative species Arabidopsis thaliana. At this purpose, the alkaline comet assay was utilized to evaluate the Cd-induced variations in nucleoids and the methy-sens comet assay, and semiquantitative real-time (qRT)-PCR were also performed to associate nucleus variations to possible DNA modifications. Cadmium induced high DNA damages in nuclei of A. thaliana while only a small increase in DNA migration was observed in N. caerulescens GA. In addition, in N. caerulescens GA, CpG DNA methylation increase upon Cd when compared to control condition, along with an increase in the expression of MET1 gene, coding for the DNA-methyltransferase. N. caerulescens GA does not show any oxidative stress under Cd treatment, while A. thaliana Cd-treated plants showed an upregulation of transcripts of the respiratory burst oxidase, accumulation of reactive oxygen species, and enhanced superoxide dismutase activity. These data suggest that epigenetic modifications occur in the N. caerulescens GA exposed to Cd to preserve genome integrity, contributing to Cd tolerance.
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- Serena Galati
- Department of Chemistry, Life Sciences and Environmental Sustainability, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Department of Biotechnology, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- SSICA, Experimental Station for the Food Preserving Industry, Parma, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
- Centre for Research in Toxicology (CERT), University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, Life Sciences and Environmental Sustainability, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, Life Sciences and Environmental Sustainability, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, Life Sciences and Environmental Sustainability, University of Parma, Parma, Italy.
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Visioli G, Lauro M, Morari F, Longo M, Bresciani A, Pagani MA, Marti A, Pasini G. Protein Maps for Durum Wheat Precision Harvest and Pasta Production. Plants (Basel) 2022; 11:3149. [PMID: 36432877 PMCID: PMC9695900 DOI: 10.3390/plants11223149] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2022] [Revised: 11/14/2022] [Accepted: 11/14/2022] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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The quality traits of dough and dry pasta obtained from semolina (Triticum durum Desf. var. Biensur), harvested from a 13.6 ha field, subjected to variable-rate nitrogen (N) fertilization, were assessed to test site-specific pasta production for a short supply chain. Based on the grain quality spatial distribution, two distinct areas with protein content lower or higher than 13% were delineated and harvested selectively. The rheological properties of semolina samples obtained from those areas were evaluated. Furthermore, dry pasta was produced and characterized for its cooking behaviour and sensory characteristics. Semolina was demonstrated to have rheological characteristics (i.e., gluten aggregation time and energy, as evaluated by GlutoPeak test) positively related to the protein content as well as the related pasta, showing better cooking quality. These results are driven by the high amounts of gluten proteins, as well as by the glutenin/gliadin ratio, which are indicators of the technological quality of semolina. Overall, the results indicate that segregation of the grain with >13% of protein at harvest led to the production of semolina with a higher gluten protein content and a higher glutenin/gliadin ratio and, hence, to the production of pasta with better cooking quality. Therefore, site-specific pasta could be a potential asset for a short supply chain, aiming at improving traceability, as well as environmental and economic sustainability.
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- Giovanna Visioli
- Department of Chemistry, Life Sciences and Environmental Sustainability, University of Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze 11/a, 43124 Parma, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, Life Sciences and Environmental Sustainability, University of Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze 11/a, 43124 Parma, Italy
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- Department of Agronomy, Food, Natural Resources, Animals and the Environment, University of Padova, Viale dell’Università 16, 35020 Legnaro-Padua, Italy
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- Department of Agronomy, Food, Natural Resources, Animals and the Environment, University of Padova, Viale dell’Università 16, 35020 Legnaro-Padua, Italy
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- Department of Food, Environmental, and Nutritional Sciences (DeFENS), Università degli Studi di Milano, Via G. Celoria 2, 20133 Milan, Italy
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- Department of Food, Environmental, and Nutritional Sciences (DeFENS), Università degli Studi di Milano, Via G. Celoria 2, 20133 Milan, Italy
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- Department of Food, Environmental, and Nutritional Sciences (DeFENS), Università degli Studi di Milano, Via G. Celoria 2, 20133 Milan, Italy
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- Department of Agronomy, Food, Natural Resources, Animals and the Environment, University of Padova, Viale dell’Università 16, 35020 Legnaro-Padua, Italy
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Giannelli G, Bisceglie F, Pelosi G, Bonati B, Cardarelli M, Antenozio ML, Degola F, Visioli G. Phyto-Beneficial Traits of Rhizosphere Bacteria: In Vitro Exploration of Plant Growth Promoting and Phytopathogen Biocontrol Ability of Selected Strains Isolated from Harsh Environments. Plants (Basel) 2022; 11:plants11020230. [PMID: 35050118 PMCID: PMC8779669 DOI: 10.3390/plants11020230] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2021] [Revised: 01/13/2022] [Accepted: 01/14/2022] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Beneficial interactions between plants and some bacterial species have been long recognized, as they proved to exert various growth-promoting and health-protective activities on economically relevant crops. In this study, the growth promoting and antifungal activity of six bacterial strains, Paenarthrobacter ureafaciens, Beijerinckia fluminensis, Pseudomonas protegens, Arthrobacter sp., Arthrobacter defluii, and Arthrobacter nicotinovorans, were investigated. The tested strains resulted positive for some plant growth promoting (PGP) traits, such as indole-3-acetic acid (IAA), 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylate-deaminase (ACC-deaminase), siderophore production, and solubilization of phosphates. The effect of the selected bacteria on Arabidopsis thaliana seedlings growth was assessed using different morphological parameters. Bacterial activity against the phytopathogenic fungal species Aspergillus flavus, Fusarium proliferatum, and Fusarium verticillioides was also assessed, since these cause major yield losses in cereal crops and are well-known mycotoxin producers. Strains Pvr_9 (B. fluminensis) and PHA_1 (P. protegens) showed an important growth-promoting effect on A. thaliana coupled with a high antifungal activity on all the three fungal species. The analysis of bacterial broths through ultra performance liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (UPLC-MS) and liquid chromatography-electrospray ionization-mass spectrometry (LC-ESI-MS/MS) confirmed the presence of potential PGP-compounds, among these are desferrioxamine B, aminochelin, asperchrome B, quinolobactin siderophores, and salicylic acid.
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- Gianluigi Giannelli
- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, della Vita e della Sostenibilità Ambientale, Università di Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze 11/a, 43124 Parma, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, della Vita e della Sostenibilità Ambientale, Università di Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze 11/a, 43124 Parma, Italy
- C.I.R.C.M.S.B.-Consorzio Interuniversitario di Ricerca in Chimica dei Metalli nei Sistemi Biologici, Parma Local Unit, 43124 Parma, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, della Vita e della Sostenibilità Ambientale, Università di Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze 11/a, 43124 Parma, Italy
- C.I.R.C.M.S.B.-Consorzio Interuniversitario di Ricerca in Chimica dei Metalli nei Sistemi Biologici, Parma Local Unit, 43124 Parma, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, della Vita e della Sostenibilità Ambientale, Università di Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze 11/a, 43124 Parma, Italy
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- IBPM-CNR, P.le A. Moro 5, 00185 Roma, Italy
- Dipartimento di Biologia e Biotecnologie, Università Sapienza di Roma, 00185 Roma, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, della Vita e della Sostenibilità Ambientale, Università di Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze 11/a, 43124 Parma, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Chimiche, della Vita e della Sostenibilità Ambientale, Università di Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze 11/a, 43124 Parma, Italy
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Fasani E, DalCorso G, Zorzi G, Agrimonti C, Fragni R, Visioli G, Furini A. Overexpression of ZNT1 and NRAMP4 from the Ni Hyperaccumulator Noccaea caerulescens Population Monte Prinzera in Arabidopsis thaliana Perturbs Fe, Mn, and Ni Accumulation. Int J Mol Sci 2021; 22:ijms222111896. [PMID: 34769323 PMCID: PMC8584810 DOI: 10.3390/ijms222111896] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2021] [Revised: 10/28/2021] [Accepted: 10/31/2021] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Metalliferous soils are characterized by a high content of metal compounds that can hamper plant growth. The pseudometallophyte Noccaea caerulescens is able to grow on metalliferous substrates by implementing both tolerance and accumulation of usually toxic metal ions. Expression of particular transmembrane transporter proteins (e.g., members of the ZIP and NRAMP families) leads to metal tolerance and accumulation, and its comparison between hyperaccumulator N. caerulescens with non-accumulator relatives Arabidopsis thaliana and Thlaspi arvense has deepened our knowledge on mechanisms adopted by plants to survive in metalliferous soils. In this work, two transporters, ZNT1 and NRAMP4, expressed in a serpentinic population of N. caerulescens identified on the Monte Prinzera (Italy) are considered, and their expression has been induced in yeast and in A. thaliana. In the latter, single transgenic lines were crossed to test the effect of the combined over-expression of the two transporters. An enhanced iron and manganese translocation towards the shoot was induced by overexpression of NcZNT1. The combined overexpression of NcZNT1 and NcNRAMP4 did perturb the metal accumulation in plants.
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- Elisa Fasani
- Department of Biotechnology, University of Verona, Str. Le Grazie 15, 37134 Verona, Italy; (E.F.); (G.D.); (G.Z.)
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- Department of Biotechnology, University of Verona, Str. Le Grazie 15, 37134 Verona, Italy; (E.F.); (G.D.); (G.Z.)
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- Department of Biotechnology, University of Verona, Str. Le Grazie 15, 37134 Verona, Italy; (E.F.); (G.D.); (G.Z.)
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- Department of Chemistry, Life Sciences and Environmental Sustainability, University of Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze 11/a, 43124 Parma, Italy;
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- SSICA, Experimental Station for the Food Preserving Industry, Viale F. Tanara 31/A, 43121 Parma, Italy;
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- Department of Chemistry, Life Sciences and Environmental Sustainability, University of Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze 11/a, 43124 Parma, Italy;
- Correspondence: (G.V.); (A.F.); Tel.: +39-0521905692 (G.V.); +39-0458027950 (A.F.)
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- Department of Biotechnology, University of Verona, Str. Le Grazie 15, 37134 Verona, Italy; (E.F.); (G.D.); (G.Z.)
- Correspondence: (G.V.); (A.F.); Tel.: +39-0521905692 (G.V.); +39-0458027950 (A.F.)
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DalCorso G, Martini F, Fasani E, Manara A, Visioli G, Furini A. Enhancement of Zn tolerance and accumulation in plants mediated by the expression of Saccharomyces cerevisiae vacuolar transporter ZRC1. Planta 2021; 253:117. [PMID: 33956221 PMCID: PMC8102461 DOI: 10.1007/s00425-021-03634-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2021] [Accepted: 04/24/2021] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Transgenic Arabidopsis thaliana and Populus alba plants overexpressing the zinc transporter ScZRC1 in shoots exhibit Zn tolerance. Increased Zn concentrations were observed in shoots of P. alba, a species suitable for phytoremediation. Genetic engineering of plants for phytoremediation is worth to consider if genes leading to heavy metal accumulation and tolerance are expressed in high biomass producing plants. The Saccharomyces cerevisiae ZRC1 gene encodes a zinc transporter which is primarily involved in the uptake of Zn into the vacuole. The ZRC1 gene was expressed in the model species A. thaliana and P. alba (cv. Villafranca). Both species were transformed with constructs carrying ScZRC1 under the control of either the CaMV35S promoter for constitutive expression or the active promoter region of the tobacco Rubisco small subunit (pRbcS) to limit the expression to the above-ground tissues. In hydroponic cultures, A. thaliana and poplar ScZRC1-expressing plants accumulated more Zn in vegetative tissues and were more tolerant than untransformed plants. No differences were found between plants carrying the CaMV35::ScZRC1 or pRbcS::ScZRC1 constructs. The higher Zn accumulation in transgenic plants was accompanied by an increased superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity, indicating the activation of defense mechanisms to prevent cellular damage. In the presence of cadmium in addition to Zn, plants did not show symptoms of metal toxicity, neither in hydroponic cultures nor in soil. Zn accumulation increased in shoots, while no differences were observed for Cd accumulation, in comparison to control plants. These data suggest that ectopic expression of ScZRC1 can increase the potential of poplar for the remediation of Zn-polluted soils, although further tests are required to assay its application in remediating multimetal polluted soils.
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- Giovanni DalCorso
- Department of Biotechnology, University of Verona, Strada Le Grazie 15, 37134, Verona, Italy
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- Department of Biotechnology, University of Verona, Strada Le Grazie 15, 37134, Verona, Italy
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- Department of Biotechnology, University of Verona, Strada Le Grazie 15, 37134, Verona, Italy
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- Department of Biotechnology, University of Verona, Strada Le Grazie 15, 37134, Verona, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, Life Sciences and Environmental Sustainability, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Department of Biotechnology, University of Verona, Strada Le Grazie 15, 37134, Verona, Italy.
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Antenozio ML, Giannelli G, Marabottini R, Brunetti P, Allevato E, Marzi D, Capobianco G, Bonifazi G, Serranti S, Visioli G, Stazi SR, Cardarelli M. Phytoextraction efficiency of Pteris vittata grown on a naturally As-rich soil and characterization of As-resistant rhizosphere bacteria. Sci Rep 2021; 11:6794. [PMID: 33762609 PMCID: PMC7990962 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-86076-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2020] [Accepted: 02/28/2021] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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This study evaluated the phytoextraction capacity of the fern Pteris vittata grown on a natural arsenic-rich soil of volcanic-origin from the Viterbo area in central Italy. This calcareous soil is characterized by an average arsenic concentration of 750 mg kg−1, of which 28% is bioavailable. By means of micro-energy dispersive X-ray fluorescence spectrometry (μ-XRF) we detected As in P. vittata fronds after just 10 days of growth, while a high As concentrations in fronds (5,000 mg kg−1), determined by Inductively coupled plasma-optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES), was reached after 5.5 months. Sixteen arsenate-tolerant bacterial strains were isolated from the P. vittata rhizosphere, a majority of which belong to the Bacillus genus, and of this majority only two have been previously associated with As. Six bacterial isolates were highly As-resistant (> 100 mM) two of which, homologous to Paenarthrobacter ureafaciens and Beijerinckia fluminensis, produced a high amount of IAA and siderophores and have never been isolated from P. vittata roots. Furthermore, five isolates contained the arsenate reductase gene (arsC). We conclude that P. vittata can efficiently phytoextract As when grown on this natural As-rich soil and a consortium of bacteria, largely different from that usually found in As-polluted soils, has been found in P. vittata rhizosphere.
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- M L Antenozio
- IBPM-CNR, Dip. Biologia e Biotecnologie, Sapienza Università di Roma, P.le A. Moro 5, 00185, Rome, Italy.,Dip. Biologia e Biotecnologie, Sapienza Università di Roma, 00185, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, Life Sciences and Environmental Sustainability, University of Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze 11/A, 43124, Parma, Italy
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- Department for Innovation in Biological, Agri-Food and Forestry Systems (DIBAF), University of Viterbo, Via San Camillo de Lellis snc, 01100, Viterbo, Italy
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- IBPM-CNR, Dip. Biologia e Biotecnologie, Sapienza Università di Roma, P.le A. Moro 5, 00185, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Chemical, Pharmaceutical and Agricultural Science (DOCPAS), University of Ferrara, 44121, Ferrara, Italy
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- IBPM-CNR, Dip. Biologia e Biotecnologie, Sapienza Università di Roma, P.le A. Moro 5, 00185, Rome, Italy
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- Dip. Ingegneria Chimica Materiali Ambiente, Sapienza Università di Roma, 00184, Rome, Italy
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- Dip. Ingegneria Chimica Materiali Ambiente, Sapienza Università di Roma, 00184, Rome, Italy
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- Dip. Ingegneria Chimica Materiali Ambiente, Sapienza Università di Roma, 00184, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, Life Sciences and Environmental Sustainability, University of Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze 11/A, 43124, Parma, Italy
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- Department of Chemical, Pharmaceutical and Agricultural Science (DOCPAS), University of Ferrara, 44121, Ferrara, Italy.
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- IBPM-CNR, Dip. Biologia e Biotecnologie, Sapienza Università di Roma, P.le A. Moro 5, 00185, Rome, Italy.
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Galati S, Gullì M, Giannelli G, Furini A, DalCorso G, Fragni R, Buschini A, Visioli G. Heavy metals modulate DNA compaction and methylation at CpG sites in the metal hyperaccumulator Arabidopsis halleri. Environ Mol Mutagen 2021; 62:133-142. [PMID: 33389774 DOI: 10.1002/em.22421] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2020] [Revised: 12/14/2020] [Accepted: 12/26/2020] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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Excess heavy metals affect plant physiology by inducing stress symptoms, however several species have evolved the ability to hyperaccumulate metals in above-ground tissues without phytotoxic effects. In this study we assume that at subcellular level, different strategies were adopted by hyperaccumulator versus the non-accumulator plant species to face the excess of heavy metals. At this purpose the comet assay was used to investigate the nucleoid structure modifications occurring in response to Zn and Cd treatments in the I16 and PL22 populations of the hyperaccumulator Arabidopsis halleri versus the nonaccumulator species Arabidopsis thaliana. Methy-sens comet assay and RT-qPCR were also performed to associate metal induced variations in nucleoids with possible epigenetic modifications. The comet assay showed that Zn induced a mild but non significant reduction in the tail moment in A. thaliana and in both I16 and PL22. Cd treatment induced an increase in DNA migration in nuclei of A. thaliana, whereas no differences in DNA migration was observed for I16, and a significant increase in nucleoid condensation was found in PL22 Cd treated samples. This last population showed higher CpG DNA methylation upon Cd treatment than in control conditions, and an up-regulation of genes involved in symmetric methylation and histone deacetylation. Our data support the hypothesis of a possible role of epigenetic modifications in the hyperaccumulation trait to cope with the high Cd shoot concentrations. In addition, the differences observed between PL22 and I16 could reinforce previous suggestions of divergent strategies for metals detoxification developing in the two metallicolous populations.
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- Serena Galati
- Department of Chemistry, Life Sciences and Environmental Sustainability, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, Life Sciences and Environmental Sustainability, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, Life Sciences and Environmental Sustainability, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Department of Biotechnology, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- SSICA, Experimental Station for the Food Preserving Industry, Parma, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, Life Sciences and Environmental Sustainability, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, Life Sciences and Environmental Sustainability, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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Blandino M, Visioli G, Marando S, Marti A, Reyneri A. Impact of late-season N fertilisation strategies on the gluten content and composition of high protein wheat grown under humid Mediterranean conditions. J Cereal Sci 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jcs.2020.102995] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Climate change, with increasing temperatures and atmospheric carbon dioxide levels, constitutes a severe threat to the environment and all living organisms. In particular, numerous studies suggest severe consequences for the health of crop plants, affecting both the productivity and quality of raw material destined to the food industry. Of particular concern is the reduction of proteins and essential micronutrients as iron and zinc in crops. Fighting this alarming trends is the challenge of Climate-Smart Agriculture with the double goal of reducing environmental impacts (use of pesticides, nitrogen and phosphorus leaching, soil erosion, water depletion and contamination) and improving raw material and consequently food quality. Organic farming, biofertilizers and to a lesser extent nano-carriers, improve the antioxidant properties of fruits, but the data about proteins and micronutrients are rather contradictory. On the other hand, advanced devices and Precision Agriculture allow the cultivations to be more profitable, efficient, contributing more and more to reduce pest diseases and to increase the quality of agricultural products and food safety. Thus, nowadays adoption of technologies applied to sustainable farming systems is a challenging and dynamic issue for facing negative trends due to environmental impacts and climate changes.
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- Caterina Agrimonti
- Department of Chemistry, Life Sciences and Environmental Sustainability, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, Life Sciences and Environmental Sustainability, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, Life Sciences and Environmental Sustainability, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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Graziano S, Marmiroli N, Visioli G, Gullì M. Proteins and Metabolites as Indicators of Flours Quality and Nutritional Properties of Two Durum Wheat Varieties Grown in Different Italian Locations. Foods 2020; 9:E315. [PMID: 32182868 PMCID: PMC7143883 DOI: 10.3390/foods9030315] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/30/2020] [Revised: 03/02/2020] [Accepted: 03/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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Durum wheat is an important food source in Mediterranean countries, and Italy is the major producer of durum wheat in Europe. The quality of durum wheat flours depends on the type and amount of gluten proteins and starch while flour nutritional value rests on metabolite contents such as polyphenols. In this work, two Italian cultivars, Iride and Svevo, were analyzed for two years (2016-2017) in four Italian regions to explore how the environment affects: (i) reserve proteome; (ii) starch content and composition; and (iii) free, conjugated, bound phenolics and antioxidant capacity. The impact of environmental and meteorological conditions was significant for many traits. Regardless of the cultivation site, in 2017, a year with less rainfall and a higher temperature during grain filling, there was an increase in low molecular weight glutenins, in the glutenin/gliadin ratio and in the A-type starch granules size, all parameters of higher technological quality. In the same year, the cultivars showed higher amounts of polyphenols and antioxidant capacity. In conclusion, the two wheat cultivars, selected for their medium to high yield and their good quality, had higher performances in 2017 regardless of their sowing locations.
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- Sara Graziano
- Interdepartmental Center SITEIA.PARMA, University of Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze, 43124 Parma, Italy; (S.G.); (N.M.)
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- Interdepartmental Center SITEIA.PARMA, University of Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze, 43124 Parma, Italy; (S.G.); (N.M.)
- Department of Chemistry, Life Sciences and Environmental Sustainability, University of Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze 11/a, 43124 Parma, Italy;
- National Interuniversity Consortium for Environmental Sciences (CINSA), Parco Area delle Scienze 17, 43124 Parma, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, Life Sciences and Environmental Sustainability, University of Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze 11/a, 43124 Parma, Italy;
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- Interdepartmental Center SITEIA.PARMA, University of Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze, 43124 Parma, Italy; (S.G.); (N.M.)
- Department of Chemistry, Life Sciences and Environmental Sustainability, University of Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze 11/a, 43124 Parma, Italy;
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Dal Cortivo C, Ferrari M, Visioli G, Lauro M, Fornasier F, Barion G, Panozzo A, Vamerali T. Effects of Seed-Applied Biofertilizers on Rhizosphere Biodiversity and Growth of Common Wheat ( Triticum aestivum L.) in the Field. Front Plant Sci 2020; 11:72. [PMID: 32174929 PMCID: PMC7054350 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2020.00072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2019] [Accepted: 01/17/2020] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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In order to reduce chemical fertilization and improve the sustainability of common wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) cultivation, maintaining at the same time high production and quality standards, this study investigated the effects of three commercial biofertilizers on rhizosphere bacterial biomass, biodiversity and enzymatic activity, and on plant growth and grain yield in a field trial. The wheat seeds were inoculated with the following aiding microrganisms: (i) a bacterial consortium (Azospirillum spp. + Azoarcus spp. + Azorhizobium spp.); and two mycorrhizal fungal-bacterial consortia, viz. (ii) Rhizophagus irregularis + Azotobacter vinelandii, and (iii) R. irregularis + Bacillus megaterium + Frateuria aurantia, and comparisons were made with noninoculated controls. We demonstrate that all the biofertilizers significantly enhanced plant growth and nitrogen accumulation during stem elongation and heading, but this was translated into only small grain yield gains (+1%-4% vs controls). The total gluten content of the flour was not affected, but in general biofertilization significantly upregulated two high-quality protein subunits, i.e., the 81 kDa high-molecular-weight glutenin subunit and the 43.6 kDa low-molecular-weight glutenin subunit. These effects were associated with increases in the rhizosphere microbial biomass and the activity of enzymes such as β-glucosidase, α-mannosidase, β-mannosidase, and xylosidase, which are involved in organic matter decomposition, particularly when Rhizophagus irregularis was included as inoculant. No changes in microbial biodiversity were observed. Our results suggest that seed-applied biofertilizers may be effectively exploited in sustainable wheat cultivation without altering the biodiversity of the resident microbiome, but attention should be paid to the composition of the microbial consortia in order to maximize their benefits in crop cultivation.
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- Cristian Dal Cortivo
- Department of Agronomy, Food, Natural Resources, Animals and the Environment, University of Padua, Legnaro-Padua, Italy
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- Department of Agronomy, Food, Natural Resources, Animals and the Environment, University of Padua, Legnaro-Padua, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, Life Sciences and Environmental Sustainability, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, Life Sciences and Environmental Sustainability, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Research Centre for Viticulture and Enology, Council for Agricultural Research and Analysis of Agricultural Economics (CREA), Gorizia, Italy
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- Department of Agronomy, Food, Natural Resources, Animals and the Environment, University of Padua, Legnaro-Padua, Italy
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- Department of Agronomy, Food, Natural Resources, Animals and the Environment, University of Padua, Legnaro-Padua, Italy
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- Department of Agronomy, Food, Natural Resources, Animals and the Environment, University of Padua, Legnaro-Padua, Italy
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DalCorso G, Fasani E, Manara A, Visioli G, Furini A. Heavy Metal Pollutions: State of the Art and Innovation in Phytoremediation. Int J Mol Sci 2019; 20:E3412. [PMID: 31336773 PMCID: PMC6679171 DOI: 10.3390/ijms20143412] [Citation(s) in RCA: 119] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2019] [Revised: 07/09/2019] [Accepted: 07/10/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Mineral nutrition of plants greatly depends on both environmental conditions, particularly of soils, and the genetic background of the plant itself. Being sessile, plants adopted a range of strategies for sensing and responding to nutrient availability to optimize development and growth, as well as to protect their metabolisms from heavy metal toxicity. Such mechanisms, together with the soil environment, meaning the soil microorganisms and their interaction with plant roots, have been extensively studied with the goal of exploiting them to reclaim polluted lands; this approach, defined phytoremediation, will be the subject of this review. The main aspects and innovations in this field are considered, in particular with respect to the selection of efficient plant genotypes, the application of improved cultural strategies, and the symbiotic interaction with soil microorganisms, to manage heavy metal polluted soils.
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- Giovanni DalCorso
- Department of Biotechnology, University of Verona, Strada Le Grazie 15, 37134 Verona, Italy.
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- Department of Biotechnology, University of Verona, Strada Le Grazie 15, 37134 Verona, Italy
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- Department of Biotechnology, University of Verona, Strada Le Grazie 15, 37134 Verona, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, Life Sciences and Environmental Sustainability, University of Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze, 11/A, 43124 Parma, Italy
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- Department of Biotechnology, University of Verona, Strada Le Grazie 15, 37134 Verona, Italy.
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Graziano S, Marando S, Prandi B, Boukid F, Marmiroli N, Francia E, Pecchioni N, Sforza S, Visioli G, Gullì M. Technological Quality and Nutritional Value of Two Durum Wheat Varieties Depend on Both Genetic and Environmental Factors. J Agric Food Chem 2019; 67:2384-2395. [PMID: 30742427 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.8b06621] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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Durum wheat ( Triticum turgidum L. subsp. durum (Desf.) Husn) is a major food source in Mediterranean countries since it is utilized for the production of pasta, leavened and unleavened breads, couscous, and other traditional foods. The technological and nutritional properties of durum wheat semolina depend mainly on the type of gluten proteins and on their amount, which is a genotype- and environment-dependent trait. Gluten proteins are also responsible for celiac disease (CD), an autoimmune enteropathy with a prevalence of about 0.7-2% in the human population. At this purpose, two Italian durum wheat cultivars, Saragolla and Cappelli, currently used for monovarietal pasta, were chosen to compare (i) the reserve and embryo proteome, (ii) the free and bound phenolics, antioxidant activity, and amino acid composition, and (iii) the content of immunogenic peptides produced after a simulated gastrointestinal digestion. The results obtained from 2 years of field cultivation on average showed a higher amount of gluten proteins, amino acids, and immunogenic peptides in Cappelli. Saragolla showed a higher abundance in bound phenolics, antioxidant enzymes, and stress response proteins in line with its higher antioxidant activity. However, the impact of the year of cultivation, largely depending on varying rainfall regimes through the wheat growth cycle, was significant for most of the parameters investigated. Differences in technological and nutritional characteristics observed between the two cultivars are discussed in relation to the influence of genetic and environmental factors.
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- Sara Graziano
- Interdepartmental Center SITEIA.PARMA , University of Parma , Parco Area delle Scienze , 43124 Parma , Italy
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- Interdepartmental Center SITEIA.PARMA , University of Parma , Parco Area delle Scienze , 43124 Parma , Italy
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- Department of Food and Drug , University of Parma , Parco Area delle Scienze 27/A , I-43124 Parma , Italy
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- Interdepartmental Center SITEIA.PARMA , University of Parma , Parco Area delle Scienze , 43124 Parma , Italy
- Department of Food and Drug , University of Parma , Parco Area delle Scienze 27/A , I-43124 Parma , Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, Life Sciences and Environmental Sustainability , University of Parma , Parco Area delle Scienze 11/A , 43124 Parma , Italy
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- Department of Life Sciences, Centre BIOGEST-SITEIA , University of Modena and Reggio Emilia , Piazzale Europa 1 , 42124 Reggio Emilia , Italy
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- CREA, Council for Agricultural Research and Economics (CREA-CI) , S.S. 673 km 25,200 , I-71122 Foggia , Italy
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- Interdepartmental Center SITEIA.PARMA , University of Parma , Parco Area delle Scienze , 43124 Parma , Italy
- Department of Food and Drug , University of Parma , Parco Area delle Scienze 27/A , I-43124 Parma , Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, Life Sciences and Environmental Sustainability , University of Parma , Parco Area delle Scienze 11/A , 43124 Parma , Italy
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- Interdepartmental Center SITEIA.PARMA , University of Parma , Parco Area delle Scienze , 43124 Parma , Italy
- Department of Chemistry, Life Sciences and Environmental Sustainability , University of Parma , Parco Area delle Scienze 11/A , 43124 Parma , Italy
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Janni M, Cadonici S, Bonas U, Grasso A, Dahab AAD, Visioli G, Pignone D, Ceriotti A, Marmiroli N. Gene-ecology of durum wheat HMW glutenin reflects their diffusion from the center of origin. Sci Rep 2018; 8:16929. [PMID: 30446715 PMCID: PMC6240061 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-35251-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2018] [Accepted: 10/18/2018] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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The production of many food items processed from wheat grain relies on the use of high gluten strength flours. As a result, about 80% of the allelic variability in the genes encoding the glutenin proteins has been lost in the shift from landraces to modern cultivars. Here, the allelic variability in the genes encoding the high molecular weight glutenin subunits (HMW-GSs) has been characterized in 152 durum wheat lines developed from a set of landraces. The allelic composition at the two Glu-1 loci (Glu-A1 and -B1) was obtained at both the protein and the DNA level. The former locus was represented by three alleles, of which the null allele Glu-A1c was the most common. The Glu-B1 locus was more variable, with fifteen alleles represented, of which Glu-B1b (HMW-GSs 7 + 8), -B1d (6 + 8) and -B1e (20 + 20) were the most frequently occurring. The composition of HMW-GSs has been used to make inferences regarding the diffusion and diversification of durum wheat. The relationships of these allelic frequencies with their geographical distribution within the Mediterranean basin is discussed in terms of gene-ecology.
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- M Janni
- Institute of Bioscience and Bioresources (IBBR), National Research Council (CNR), Via Amendola 165/A, 70126, Bari, Italy.
- Institute of Materials for Electronics and Magnetism (IMEM), National Research Council (CNR), Parco Area delle Scienze 37/A, 43124, Parma, Italy.
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- Department of Chemistry, Life Sciences and Environmental Sustainability, University of Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze, 11/A, 43124, Parma, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, Life Sciences and Environmental Sustainability, University of Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze, 11/A, 43124, Parma, Italy
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- National Research Council (CNR), Institute of Agricultural Biology and Biotechnology (IBBA), Via Bassini 15, 20133, Milano, Italy
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- National Research Council (CNR), Institute of Agricultural Biology and Biotechnology (IBBA), Via Bassini 15, 20133, Milano, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, Life Sciences and Environmental Sustainability, University of Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze, 11/A, 43124, Parma, Italy
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- Institute of Bioscience and Bioresources (IBBR), National Research Council (CNR), Via Amendola 165/A, 70126, Bari, Italy
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- National Research Council (CNR), Institute of Agricultural Biology and Biotechnology (IBBA), Via Bassini 15, 20133, Milano, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, Life Sciences and Environmental Sustainability, University of Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze, 11/A, 43124, Parma, Italy
- Regione Emilia-Romagna (IT) SITEIA, PARMA Technopole, Parma, Italy
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Sanangelantoni AM, Malatrasi M, Trivelloni E, Visioli G, Agrimonti C. A novel β-propeller phytase from the dioxin-degrading bacterium Sphingomonas wittichii RW-1. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 2018; 102:8351-8358. [DOI: 10.1007/s00253-018-9248-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2018] [Revised: 07/12/2018] [Accepted: 07/15/2018] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Gullì M, Marchi L, Fragni R, Buschini A, Visioli G. Epigenetic modifications preserve the hyperaccumulator Noccaea caerulescens from Ni geno-toxicity. Environ Mol Mutagen 2018; 59:464-475. [PMID: 29656392 DOI: 10.1002/em.22191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2017] [Revised: 02/09/2018] [Accepted: 03/05/2018] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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The Ni hyperaccumulator Noccaea caerulescens has adapted to live in a naturally stressed environment, evolving a complex pattern of traits to cope with adverse conditions. Evidence is accumulating regarding the important role of epigenetic modifications in regulating plant responses to stress. In this study, we present data from the natural "open-field" adaptation of the Ni hyperaccumulator N. caerulescens to serpentine soil and provide the first evidence of the involvement of epigenetic changes in response to the high Ni content present in plant leaves. The alkaline comet assay revealed the integrity of the nuclei of leaf cells of N. caerulescens grown in a Ni-rich environment, while in the non-tolerant Arabidopsis thaliana exposed to Ni, the nuclei were severely damaged. DNA of N. caerulescens plants grown in situ were considerably hyper-methylated compared to A. thaliana plants exposed to Ni. In addition, qRT-PCR revealed that N. caerulescens MET1, DRM2, and HDA8 genes involved in epigenetic DNA and histone modification were up-regulated in the presence of high Ni content in leaves. Such epigenetic modifications may constitute a defense strategy that prevents genome instability and direct damage to the DNA structure by Ni ion, enabling plants to survive in an extreme environment. Further studies will be necessary to analyze in detail the involvement of DNA methylation and other epigenetic mechanisms in the complex process of metal hyperaccumulation and plants' adaptive response. Environ. Mol. Mutagen. 59:464-475, 2018. © 2018 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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- Mariolina Gullì
- Department of Chemistry, Life Sciences and Environmental Sustainability, University of Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze 11/a, Parma, 43124, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, Life Sciences and Environmental Sustainability, University of Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze 11/a, Parma, 43124, Italy
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- SSICA, Experimental Station for the Food Preserving Industry, via Tanara 31, Parma, 43100, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, Life Sciences and Environmental Sustainability, University of Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze 11/a, Parma, 43124, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, Life Sciences and Environmental Sustainability, University of Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze 11/a, Parma, 43124, Italy
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Visioli G, Bonas U, Dal Cortivo C, Pasini G, Marmiroli N, Mosca G, Vamerali T. Variations in yield and gluten proteins in durum wheat varieties under late-season foliar versus soil application of nitrogen fertilizer in a northern Mediterranean environment. J Sci Food Agric 2018; 98:2360-2369. [PMID: 28992373 DOI: 10.1002/jsfa.8727] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2017] [Revised: 09/18/2017] [Accepted: 10/02/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND With the increasing demand for high-quality foodstuffs and concern for environmental sustainability, late-season nitrogen (N) foliar fertilization of common wheat is now an important and widespread practice. This study investigated the effects of late-season foliar versus soil N fertilization on yield and protein content of four varieties of durum wheat, Aureo, Ariosto, Biensur and Liberdur, in a three-year field trial in northern Italy. RESULTS Variations in low-molecular-weight glutenins (LMW-GS), high-molecular-weight glutenins (HMW-GS) and gliadins were assessed by sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE). It was found that N applied to the canopy did not improve protein rate compared with N application to the soil (general mean 138 mg g-1 ), but moderately increased productivity in the high-yielding varieties Liberdur and Biensur (three-year means 7.23 vs 7.13 and 7.53 vs 7.09 t ha-1 respectively). Technological quality was mainly related to variety choice, Aureo and Ariosto having higher protein rates and glutenin/gliadin ratios. Also found was a strong 'variety × N application method' interaction in the proportions of protein subunits within each class, particularly LMW-GS and gliadins. A promising result was the higher N uptake efficiency, although as apparent balance, combined with higher HMW/LMW-GS ratio in var. Biensur. CONCLUSION Late-season foliar N fertilization allows N fertilizer saving, potentially providing environmental benefits in the rainy climate of the northern Mediterranean area, and also leads to variety-dependent up-regulation of essential LMW-GS and gliadins. Variety choice is a key factor in obtaining high technological quality, although it is currently associated with modest grain yield. This study provides evidence of high quality in the specific high-yielding variety Biensur, suggesting its potential as a mono-varietal semolina for pasta production. © 2017 Society of Chemical Industry.
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- Giovanna Visioli
- Department of Chemistry, Life Sciences and Environmental Sustainability, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, Life Sciences and Environmental Sustainability, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Department of Agronomy, Food, Natural Resources, Animals and the Environment, University of Padua, Legnaro, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Agronomy, Food, Natural Resources, Animals and the Environment, University of Padua, Legnaro, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, Life Sciences and Environmental Sustainability, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Department of Agronomy, Food, Natural Resources, Animals and the Environment, University of Padua, Legnaro, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Agronomy, Food, Natural Resources, Animals and the Environment, University of Padua, Legnaro, Padua, Italy
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Conti FD, Visioli G, Malcevschi A, Menta C. Safety assessment of gasification biochars using Folsomia candida (Collembola) ecotoxicological bioassays. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2018; 25:6668-6679. [PMID: 29260473 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-017-0806-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2016] [Accepted: 11/20/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Biochar is a product of the thermal decomposition of biomass under a limited supply of oxygen and can be deriving from pyrolysis or gasification. As the product is rich in highly recalcitrant carbon, it has been proposed as a soil amendment to improve soil fertility and to stock carbon in soils. However, the contaminant compounds present in biochar could represent potential environmental threats. The gasification biochar is a promising by-product, but its effects on soil microarthropods are still nearly unknown. The aim of this study was to assess, using a prognosis approach, any ecotoxicological consequences of four biochars (conifer, poplar, grape marc, and wheat straw) on the springtail Folsomia candida. This was assessed through a series of tests: an avoidance behavior test, a survival and reproduction test, and a test based on the hatching of eggs. Biochars were tested at different concentrations (pulverized and diluted w/w with an artificial standard soil). The results showed that the springtails did not tend to avoid the biochars' substrates up to the rate of 2-5%, but any higher levels of concentration caused the animals to keep away from it. While mortality was negatively affected only in the grape marc biochar, reproduction was significantly reduced in all biochars considered. The hatching of the eggs was anticipated at even the lowest concentrations of herbaceous biochars, while a severe delay was observed in both concentrations tested of the conifer biochar. The endpoints considered were negatively affected by pH, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, and heavy metals (in order of importance). The findings confirmed the potential adverse effects that gasification biochars could have on soil microarthropods and demonstrated the necessity of introducing these tests into biochar characterization protocols.
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- Federica D Conti
- Department of Life Sciences, University of Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze 33/a, 43124, Parma, Italy.
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- Department of Life Sciences, University of Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze 33/a, 43124, Parma, Italy
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- Department of Life Sciences, University of Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze 33/a, 43124, Parma, Italy
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- Department of Life Sciences, University of Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze 33/a, 43124, Parma, Italy
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Fasani E, DalCorso G, Varotto C, Li M, Visioli G, Mattarozzi M, Furini A. The MTP1 promoters from Arabidopsis halleri reveal cis-regulating elements for the evolution of metal tolerance. New Phytol 2017; 214:1614-1630. [PMID: 28332702 DOI: 10.1111/nph.14529] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2016] [Accepted: 02/14/2017] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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In the hyperaccumulator Arabidopsis halleri, the zinc (Zn) vacuolar transporter MTP1 is a key component of hypertolerance. Because protein sequences and functions are highly conserved between A. halleri and Arabidopsis thaliana, Zn tolerance in A. halleri may reflect the constitutively higher MTP1 expression compared with A. thaliana, based on copy number expansion and different cis regulation. Three MTP1 promoters were characterized in A. halleri ecotype I16. The comparison with the A. thaliana MTP1 promoter revealed different expression profiles correlated with specific cis-acting regulatory elements. The MTP1 5' untranslated region, highly conserved among A. thaliana, Arabidopsis lyrata and A. halleri, contains a dimer of MYB-binding motifs in the A. halleri promoters absent in the A. thaliana and A. lyrata sequences. Site-directed mutagenesis of these motifs revealed their role for expression in trichomes. A. thaliana mtp1 transgenic lines expressing AtMTP1 controlled by the native A. halleri promoter were more Zn-tolerant than lines carrying mutations on MYB-binding motifs. Differences in Zn tolerance were associated with different distribution of Zn among plant organs and in trichomes. The different cis-acting elements in the MTP1 promoters of A. halleri, particularly the MYB-binding sites, are probably involved in the evolution of Zn tolerance.
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- Elisa Fasani
- Department of Biotechnology, University of Verona, Strada Le Grazie 15, Verona, 37134, Italy
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- Department of Biotechnology, University of Verona, Strada Le Grazie 15, Verona, 37134, Italy
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- Department of Biodiversity and Molecular Ecology, Research and Innovation Centre, Fondazione Edmund Mach, Via E. Mach 1, San Michele all'Adige (TN), 38010, Italy
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- Department of Biodiversity and Molecular Ecology, Research and Innovation Centre, Fondazione Edmund Mach, Via E. Mach 1, San Michele all'Adige (TN), 38010, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, Life Sciences and Environmental Sustainability, Parco Area delle Scienze, 11/A, Parma, 43124, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, Life Sciences and Environmental Sustainability, Parco Area delle Scienze, 11/A, Parma, 43124, Italy
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- Department of Biotechnology, University of Verona, Strada Le Grazie 15, Verona, 37134, Italy
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Visioli G, Galieni A, Stagnari F, Bonas U, Speca S, Faccini A, Pisante M, Marmiroli N. Proteomics of Durum Wheat Grain during Transition to Conservation Agriculture. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0156007. [PMID: 27281174 PMCID: PMC4900532 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0156007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2016] [Accepted: 05/06/2016] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Nitrogen management in combination with sustainable agronomic techniques can have a great impact on the wheat grain proteome influencing its technological quality. In this study, proteomic analyses were used to document changes in the proportion of prolamins in mature grains of the newly released Italian durum wheat cv Achille. Such an approach was applied to wheat fertilized with urea (UREA) and calcium nitrate (NITRATE), during the transition to no-till Conservation Agriculture (CA) practice in a Mediterranean environment. Results obtained in a two-years field experiment study suggest low molecular weight glutenins (LMW-GS) as the fraction particularly inducible regardless of the N-form. Quantitative analyses of LMW-GS by 2D-GE followed by protein identification by LC-ESI-MS/MS showed that the stable increase was principally due to C-type LMW-GS. The highest accumulation resulted from a physiologically healthier state of plants treated with UREA and NITRATE. Proteomic analysis on the total protein fraction during the active phase of grain filling was also performed. For both N treatments, but at different extent, an up-regulation of different classes of proteins was observed: i) enzymes involved in glycolysis and citric acid cycles which contribute to an enhanced source of energy and carbohydrates, ii) stress proteins like heat shock proteins (HSPs) and antioxidant enzymes, such as peroxidases and superoxide dismutase which protect the grain from abiotic stress during starch and storage protein synthesis. In conclusion N inputs, which combined rate with N form gave high yield and improved quality traits in the selected durum wheat cultivar. The specific up-regulation of some HSPs, antioxidant enzymes and defense proteins in the early stages of grain development and physiological indicators related to fitness traits, could be useful bio-indicators, for wheat genotype screening under more sustainable agronomic conditions, like transition phase to no-till CA in Mediterranean environments.
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- Giovanna Visioli
- Department of Life Sciences, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Faculty of Bioscience and Technologies for Food, Agriculture and Environment, University of Teramo, Teramo, Italy
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- Faculty of Bioscience and Technologies for Food, Agriculture and Environment, University of Teramo, Teramo, Italy
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- Department of Life Sciences, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Faculty of Bioscience and Technologies for Food, Agriculture and Environment, University of Teramo, Teramo, Italy
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- Interdepartmental Measure Centre “Giuseppe Casnati,” University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Faculty of Bioscience and Technologies for Food, Agriculture and Environment, University of Teramo, Teramo, Italy
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- Department of Life Sciences, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
- Regione Emilia-Romagna SITEIA, PARMA Technopole, Parma, Italy
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Visioli G, Conti FD, Menta C, Bandiera M, Malcevschi A, Jones DL, Vamerali T. Assessing biochar ecotoxicology for soil amendment by root phytotoxicity bioassays. Environ Monit Assess 2016; 188:166. [PMID: 26884353 DOI: 10.1007/s10661-016-5173-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2015] [Accepted: 02/09/2016] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Soil amendment with biochar has been proposed as effective in improving agricultural land fertility and carbon sequestration, although the characterisation and certification of biochar quality are still crucial for widespread acceptance for agronomic purposes. We describe here the effects of four biochars (conifer and poplar wood, grape marc, wheat straw) at increasing application rates (0.5, 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50% w/w) on both germination and root elongation of Cucumis sativus L., Lepidium sativum L. and Sorghum saccharatum Moench. The tested biochars varied in chemical properties, depending on the type and quality of the initial feedstock batch, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) being high in conifer and wheat straw, Cd in poplar and Cu in grape marc. We demonstrate that electrical conductivity and Cu negatively affected both germination and root elongation at ≥5% rate biochar, together with Zn at ≥10% and elevated pH at ≥20%. In all species, germination was less sensitive than root elongation, strongly decreasing at very high rates of chars from grape marc (>10%) and wheat straw (>50%), whereas root length was already affected at 0.5% of conifer and poplar in cucumber and sorghum, with marked impairment in all chars at >5%. As a general interpretation, we propose here logarithmic model for robust root phytotoxicity in sorghum, based on biochar Zn content, which explains 66% of variability over the whole dosage range tested. We conclude that metal contamination is a crucial quality parameter for biochar safety, and that root elongation represents a stable test for assessing phytotoxicity at recommended in-field amendment rates (<1-2%).
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- Giovanna Visioli
- Department of Life Sciences, University of Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze 11/A, 43124, Parma, Italy.
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- Department of Life Sciences, University of Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze 11/A, 43124, Parma, Italy
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- Department of Life Sciences, University of Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze 11/A, 43124, Parma, Italy
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- Department of Agronomy, Food, Natural Resources, Animals and the Environment, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Department of Life Sciences, University of Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze 11/A, 43124, Parma, Italy
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- School of the Environment, Natural Resources and Geography, Bangor University, Bangor, UK
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- Department of Agronomy, Food, Natural Resources, Animals and the Environment, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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Visioli G, Galieni A, Stagnari F, Bonas U, Speca S, Faccini A, Pisante M, Marmiroli N. Proteomics of Durum Wheat Grain during Transition to Conservation Agriculture. PLoS One 2016. [PMID: 27281174 DOI: 10.4081/ija.2016.662] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/14/2023] Open
Abstract
Nitrogen management in combination with sustainable agronomic techniques can have a great impact on the wheat grain proteome influencing its technological quality. In this study, proteomic analyses were used to document changes in the proportion of prolamins in mature grains of the newly released Italian durum wheat cv Achille. Such an approach was applied to wheat fertilized with urea (UREA) and calcium nitrate (NITRATE), during the transition to no-till Conservation Agriculture (CA) practice in a Mediterranean environment. Results obtained in a two-years field experiment study suggest low molecular weight glutenins (LMW-GS) as the fraction particularly inducible regardless of the N-form. Quantitative analyses of LMW-GS by 2D-GE followed by protein identification by LC-ESI-MS/MS showed that the stable increase was principally due to C-type LMW-GS. The highest accumulation resulted from a physiologically healthier state of plants treated with UREA and NITRATE. Proteomic analysis on the total protein fraction during the active phase of grain filling was also performed. For both N treatments, but at different extent, an up-regulation of different classes of proteins was observed: i) enzymes involved in glycolysis and citric acid cycles which contribute to an enhanced source of energy and carbohydrates, ii) stress proteins like heat shock proteins (HSPs) and antioxidant enzymes, such as peroxidases and superoxide dismutase which protect the grain from abiotic stress during starch and storage protein synthesis. In conclusion N inputs, which combined rate with N form gave high yield and improved quality traits in the selected durum wheat cultivar. The specific up-regulation of some HSPs, antioxidant enzymes and defense proteins in the early stages of grain development and physiological indicators related to fitness traits, could be useful bio-indicators, for wheat genotype screening under more sustainable agronomic conditions, like transition phase to no-till CA in Mediterranean environments.
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- Faculty of Bioscience and Technologies for Food, Agriculture and Environment, University of Teramo, Teramo, Italy
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- Faculty of Bioscience and Technologies for Food, Agriculture and Environment, University of Teramo, Teramo, Italy
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- Department of Life Sciences, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Faculty of Bioscience and Technologies for Food, Agriculture and Environment, University of Teramo, Teramo, Italy
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- Interdepartmental Measure Centre "Giuseppe Casnati," University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Faculty of Bioscience and Technologies for Food, Agriculture and Environment, University of Teramo, Teramo, Italy
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- Department of Life Sciences, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
- Regione Emilia-Romagna SITEIA, PARMA Technopole, Parma, Italy
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Mattarozzi M, Visioli G, Sanangelantoni AM, Careri M. ESEM-EDS: In vivo characterization of the Ni hyperaccumulator Noccaea caerulescens. Micron 2015; 75:18-26. [DOI: 10.1016/j.micron.2015.04.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2014] [Revised: 03/30/2015] [Accepted: 04/18/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Visioli G, Vamerali T, Mattarozzi M, Dramis L, Sanangelantoni AM. Combined endophytic inoculants enhance nickel phytoextraction from serpentine soil in the hyperaccumulator Noccaea caerulescens. Front Plant Sci 2015; 6:638. [PMID: 26322074 PMCID: PMC4536374 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2015.00638] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/18/2015] [Accepted: 07/31/2015] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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This study assesses the effects of specific bacterial endophytes on the phytoextraction capacity of the Ni-hyperaccumulator Noccaea caerulescens, spontaneously growing in a serpentine soil environment. Five metal-tolerant endophytes had already been selected for their high Ni tolerance (6 mM) and plant growth promoting ability. Here we demonstrate that individual bacterial inoculation is ineffective in enhancing Ni translocation and growth of N. caerulescens in serpentine soil, except for specific strains Ncr-1 and Ncr-8, belonging to the Arthrobacter and Microbacterium genera, which showed the highest indole acetic acid production and 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid-deaminase activity. Ncr-1 and Ncr-8 co-inoculation was even more efficient in promoting plant growth, soil Ni removal, and translocation of Ni, together with that of Fe, Co, and Cu. Bacteria of both strains densely colonized the root surfaces and intercellular spaces of leaf epidermal tissue. These two bacterial strains also turned out to stimulate root length, shoot biomass, and Ni uptake in Arabidopsis thaliana grown in MS agar medium supplemented with Ni. It is concluded that adaptation of N. caerulescens in highly Ni-contaminated serpentine soil can be enhanced by an integrated community of bacterial endophytes rather than by single strains; of the former, Arthrobacter and Microbacterium may be useful candidates for future phytoremediation trials in multiple metal-contaminated sites, with possible extension to non-hyperaccumulator plants.
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- Giovanna Visioli
- Department of Life Sciences, University of ParmaParma, Italy
- *Correspondence: Giovanna Visioli, Department of Life Sciences, University of Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze 11/A, 43124 Parma, Italy,
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- Department of Agronomy, Food, Natural Resources, Animals and the Environment, University of PadovaPadova, Italy
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- Department of Life Sciences, University of ParmaParma, Italy
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Visioli G, D'Egidio S, Vamerali T, Mattarozzi M, Sanangelantoni AM. Culturable endophytic bacteria enhance Ni translocation in the hyperaccumulator Noccaea caerulescens. Chemosphere 2014; 117:538-44. [PMID: 25277966 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2014.09.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2014] [Revised: 08/29/2014] [Accepted: 09/02/2014] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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In this work, both culture-dependent and independent approaches were used to identify and isolate endophytic bacteria from roots of the Ni hyperaccumulator Noccaea caerulescens. A total of 17 isolates were cultured from root samples, selected for tolerance to 6mM Ni and grouped by restriction analysis of 16S rDNA. Bacterial species cultivated from roots belonged to seven genera, Microbacterium, Arthrobacter, Agreia, Bacillus, Sthenotrophomonas, Kocuria and Variovorax. The culture-independent approach confirmed the presence of Microbacterium and Arthrobacter while only other five clones corresponding to different amplified ribosomal DNA restriction patterns were detected. Five selected highly Ni-resistant bacteria showing also plant growth promoting activities, were inoculated into seeds of N. caerulescens, and in vivo microscopic analysis showed rapid root colonisation. Inoculated plants showed increased shoot biomass, root length and root-to-shoot Ni translocation. Root colonisation was also evident, but not effective, in the non-hyperaccumulating Thlaspi perfoliatum. Seed inoculation with selected Ni-resistant endophytic bacteria may represent a powerful tool in phytotechnologies, although transferring it to biomass species still requires further studies and screening.
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- Giovanna Visioli
- Department of Life Sciences, University of Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze 11/A, 43124 Parma, Italy.
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- Department of Life Sciences, University of Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze 11/A, 43124 Parma, Italy
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- Department of Agronomy, Food, Natural Resources, Animals and the Environment, University of Padova, Viale dell' Università 16, 35020 Legnaro-Padova, Italy
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze 17/A, Parma, Italy
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Visioli G, Conti FD, Gardi C, Menta C. Germination and root elongation bioassays in six different plant species for testing Ni contamination in soil. Bull Environ Contam Toxicol 2014; 92:490-6. [PMID: 24288040 DOI: 10.1007/s00128-013-1166-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2013] [Accepted: 11/22/2013] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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In vitro short-term chronic phytotoxicity germination and root elongation test were applied to test the effects of nickel (Ni) in seed germination and root elongation in six plants species: Cucumis sativus (Cucurbitaceae), Lepidium sativum and Brassica nigra (Brassicaceae), Trifolium alexandrinum and Medicago sativa (Fabaceae), Phacelia tanacetifolia (Boraginaceae). A naturally Ni rich soil was used to compare the results obtained. Unlike root elongation, germination was not affected by Ni in any of the six species tested. EC50 values, calculated on the root elongation, showed that Ni toxicity decreases in the following order: P. tanacetifolia > B. nigra > C. sativus > L. sativum > M. sativa > T. alexandrinum. The test conducted using soil elutriate revealed a significantly lower effect in both seed germination and root elongation when compared to the results obtained using untreated soil. Conversely, the test performed on soil confirmed the high sensitivity of C. sativus, P. tanacetifolia and L. sativum to Ni.
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- Giovanna Visioli
- Department of Life Sciences, University of Parma, 43124, Parma, Italy,
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Visioli G, D'Egidio S, Sanangelantoni AM. The bacterial rhizobiome of hyperaccumulators: future perspectives based on omics analysis and advanced microscopy. Front Plant Sci 2014; 5:752. [PMID: 25709609 PMCID: PMC4285865 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2014.00752] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2014] [Accepted: 12/08/2014] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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Hyperaccumulators are plants that can extract heavy metal ions from the soil and translocate those ions to the shoots, where they are sequestered and detoxified. Hyperaccumulation depends not only on the availability of mobilized metal ions in the soil, but also on the enhanced activity of metal transporters and metal chelators which may be provided by the plant or its associated microbes. The rhizobiome is captured by plant root exudates from the complex microbial community in the soil, and may colonize the root surface or infiltrate the root cortex. This community can increase the root surface area by inducing hairy root proliferation. It may also increase the solubility of metals in the rhizosphere and promote the uptake of soluble metals by the plant. The bacterial rhizobiome, a subset of specialized microorganisms that colonize the plant rhizosphere and endosphere, makes an important contribution to the hyperaccumulator phenotype. In this review, we discuss classic and more recent tools that are used to study the interactions between hyperaccumulators and the bacterial rhizobiome, and consider future perspectives based on the use of omics analysis and microscopy to study plant metabolism in the context of metal accumulation. Recent data suggest that metal-resistant bacteria isolated from the hyperaccumulator rhizosphere and endosphere could be useful in applications such as phytoextraction and phytoremediation, although more research is required to determine whether such properties can be transferred successfully to non-accumulator species.
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- Giovanna Visioli
- *Correspondence: Giovanna Visioli, Department of Life Sciences, University of Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze 33/A, 43124 Parma, Italy e-mail:
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Visioli G, Menta C, Gardi C, Conti FD. Metal toxicity and biodiversity in serpentine soils: application of bioassay tests and microarthropod index. Chemosphere 2013; 90:1267-73. [PMID: 23107056 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2012.09.081] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2012] [Revised: 07/17/2012] [Accepted: 09/24/2012] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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Eco-toxicological or bioassay tests have been intensively discussed as tools for the evaluation of soil quality. Tests using soil organisms, including microarthropods and plants, allow direct estimates to be made of important soil characteristics and functions. In this study we compared the results obtained by two in vitro standard bioassays following ISO or OECD guidelines: (i) the short term-chronic phytotoxicity germination and root elongation test using three different plant species Cucumis sativus L. (Cucurbitaceae), Lepidium sativum L. (Brassicaceae), and Medicago sativa L. (Fabaceae) and (ii) the inhibition of reproduction of Folsomia candida (Collembola) by soil pollutants to investigate the toxicity of a serpentine soil present in the Italian Apennines, rich in heavy metals such as Ni, Cr, and Co. In addition, microarthropod communities were characterised to evaluate the effects of metal contents on the soil fauna in natural conditions. Abundances, Acari/Collembola ratio, biodiversity indices and the QBS-ar index were calculated. Our results demonstrate that the two in vitro tests distinguish differences correlated with metal and organic matter contents in four sub-sites within the serpentinite. Soil fauna characterisation, not previously performed on serpentine soils, revealed differences in the most vulnerable and adapted groups of microarthropods to soil among the four sub-sites: the microarthropod community was found to be rich in term of biodiversity in the sub-site characterised by a lower metal content and a higher organic matter content and vegetation.
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- Giovanna Visioli
- Department of Environmental Sciences, Division of Genetics and Environmental Biotechnologies, University of Parma, via G.P. Usberti 33/a, 43124 Parma, Italy.
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Visioli G, Marmiroli N. The proteomics of heavy metal hyperaccumulation by plants. J Proteomics 2012; 79:133-45. [PMID: 23268120 DOI: 10.1016/j.jprot.2012.12.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2012] [Revised: 12/06/2012] [Accepted: 12/07/2012] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Hyperaccumulators are distinguished from non-hyperaccumulators on the basis of their capacity to extract heavy metal ions from the soil, their more efficient root-to-shoot translocation of these ions and their greater ability to detoxify and sequester heavy metals in the shoot. The understanding of the mechanisms underlying metal ion accumulation has progressed beyond the relevant biochemistry and physiology to encompass the genetic and molecular regulatory systems which differentiate hyperaccumulators from non-hyperaccumulators. This paper reviews the literature surrounding the application of proteomics technology to plant metal hyperaccumulation, in particular involving the elements As, Cd, Cu, Ni, Pb and Zn. The hyperaccumulation process across a number of unrelated plant species appears to be associated with proteins involved in energy metabolism, the oxidative stress response and abiotic and biotic stress. The relevance of transducers of the metal stress response to the phenomenon of hyperaccumulation is summarized. Proteomic data complement the more voluminous genomic and transcriptomic data sets in providing a more nuanced picture of the process, and should therefore help in the identification of the major genetic determinants of the hyperaccumulation phenomenon.
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- Giovanna Visioli
- Department of Life Sciences, University of Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze 11/a, 43124, Parma Italy
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Marmiroli M, Visioli G, Maestri E, Marmiroli N. Correlating SNP genotype with the phenotypic response to exposure to cadmium in Populus spp. Environ Sci Technol 2011; 45:4497-4505. [PMID: 21491876 DOI: 10.1021/es103708k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Species within the genus Populus include potential phytoextractors of heavy metal ions from contaminated soils, and genetic markers predictive of performance would be a useful tool for selection and breeding. Here, we have identified sequence variation within seven target and three nontarget genes among a set of 11 Populus spp. clones. Sequence variants were present in both the coding and noncoding regions; the former can potentially affect the functionality of the target genes. At the same time, the effect of exposure of the clones to cadmium ions on the morphology and the distribution of various metal ions was investigated by scanning electron microscopy microanalysis. A positive correlation was established between genetic variation, cadmium accumulation, and its bioconcentration in the root.
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- Marta Marmiroli
- Division of Genetics and Environmental Biotechnologies, Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Parma, Viale G.P. Usberti 11/A, 43124 Parma, Italy.
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Visioli G, Pirondini A, Malcevschi A, Marmiroli N. Comparison of protein variations in Thlaspi caerulescens populations from metalliferous and non-metalliferous soils. Int J Phytoremediation 2010; 12:805-819. [PMID: 21166350 DOI: 10.1080/15226510903353138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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In this work we analysed the protein variations which occurred in two Thlaspi caerulescens populations when subjected to 0 and 10 microM nickel (Ni) treatments: the Ni hyperaccumulator T. caerulescensfrom a metalliferous soil in Italy and T. caerulescens from Czech Republic, adapted to grow on a non-metalliferous soil. Ni accumulation in roots and shoots and the effect on growth and morphology were examined. Leaves proteins profiles of Ni treated and untreated samples were analysed by two dimensional liquid chromatography technique. From the comparison of more than 500 proteins, few differences were observed between treated and untreated plants of the same population. Differences were found between the two Thlaspi populations, instead. Proteins involved in transport, metal chelation, and signal transduction increased in abundance in the 10 microM Ni treated samples while, in condition of absence of Ni, proteins involved in sulphur metabolism, protection against reactive oxygen species and stress response showed to increase in abundance in the two populations. These proteins can be used as biomarkers both for monitoring biodiversity in indigenous plants and for selection of Ni phytoremediation plants.
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- Giovanna Visioli
- Division of Genetics and Environmental Biotechnologies, Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Parma, Italy.
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Pirondini A, Bonas U, Maestri E, Visioli G, Marmiroli M, Marmiroli N. Yield and amplificability of different DNA extraction procedures for traceability in the dairy food chain. Food Control 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2009.10.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Turci M, Sardaro MLS, Visioli G, Maestri E, Marmiroli M, Marmiroli N. Evaluation of DNA extraction procedures for traceability of various tomato products. Food Control 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2009.04.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Rustichelli C, Visioli G, Kostecka D, Vurro E, di Toppi LS, Marmiroli N. Proteomic analysis in the lichen Physcia adscendens exposed to cadmium stress. Environ Pollut 2008; 156:1121-1127. [PMID: 18514371 DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2008.04.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2008] [Accepted: 04/11/2008] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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This work was undertaken to explore the potential of proteomics to dissect parallel and consecutive events of cadmium stress response in the lichen Physcia adscendens (Fr.) H. Olivier. Thalli were exposed to 0 (control) and 36 microM Cd for 6, 18, 24 and 48 h. Two-dimensional electrophoresis and mass spectrometry analyses showed an 80-85% spot identity between 6 and 18 h vs. 24 and 48 h of Cd exposure. Putative heat-shock proteins and glutathione S-transferase generally increased their expression all over the Cd treatments. By contrast, ABC transporters were underexpressed after 6-18 h, but in some cases induced after 24-48 h of Cd exposure. The cytochrome P450 appeared to have a variable expression pattern over time. Overall these data suggest that a considerable importance in the response of P. adscendens thalli to Cd stress can be assumed by differential expression of various protein families.
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- C Rustichelli
- Department of Environmental Sciences, Division of Genetics and Environmental Biotechnology, University of Parma, viale G.P. Usberti, 11/A, 43100 Parma, Italy
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Pirondini A, Visioli G, Malcevschi A, Marmiroli N. A 2-D liquid-phase chromatography for proteomic analysis in plant tissues☆. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci 2006; 833:91-100. [PMID: 16513437 DOI: 10.1016/j.jchromb.2006.01.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2005] [Revised: 01/12/2006] [Accepted: 01/20/2006] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Two-dimensional liquid chromatography based on a high-performance chromatofocusing in the first dimension followed by high-resolution reversed-phase chromatography in the second dimension can be used as a complementary approach to protein separation with two-dimensional gel electrophoresis. In this work, Arabidopsis thaliana proteins obtained from different tissue extracts were resolved by using a new automated system, ProteomeLab PF 2D commercialized by Beckman Coulter (Fullerton, CA, USA). In particular, protein patterns obtained after two different extraction procedures (MgSO4 and urea buffer) were compared. Reproducibility of the protein patterns was also confirmed in different injections of the same sample and in the comparative analyses of some proteins by MALDI-TOF/MS. Computer analysis of the chromatograms revealed that with this two-dimensional liquid phase technique, hundreds of "virtual bands" can be identified and compared in crude plant protein lysates.
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- Andrea Pirondini
- Division of Environmental Biotechnology, Department of Environmental Science, University of Parma, Parco Area delle Scienze, 11/a, 43100 Parma, Italy
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Careri M, Elviri L, Mangia A, Zagnoni I, Agrimonti C, Visioli G, Marmiroli N. Analysis of protein profiles of genetically modified potato tubers by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry. Rapid Commun Mass Spectrom 2003; 17:479-83. [PMID: 12590397 DOI: 10.1002/rcm.944] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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Traceability of genetically modified (GM) foods demands the development of appropriate reliable techniques in order to identify and quantify peptide or nucleic acid residues in GM plants and food products through the food chain. In this study the applicability of matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOFMS) was demonstrated for the characterization of proteins of transformed and untransformed potato (Solanum Tuberosum L.) tubers. In GM tubers the expression level of the G1-1 gene, which regulates transition from dormancy to sprouting tubers, was inhibited by antisense technology. The analysis of antisense transformed lines showed that several of them exhibited a significant delay in sprouting relative to the control lines, in accordance with a decrease in the transcript level. Preliminary attempts to compare the protein patterns obtained from transformed and control lines using traditional electrophoresis were not able to reveal differences in the low-kDa range. Instead, MALDI-TOFMS applied to total peptide extract without any purification was able to distinguish spectral patterns of transformed and untransformed lines. In particular, several characteristic peaks from m/z 4373 to 4932 were detected only in the mass spectra of GM tuber samples.
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- M Careri
- Dipartimento di Chimica Generale ed Inorganica, Chimica Analitica, Chimica Fisica, Università degli Studi di Parma, Italy
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Visioli G, Maestri E, Marmiroli N. Differential display-mediated isolation of a genomic sequence for a putative mitochondrial LMW HSP specifically expressed in condition of induced thermotolerance in Arabidopsis thaliana (L.) heynh. Plant Mol Biol 1997; 34:517-527. [PMID: 9225862 DOI: 10.1023/a:1005824314022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/22/2023]
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Plants of Arabidopsis thaliana pre-treated at 37 degrees C for 2 h can survive an otherwise lethal heat shock at 45 degrees C. Differential display reverse transcriptase-PCR (DDRT-PCR) was utilized to clone DNA fragments corresponding to mRNAs specifically expressed in conditions of induced thermotolerance or of expression of thermotolerance. One of these DDRT-PCR fragments enabled the isolation of a genomic clone pAt1.3EX, containing the sequence Athsp23.5, the gene for a low-molecular-weight (LMW) heat shock protein (HSP), AtHSP23.5. Athsp23.5 is low- or single-copy in the Arabidopsis genome and its open reading frame is interrupted by a 137 bp intron. Analysis of the sequence suggests AtHSP23.5 is targeted to the mitochondrion. The steady-state level of the AtHSP23.5 mRNA varied significantly according to the heat treatment, increasing on heat shock (transfer from 22 degrees C to 37 degrees C), with a further increase during expression of thermotolerance (transfer from 22 degrees C to 37 degrees C and then to 45 degrees C). Expression was low after an abrupt stress (from 22 degrees C to 45 degrees C). This behaviour was different from that observed for other LMW HSP mRNAs that were present at high level at 37 degrees C, but did not increase significantly in condition of expression of thermotolerance, and reached a considerable steady-state level also during the abrupt stress at 45 degrees C. The retrotranscription of AtHSP23.5 mRNA followed by amplification with two primers encompassing the intron allowed for the isolation of an almost full-length cDNA sequence. The sequence analysis of the two cDNAs obtained from condition 22 degrees C-->37 degrees C and condition 22 degrees C-->45 degrees C suggested that in both cases the intron had been correctly spliced. The importance of correct intron splicing in survival at high temperatures and the role of mitochondrial HSP in induction and expression of thermotolerance are discussed.
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- G Visioli
- Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Parma, Italy
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