| Autor: |
Tokizawa M; Global Institute for Food Security, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 4J8, Canada., Enomoto T; Applied Biological Sciences, Gifu University, Gifu 501-1193, Japan., Chandnani R; Global Institute for Food Security, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 4J8, Canada.; NRGene Canada Inc., Saskatoon, SK S7N 3R3, Canada., Mora-Macías J; Global Institute for Food Security, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 4J8, Canada., Burbridge C; Global Institute for Food Security, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 4J8, Canada., Armenta-Medina A; Global Institute for Food Security, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 4J8, Canada., Kobayashi Y; Applied Biological Sciences, Gifu University, Gifu 501-1193, Japan., Yamamoto YY; Applied Biological Sciences, Gifu University, Gifu 501-1193, Japan.; RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Yokohama 230-0045, Japan., Koyama H; Applied Biological Sciences, Gifu University, Gifu 501-1193, Japan., Kochian LV; Global Institute for Food Security, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N 4J8, Canada. |
| Abstrakt: |
Nitrate distribution in soils is often heterogeneous. Plants have adapted to this by modifying their root system architecture (RSA). Previous studies showed that NITRATE-TRANSPORTER1.1 (NRT1.1), which also transports auxin, helps inhibit lateral root primordia (LRP) emergence in nitrate-poor patches, by preferentially transporting auxin away from the LRP. In this study, we identified the regulatory system for this response involving the transcription factor (TF), SENSITIVE-TO-PROTON-RHIZOTOXICITY1 (STOP1), which is accumulated in the nuclei of LRP cells under nitrate deficiency and directly regulates Arabidopsis NRT1.1 expression. Mutations in STOP1 mimic the root phenotype of the loss-of-function NRT1.1 mutant under nitrate deficiency, compared to wild-type plants, including increased LR growth and higher DR5promoter activity (i.e., higher LRP auxin signaling/activity). Nitrate deficiency-induced LR growth inhibition was almost completely reversed when STOP1 and the TF, TEOSINTE-BRANCHED1,-CYCLOIDEA,-PCF-DOMAIN-FAMILY-PROTEIN20 (TCP20), a known activator of NRT1.1 expression, were both mutated. Thus, the STOP1-TCP20 system is required for activation of NRT1.1 expression under nitrate deficiency, leading to reduced LR growth in nitrate-poor regions. We found this STOP1-mediated system is more active as growth media becomes more acidic, which correlates with reductions in soil nitrate as the soil pH becomes more acidic. STOP1 has been shown to be involved in RSA modifications in response to phosphate deficiency and increased potassium uptake, hence, our findings indicate that root growth regulation in response to low availability of the major fertilizer nutrients, nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium, all involve STOP1, which may allow plants to maintain appropriate root growth under the complex and varying soil distribution of nutrients. |
