Manganese deficiency alters the patterning and development of root hairs in Arabidopsis
| Autor: | Thomas J.W. Yang, Paula Jay Perry, Silvano Ciani, Wolfgang Schmidt, Sundaravel Pandian |
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| Rok vydání: | 2008 |
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Physiology
Iron Ion homeostasis Arabidopsis chemistry.chemical_element Plant Science Manganese Root hair Root hair elongation Cell fate determination Plant Roots Plant Epidermis root hairs Gene Expression Regulation Plant Epidermal cell fate specification Botany transcriptional profiling biology integumentary system Arabidopsis Proteins biology.organism_classification Research Papers Cell biology Light intensity chemistry Seedlings light regulation |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Experimental Botany |
| ISSN: | 1460-2431 |
| Popis: | Manganese (Mn) is the second most prevalent transition metal in the Earth's crust but its availability is often limited due to rapid oxidation and low mobility of the oxidized forms. Acclimation to low Mn availability was studied in Arabidopsis seedlings subjected to Mn deficiency. As reported here, Mn deficiency caused a thorough change in the arrangement and characteristics of the root epidermal cells. A proportion of the extra hairs formed upon Mn deficiency were located in atrichoblast positions, indicative of a post-embryonic reprogramming of the cell fate acquired during embryogenesis. When plants were grown under a light intensity of50 micromol m(-2) s(-1) in the presence of manganese root hair elongation was substantially inhibited, whereas Mn-deficient seedlings displayed stimulated root hair development. GeneChip analysis revealed several candidate genes with potential roles in the reprogramming of rhizodermal cells. None of the genes that function in epidermal cell fate specification were affected by Mn deficiency, indicating that the patterning mechanism which controls the differentiation of rhizodermal cells during embryogenesis have been bypassed under Mn-deficient conditions. This assumption is supported by the partial rescue of the hairless cpc mutant by Mn deficiency. Inductively coupled plasma-optical emission spectroscopy (ICP-OES) analysis revealed that, besides the anticipated reduction in Mn concentration, Mn deficiency caused an increase in iron concentration. This increase was associated with a decreased transcript level of the iron transporter IRT1, indicative of a more efficient transport of iron in the absence of Mn. |
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