Boron deficiency and transcript level changes
| Autor: | María Teresa Navarro Gochicoa, Agustín González Fontes de Albornoz, Jesús Rexach, Juan José Camacho-Cristóbal, María Begoña Herrera Rodríguez |
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| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
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Nitrogen
Nitrogen assimilation Chromosomal translocation Plant Science Biology Mucoproteins Transcription (biology) Cell Wall Gene Expression Regulation Plant Stress Physiological Gene expression Genetics medicine Gene Boron Plant Proteins Regulation of gene expression Cell Membrane Biological Transport General Medicine Plants Cell biology medicine.anatomical_structure Biochemistry Calcium Signal transduction Agronomy and Crop Science Nucleus Signal Transduction |
| Zdroj: | Plant science : an international journal of experimental plant biology. 181(2) |
| ISSN: | 1873-2259 |
| Popis: | Boron (B) is an essential element for plant growth whose deficiency causes an alteration in the expression of a wide range of genes involved in several physiological processes. However, our understanding of the signal transduction pathways that trigger the B-deficiency responses in plants is still poor. The aims of this review are (i) to summarize the genes whose transcript levels are affected by B deficiency and (ii) to provide an update on recent findings that could help to understand how the signal(s) triggered by B deficiency is transferred to the nucleus to modulate gene expression. In this contribution we review the effects of B deficiency on the transcript level of genes related to B uptake and translocation, maintenance of cell wall and membrane function, nitrogen assimilation and stress response. In addition, we discuss the possible mediation of calcium, arabinogalactan-proteins and other cis-diol containing compounds in the signaling mechanisms that transfer the signal of B deficiency to nuclei. Finally, we conclude that the advance in the knowledge of the molecular basis of B deficiency response in plants will allow improving the tolerance of crops to B deficiency stress. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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