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ArticleNature communications2017

Natural allelic variation of FRO2 modulates Arabidopsis root growth under iron deficiency.

Santosh B Satbhai, Claudia Setzer, Florentina Freynschlag, Radka Slovak, Envel Kerdaffrec, Wolfgang Busch

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Article in Nature communications, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 37 papers.

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6 authors.

Santosh B SatbhaiGregor Mendel Institute (GMI), Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna Biocenter (VBC), Dr Bohr-Gasse 3, Vienna 1030, Austria.ORCID 0000-0002-2770-656X
Claudia SetzerGregor Mendel Institute (GMI), Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna Biocenter (VBC), Dr Bohr-Gasse 3, Vienna 1030, Austria.
Florentina FreynschlagGregor Mendel Institute (GMI), Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna Biocenter (VBC), Dr Bohr-Gasse 3, Vienna 1030, Austria.
Radka SlovakGregor Mendel Institute (GMI), Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna Biocenter (VBC), Dr Bohr-Gasse 3, Vienna 1030, Austria.ORCID 0000-0002-9963-5975
Envel KerdaffrecGregor Mendel Institute (GMI), Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna Biocenter (VBC), Dr Bohr-Gasse 3, Vienna 1030, Austria.ORCID 0000-0001-8667-6850
Wolfgang BuschGregor Mendel Institute (GMI), Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna Biocenter (VBC), Dr Bohr-Gasse 3, Vienna 1030, Austria.ORCID 0000-0003-2042-7290

Funding

Austrian Science Fund FWF P 27163
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Low availability of Fe significantly limits crop yields in many parts of the world. However, it is largely unknown which genes and alleles adjust plant growth in Fe limited environments. Using natural variation of a geographically restricted panel of Arabidopsis thaliana accessions, we identify allelic variation at the FRO2 locus associated with root length under iron deficiency. We show that non-coding sequence variation at the FRO2 locus leads to variation of FRO2 transcript levels, as well as ferric chelate reductase activity, and is causal for a portion of the observed root length variation. These FRO2 allele dependent differences are coupled with altered seedling phenotypes grown on iron-limited soil. Overall, we show that these natural genetic variants of FRO2 tune its expression. These variants might be useful for improvement of agronomically relevant species under specific environmental conditions, such as in podzols or calcareous soils.

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Iron DeficienciesAllelesArabidopsisArabidopsis ProteinsCrop ProductionFMN ReductaseGene Expression Regulation, PlantPlant RootsPlants, Genetically ModifiedSoilArabidopsis Proteinsferric citrate iron reductaseFMN ReductaseSoil

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PMID28537266
PMCPMC5458102

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