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ArticleCommunications biology2021

Enhanced NRT1.1/NPF6.3 expression in shoots improves growth under nitrogen deficiency stress in Arabidopsis.

Yasuhito Sakuraba, Chaganzhana, Atsushi Mabuchi, Koh Iba, Shuichi Yanagisawa

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Article in Communications biology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 29 papers.

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29 citing papers in PubMed, 45 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Yasuhito Sakuraba *Plant Functional Biotechnology, Biotechnology Research Center, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
Chaganzhana *Plant Functional Biotechnology, Biotechnology Research Center, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
Atsushi MabuchiDepartment of Biology, Faculty of Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
Koh IbaDepartment of Biology, Faculty of Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
Shuichi YanagisawaPlant Functional Biotechnology, Biotechnology Research Center, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan. asyanagi@mail.ecc.u-tokyo.ac.jp.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3758-5933
The University of Tokyo · JPKyushu University · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Identification of genes and their alleles capable of improving plant growth under low nitrogen (N) conditions is key for developing sustainable agriculture. Here, we show that a genome-wide association study using Arabidopsis thaliana accessions suggested an association between different magnitudes of N deficiency responses and diversity in NRT1.1/NPF6.3 that encodes a dual-affinity nitrate transporter involved in nitrate uptake by roots. Various analyses using accessions exhibiting reduced N deficiency responses revealed that enhanced NRT1.1 expression in shoots rather than in roots is responsible for better growth of Arabidopsis seedlings under N deficient conditions. Furthermore, polymorphisms that increased NRT1.1 promoter activity were identified in the NRT1.1 promoter sequences of the accessions analyzed. Hence, our data indicated that polymorphism-dependent activation of the NRT1.1 promoter in shoots could serve as a tool in molecular breeding programs for improving plant growth in low N environments.

Indexed as

Stress, PhysiologicalAnion Transport ProteinsArabidopsisGene Expression Regulation, PlantNitrogenPlant ProteinsPlants, Genetically ModifiedPlant ShootsPolymorphism, GeneticPromoter Regions, GeneticUp-RegulationAnion Transport ProteinsNitrogenNRT1.1 protein, ArabidopsisPlant Proteins

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PMID33637855
PMCPMC7910545
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