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ArticlePlant physiology2021

Coordinated cytokinin signaling and auxin biosynthesis mediates arsenate-induced root growth inhibition.

Tianli Tu, Shuangshuang Zheng, Panrong Ren, Xianwen Meng, Jiuhai Zhao, Qian Chen, Chuanyou Li

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Article in Plant physiology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Tianli TuState Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Agronomy, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an 271018, China.
Shuangshuang ZhengState Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Agronomy, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an 271018, China.
Panrong RenState Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics, National Centre for Plant Gene Research, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China.
Xianwen MengState Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Agronomy, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an 271018, China.
Jiuhai ZhaoState Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Agronomy, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an 271018, China.
Qian ChenState Key Laboratory of Crop Biology, College of Agronomy, Shandong Agricultural University, Tai'an 271018, China.
Chuanyou LiState Key Laboratory of Plant Genomics, National Centre for Plant Gene Research, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100101, China.
Shandong Agricultural University · CNChinese Academy of Sciences · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Interactions between plant hormones and environmental signals are important for the maintenance of root growth plasticity under ever-changing environmental conditions. Here, we demonstrate that arsenate (AsV), the most prevalent form of arsenic (As) in nature, restrains elongation of the primary root through transcriptional regulation of local auxin biosynthesis genes in the root tips of Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) plants. The ANTHRANILATE SYNTHASE ALPHA SUBUNIT 1 (ASA1) and BETA SUBUNIT 1 (ASB1) genes encode enzymes that catalyze the conversion of chorismate to anthranilate (ANT) via the tryptophan-dependent auxin biosynthesis pathway. Our results showed that AsV upregulates ASA1 and ASB1 expression in root tips, and ASA1- and ASB1-mediated auxin biosynthesis is involved in AsV-induced root growth inhibition. Further investigation confirmed that AsV activates cytokinin signaling by stabilizing the type-B ARABIDOPSIS RESPONSE REGULATOR1 (ARR1) protein, which directly promotes the transcription of ASA1 and ASB1 genes by binding to their promoters. Genetic analysis revealed that ASA1 and ASB1 are epistatic to ARR1 in the AsV-induced inhibition of primary root elongation. Overall, the results of this study illustrate a molecular framework that explains AsV-induced root growth inhibition via crosstalk between two major plant growth regulators, auxin and cytokinin.

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Anthranilate SynthaseArabidopsisArabidopsis ProteinsArsenatesCytokininsGene Expression Regulation, PlantIndoleacetic AcidsSignal TransductionAnthranilate SynthaseArabidopsis ProteinsArsenatesASA1 protein, ArabidopsisCytokininsIndoleacetic Acids

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PMID33793921
PMCPMC8133639
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