Title
Boron deficiency increases cytosolic Ca<sup>2+</sup> levels mainly via Ca<sup>2+</sup> influx from the apoplast in arabidopsis thaliana roots
Date Issued
01 May 2019
Access level
open access
Resource Type
research article
Author(s)
Quiles-Pando C.
Navarro-Gochicoa M.
Herrera-Rodríguez M.
Camacho-Cristóbal J.
González-Fontes A.
Universidad Pablo de Olavide
Publisher(s)
MDPI AG
Abstract
Boron (B) is a micronutrient for plant development, and its deficiency alters many physiological processes. However, the current knowledge on how plants are able to sense the B-starvation signal is still very limited. Recently, it has been reported that B deprivation induces an increase in cytosolic calcium concentration ([Ca2+]cyt) in Arabidopsis thaliana roots. The aim of this work was to research in Arabidopsis whether [Ca2+]cyt is restored to initial levels when B is resupplied and elucidate whether apoplastic Ca2+ is the major source for B-deficiency-induced rise in [Ca2+ ]cyt. The use of chemical compounds affecting Ca2+ homeostasis showed that the rise in root [Ca2+]cyt induced by B deficiency was predominantly owed to Ca2+ influx from the apoplast through plasma membrane Ca2+ channels in an IP3-independent manner. Furthermore, B resupply restored the root [Ca2+]cyt. Interestingly, expression levels of genes encoding Ca2+ transporters (ACA10, plasma membrane PIIB-type Ca2+-ATPase; and CAX3, vacuolar cation/proton exchanger) were upregulated by ethylene glycol tetraacetic acid (EGTA) and abscisic acid (ABA). The results pointed out that ACA10, and especially CAX3, would play a major role in the restoration of Ca2+ homeostasis after 24 h of B deficiency.
Volume
20
Issue
9
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Física atómica, molecular y química
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85065949701
PubMed ID
Source
International Journal of Molecular Sciences
ISSN of the container
16616596
Sponsor(s)
Funding: This work was supported by the Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (BFU2012-37445 and BFU2017-88811-P) and Junta de Andalucía (BIO-266 and P09-CVI-4721), Spain.
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