Title
Crosstalk of Cytokinin with Ethylene and Auxin for Cell Elongation Inhibition and Boron Transport in Arabidopsis Primary Root under Boron Deficiency
Date Issued
01 September 2022
Access level
open access
Resource Type
journal article
Author(s)
Herrera-Rodríguez M.B.
Camacho-Cristóbal J.J.
Barrero-Rodríguez R.
Navarro-Gochicoa M.T.
González-Fontes A.
Universidad Pablo de Olavide
Publisher(s)
MDPI
Abstract
Several studies have shown the role of phytohormones in the regulation of root growth of Arabidopsis plants under boron (B) deficiency. Ethylene and auxin play an important role in the control of Arabidopsis primary root cell elongation under short-term B deprivation, whereas cytokinins regulate root growth inhibition under B deficiency by controlling meristem cell proliferation. In this work, we study the possible interaction among cytokinin, ethylene, and auxin in the primary root response to B-deprivation treatment, as well as their possible role in B uptake and transport. Wild type (WT) and two mutants related to auxin and ethylene (aux1 and acs11) Arabidopsis plants were grown in control (10 µM B) or B starvation (0 µM B) treatment, in the absence or presence of trans-zeatin, and their primary root growth was analyzed. The possible interaction between these hormones was also studied by analyzing AUX1 gene expression in the acs11 mutant and ACS11 gene expression in the aux1 mutant. The GUS reporter lines ARR5::GUS, IAA2::GUS, and EBS::GUS were used to observe changes in cytokinin, auxin, and ethylene levels in the root, respectively. The results of this work suggest that cytokinin inhibits root cell elongation under B deficiency through two different mechanisms: (i) an ethylene-dependent mechanism through increased expression of the ACS11 gene, which would lead to increased ethylene in the root, and (ii) an ethylene-independent mechanism through decreased expression of the AUX1 gene, which alters auxin signaling in the meristematic and elongation zones and stele. We also report that changes in the expression of several B transporters occur in response to auxin, ethylene, and cytokinin that may affect the plant B content.
Volume
11
Issue
18
Number
2344
Language
English
OCDE Knowledge area
Bioquímica, Biología molecular Genética, Herencia
Scopus EID
2-s2.0-85138618310
Source
Plants
ISSN of the container
22237747
Sponsor(s)
This research was supported by the Junta de Andalucía (BIO-266) and Ministerio de Economía, Industria y Competitividad (BFU2017-88811-P), Spain. Ministerio de Asuntos Económicos y Transformación Digital, Gobierno de España BFU2017-88811-P MINECO
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