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Shoot-supplied ammonium targets the root auxin influx carrier AUX1 and inhibits lateral root emergence in Arabidopsis.

Authors :
LI, BAOHAI
LI, QING
SU, YANHUA
CHEN, HAO
XIONG, LIMING
MI, GUOHUA
KRONZUCKER, HERBERT J.
SHI, WEIMING
Source :
Plant, Cell & Environment. Jun2011, Vol. 34 Issue 6, p933-946. 14p. 1 Color Photograph, 6 Graphs.
Publication Year :
2011

Abstract

Deposition of ammonium (NH) from the atmosphere is a substantial environmental problem. While toxicity resulting from root exposure to NH is well studied, little is known about how shoot-supplied ammonium (SSA) affects root growth. In this study, we show that SSA significantly affects lateral root (LR) development. We show that SSA inhibits lateral root primordium (LRP) emergence, but not LRP initiation, resulting in significantly impaired LR number. We show that the inhibition is independent of abscisic acid (ABA) signalling and sucrose uptake in shoots but relates to the auxin response in roots. Expression analyses of an auxin-responsive reporter, DR5:GUS, and direct assays of auxin transport demonstrated that SSA inhibits root acropetal (rootward) auxin transport while not affecting basipetal (shootward) transport or auxin sensitivity of root cells. Mutant analyses indicated that the auxin influx carrier AUX1, but not the auxin efflux carriers PIN-FORMED (PIN)1 or PIN2, is required for this inhibition of LRP emergence and the observed auxin response. We found that AUX1 expression was modulated by SSA in vascular tissues rather than LR cap cells in roots. Taken together, our results suggest that SSA inhibits LRP emergence in Arabidopsis by interfering with AUX1-dependent auxin transport from shoot to root. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
01407791
Volume :
34
Issue :
6
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Plant, Cell & Environment
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
60467753
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-3040.2011.02295.x