Involvement of boron transporter BOR1 in growth under low boron and high nitrate conditions in Arabidopsis thaliana

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BOR1 is an efflux transporter of boron (B), responsible for loading B into the xylem. It has been reported that nitrate (NO3 - ) concentrations significantly influence B concentrations in leaves and BOR1 mRNA accumulation in roots. Here, to unravel the interactive effects of B and NO3 - on plant growth and the function of BOR1 under the combination of B and NO3 - , seedling growth was analyzed in Col-0 and bor1 mutants. The growth of bor1 mutants was negatively affected by high NO3 - but neither by potassium chloride (KCl) nor ammonium (NH4 + ) under low B conditions, suggesting the involvement of BOR1 in growth under high NO3 - . Mutants of bor2 and bor4 did not exhibit such growth responses, suggesting that this effect was specific to BOR1 among the BORs tested. Under low B conditions, loss of the BOR1 function led to a more significant decrease in B concentrations in the presence of high NO3 - compared to normal NO3 - . Additionally, grafting experiments demonstrated that these effects of NO3 - occurred when BOR1 is absent in roots. High NO3 - treatment elevated BOR1 mRNA accumulation while the BOR1 protein accumulation was downregulated. These apparent opposite responses indicated that the transcriptional and (post-)translational regulations follow different patterns. Our work provides evidence of a novel regulation of BOR1 and another B transport system by both B and NO3 - in an interactive manner.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:171

Enthalten in:

Physiologia plantarum - 171(2021), 4 vom: 08. Apr., Seite 703-713

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Wang, Qing [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Wenna [VerfasserIn]
Xiao, Hua [VerfasserIn]
Sotta, Naoyuki [VerfasserIn]
Beier, Marcel P [VerfasserIn]
Takano, Junpei [VerfasserIn]
Miwa, Kyoko [VerfasserIn]
Gao, Lihong [VerfasserIn]
Fujiwara, Toru [VerfasserIn]

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Antiporters
Arabidopsis Proteins
BOR1 protein, Arabidopsis
Boron
Journal Article
N9E3X5056Q
Nitrates

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Date Completed 31.03.2021

Date Revised 31.05.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1111/ppl.13249

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM316594067