Short-term exposition to acute cadmium toxicity induces the loss of root gravitropic stimuli perception through PIN2-mediated auxin redistribution in Arabidopsis thaliana (L.) Heynh

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Cadmium (Cd), one of the most widespread and water-soluble polluting heavy metals, has been widely studied on plants, even if the mechanisms underlying its phytotoxicity remain elusive. Indeed, most experiments are performed using extensive exposure time to the toxicants, not observing the primary targets affected. The present work studied Cd effects on Arabidopsis thaliana (L.) Heynh's root apical meristem (RAM) exposed for short periods (24 h and 48 h) to acute phytotoxic concentrations (100 and 150 µM). The effects were studied through integrated morpho-histological, molecular, pharmacological and metabolomic analyses, highlighting that Cd inhibited primary root elongation by affecting the meristem zone via altering cell expansion. Moreover, Cd altered Auxin accumulation in RAM and affected PINs polar transporters, particularly PIN2. In addition, we observed that high Cd concentration induced accumulation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in roots, which resulted in an altered organization of cortical microtubules and the starch and sucrose metabolism, altering the statolith formation and, consequently, the gravitropic root response. Our results demonstrated that short Cd exposition (24 h) affected cell expansion preferentially, altering auxin distribution and inducing ROS accumulation, which resulted in an alteration of gravitropic response and microtubules orientation pattern.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:332

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Plant science : an international journal of experimental plant biology - 332(2023) vom: 15. Juli, Seite 111726

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Araniti, Fabrizio [VerfasserIn]
Talarico, Emanuela [VerfasserIn]
Madeo, Maria Letizia [VerfasserIn]
Greco, Eleonora [VerfasserIn]
Minervino, Marco [VerfasserIn]
Álvarez-Rodríguez, Sara [VerfasserIn]
Muto, Antonella [VerfasserIn]
Ferrari, Michele [VerfasserIn]
Chiappetta, Adriana [VerfasserIn]
Bruno, Leonardo [VerfasserIn]

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00BH33GNGH
Arabidopsis Proteins
Auxin transport
Cadmium
Heavy metals
Indoleacetic Acids
Journal Article
Metabolomics
Oxidative stress
PIN2 protein, Arabidopsis
Reactive Oxygen Species
Root gravitropism
Starch and sucrose metabolism

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Date Completed 29.05.2023

Date Revised 29.05.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.plantsci.2023.111726

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM356523888