Root-exuded specialized metabolites reduce arsenic toxicity in maize

By releasing specialized metabolites, plants modify their environment. Whether and how specialized metabolites protect plants against toxic levels of trace elements is not well understood. We evaluated whether benzoxazinoids, which are released into the soil by major cereals, can confer protection against arsenic toxicity. Benzoxazinoid-producing maize plants performed better in arsenic-contaminated soils than benzoxazinoid-deficient mutants in the greenhouse and the field. Adding benzoxazinoids to the soil restored the protective effect, and the effect persisted to the next crop generation via positive plant-soil feedback. Arsenate levels in the soil and total arsenic levels in the roots were lower in the presence of benzoxazinoids. Thus, the protective effect of benzoxazinoids is likely soil-mediated and includes changes in soil arsenic speciation and root accumulation. We conclude that exuded specialized metabolites can enhance protection against toxic trace elements via soil-mediated processes and may thereby stabilize crop productivity in polluted agroecosystems.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:121

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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 121(2024), 13 vom: 26. März, Seite e2314261121

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Caggìa, Veronica [VerfasserIn]
Wälchli, Jan [VerfasserIn]
Deslandes-Hérold, Gabriel [VerfasserIn]
Mateo, Pierre [VerfasserIn]
Robert, Christelle A M [VerfasserIn]
Guan, Hang [VerfasserIn]
Bigalke, Moritz [VerfasserIn]
Spielvogel, Sandra [VerfasserIn]
Mestrot, Adrien [VerfasserIn]
Schlaeppi, Klaus [VerfasserIn]
Erb, Matthias [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Arsenic
Arsenic tolerance
Benzoxazines
Bx1 mutant
Journal Article
N712M78A8G
Secondary metabolites
Soil
Soil Pollutants
Trace Elements
W22 wild-type

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Date Completed 25.03.2024

Date Revised 05.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1073/pnas.2314261121

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NLM370026748