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Author Wang M., Hasegawa T., Beier M., Hayashi M., Ohmori Y., Yano K., Teramoto S., Kamiya T., Fujiwara T.
Title Growth and nitrate reductase activity are impaired in rice OsNLP4 mutantssupplied with nitrate.
Abstract:
Nitrate is an important nutrient and signaling molecule in plants, which modulates the expression of many genes and regulates plant growth. In paddy grown rice (Oryza sativa), nitrogen is mostly supplied in the form of ammonium, but can also be supplied in the form of nitrate. Several nitrogen transporters and nitrate assimilation enzymes have been identified and functionally characterized in rice. However, little is known regarding the nitrate sensing system in rice, and the regulatory mechanisms of nitrate-related genes remain to be elucidated. In recent years, NIN-like proteins (NLPs) have been described as key transcription factors of nitrogen responses in Arabidopsis thaliana, which implies that OsNLP4 is involved in the regulation of nitrate assimilation and nitrogen use efficiency in rice. Here, we show that OsNLP4 can influence plant growth by affecting nitrate reductase (NR) activity. The growth of OsNLP4 knockdown mutants was reduced when nitrate was supply, but not when ammonium was supply. The nitrate concentration was significantly reduced in OsNLP4 mutants. Furthermore, the concentrations of iron and molybdenum, essential elements for NR activity, were reduced in OsNLP4 knockdown mutants. We propose that, in addition to the regulation of gene expression within the nitrate signaling pathway, OsNLP4 can affect the NR activity and nitrate-dependent growth of rice. Our results support a working model for the role of OsNLP4 in the nitrate signaling pathway.
Journal Plant Cell Physiol.
Country Japan
Volume
Pages
Year 2021
PubMed ID 33693871
PubMed Central ID -
DOI 10.1093/pcp/pcab035
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Relation
Gene IRT1 IRT2 NLP4 NRT2.1 PSR1 SULTR5;2 _ _
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Strain Wild Core Collection -
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Lethal Embryo
Mutantion Strain
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Stages in Each Organ
- Muant Lines (Gene)
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