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Title: Phosphate deprivation‐induced changes in tomato are mediated by an interaction between brassinosteroid signaling and zinc
Summary Inorganic phosphate (Pi) is a necessary macronutrient for basic biological processes. Plants modulate their root system architecture (RSA) and cellular processes to adapt to Pi deprivation albeit with a growth penalty. Excess application of Pi fertilizer, on the contrary, leads to eutrophication and has a negative environmental impact.We compared RSA, root hair elongation, acid phosphatase activity, metal ion accumulation, and brassinosteroid hormone levels ofSolanum lycopersicum(tomato) andSolanum pennellii, which is a wild relative of tomato, under Pi sufficiency and deficiency conditions to understand the molecular mechanism of Pi deprivation response in tomato.We showed thatS.pennelliiis partially insensitive to phosphate deprivation. Furthermore, it mounts a constitutive response under phosphate sufficiency. We demonstrate that activated brassinosteroid signaling through a tomato BZR1 ortholog gives rise to the same constitutive phosphate deficiency response, which is dependent on zinc overaccumulation.Collectively, these results reveal an additional strategy by which plants can adapt to phosphate starvation.  more » « less
Award ID(s):
2119820
PAR ID:
10544538
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Publisher / Repository:
New Phytologist
Date Published:
Journal Name:
New Phytologist
Volume:
239
Issue:
4
ISSN:
0028-646X
Page Range / eLocation ID:
1368 to 1383
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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