Convergently selected NPF2.12 coordinates root growth and nitrogen use efficiency in wheat and barley
© 2023 The Authors New Phytologist © 2023 New Phytologist Foundation.
| Veröffentlicht in: | The New phytologist. - 1979. - 238(2023), 5 vom: 20. Juni, Seite 2175-2193 |
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| Format: | Online-Aufsatz |
| Sprache: | English |
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2023
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| Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk: | The New phytologist |
| Schlagworte: | Journal Article Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't cereals genetic variation genome-wide association mapping nitrate transport nitrogen use efficiency root system architecture Nitrates Nitrogen mehr... |
| Zusammenfassung: | © 2023 The Authors New Phytologist © 2023 New Phytologist Foundation. Understanding the genetic and molecular function of nitrate sensing and acquisition across crop species will accelerate breeding of cultivars with improved nitrogen use efficiency (NUE). Here, we performed a genome-wide scan using wheat and barley accessions characterized under low and high N inputs that uncovered the NPF2.12 gene, encoding a homolog of the Arabidopsis nitrate transceptor NRT1.6 and other low-affinity nitrate transporters that belong to the MAJOR FACILITATOR SUPERFAMILY. Next, it is shown that variations in the NPF2.12 promoter correlated with altered NPF2.12 transcript levels where decreased gene expression was measured under low nitrate availability. Multiple field trials revealed a significantly enhanced N content in leaves and grains and NUE in the presence of the elite allele TaNPF2.12TT grown under low N conditions. Furthermore, the nitrate reductase encoding gene NIA1 was up-regulated in npf2.12 mutant upon low nitrate concentrations, thereby resulting in elevated levels of nitric oxide (NO) production. This increase in NO correlated with the higher root growth, nitrate uptake, and N translocation observed in the mutant when compared to wild-type. The presented data indicate that the elite haplotype alleles of NPF2.12 are convergently selected in wheat and barley that by inactivation indirectly contribute to root growth and NUE by activating NO signaling under low nitrate conditions |
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| Beschreibung: | Date Completed 28.04.2023 Date Revised 02.05.2023 published: Print-Electronic Citation Status MEDLINE |
| ISSN: | 1469-8137 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/nph.18820 |