Physiological and Transcriptomic Responses to Nitrogen Deficiency in Neolamarckia cadamba

Nitrogen (N) is one of the abundant and essential elements for plant growth and development, and N deficiency (ND) affects plants at both physiological and transcriptomic levels. Neolamarckia cadamba is a fast-growing woody plant from the Rubiaceae family. However, the physiological and molecular im...

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Autores principales: Lu Lu, Yuanyuan Zhang, Lu Li, Na Yi, Yi Liu, Mirza Faisal Qaseem, Huiling Li, Ai-Min Wu
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:40702b72e0fe4a3a95dcf09ab92ed6b32021-11-30T12:21:07ZPhysiological and Transcriptomic Responses to Nitrogen Deficiency in Neolamarckia cadamba1664-462X10.3389/fpls.2021.747121https://doaj.org/article/40702b72e0fe4a3a95dcf09ab92ed6b32021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpls.2021.747121/fullhttps://doaj.org/toc/1664-462XNitrogen (N) is one of the abundant and essential elements for plant growth and development, and N deficiency (ND) affects plants at both physiological and transcriptomic levels. Neolamarckia cadamba is a fast-growing woody plant from the Rubiaceae family. However, the physiological and molecular impacts of ND on this species have not been well investigated. Here, we studied how N. cadamba responds to ND under hydroponic conditions. In a physiological aspect, ND led to a reduction in biomass, chlorophyll content, and photosynthetic capacity. ND also impaired the assimilation of N as the activities of glutamine synthetase (GS) and nitrate reductase (NR) were decreased in the root. Interestingly, the lignin content of stem increased progressively during the ND stress. The main transcription factors, the transcription factors that are important to N regulation has been found to be upregulated, including Nodule inception-like protein 7 (NLP7), TGACG motif-binding factor 1 (TGA1), basic helix-loop-helix protein 45 (BHLH45), NAM, ATAF1,2, CUC2 (NAC) transcription factor 43 (NAC43), and basic leucine zipper pattern 44 (bZIP44). The expression of N transporters, such as nitrate transporter 2.4 (NRT2.4), ammonium transporter 3 (AMT3), and amino acid transporter protein 3 (AAP3), was also upregulated. In addition, phosphorus- and calcium-related genes such as phosphate starvation response 2 (PHR2) and cyclic nucleotide-gated ion channel 15 (CNGC15) were expressed more abundantly in response to ND stress. Our results reveal the physiological and molecular mechanisms by which woody plants respond to ND.Lu LuLu LuYuanyuan ZhangYuanyuan ZhangLu LiLu LiNa YiNa YiYi LiuYi LiuMirza Faisal QaseemMirza Faisal QaseemHuiling LiHuiling LiAi-Min WuAi-Min WuAi-Min WuFrontiers Media S.A.articlenitrogen deficiencyNeolamarckia cadambatranscriptome analysisphysiologystress responsePlant cultureSB1-1110ENFrontiers in Plant Science, Vol 12 (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
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topic nitrogen deficiency
Neolamarckia cadamba
transcriptome analysis
physiology
stress response
Plant culture
SB1-1110
spellingShingle nitrogen deficiency
Neolamarckia cadamba
transcriptome analysis
physiology
stress response
Plant culture
SB1-1110
Lu Lu
Lu Lu
Yuanyuan Zhang
Yuanyuan Zhang
Lu Li
Lu Li
Na Yi
Na Yi
Yi Liu
Yi Liu
Mirza Faisal Qaseem
Mirza Faisal Qaseem
Huiling Li
Huiling Li
Ai-Min Wu
Ai-Min Wu
Ai-Min Wu
Physiological and Transcriptomic Responses to Nitrogen Deficiency in Neolamarckia cadamba
description Nitrogen (N) is one of the abundant and essential elements for plant growth and development, and N deficiency (ND) affects plants at both physiological and transcriptomic levels. Neolamarckia cadamba is a fast-growing woody plant from the Rubiaceae family. However, the physiological and molecular impacts of ND on this species have not been well investigated. Here, we studied how N. cadamba responds to ND under hydroponic conditions. In a physiological aspect, ND led to a reduction in biomass, chlorophyll content, and photosynthetic capacity. ND also impaired the assimilation of N as the activities of glutamine synthetase (GS) and nitrate reductase (NR) were decreased in the root. Interestingly, the lignin content of stem increased progressively during the ND stress. The main transcription factors, the transcription factors that are important to N regulation has been found to be upregulated, including Nodule inception-like protein 7 (NLP7), TGACG motif-binding factor 1 (TGA1), basic helix-loop-helix protein 45 (BHLH45), NAM, ATAF1,2, CUC2 (NAC) transcription factor 43 (NAC43), and basic leucine zipper pattern 44 (bZIP44). The expression of N transporters, such as nitrate transporter 2.4 (NRT2.4), ammonium transporter 3 (AMT3), and amino acid transporter protein 3 (AAP3), was also upregulated. In addition, phosphorus- and calcium-related genes such as phosphate starvation response 2 (PHR2) and cyclic nucleotide-gated ion channel 15 (CNGC15) were expressed more abundantly in response to ND stress. Our results reveal the physiological and molecular mechanisms by which woody plants respond to ND.
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author Lu Lu
Lu Lu
Yuanyuan Zhang
Yuanyuan Zhang
Lu Li
Lu Li
Na Yi
Na Yi
Yi Liu
Yi Liu
Mirza Faisal Qaseem
Mirza Faisal Qaseem
Huiling Li
Huiling Li
Ai-Min Wu
Ai-Min Wu
Ai-Min Wu
author_facet Lu Lu
Lu Lu
Yuanyuan Zhang
Yuanyuan Zhang
Lu Li
Lu Li
Na Yi
Na Yi
Yi Liu
Yi Liu
Mirza Faisal Qaseem
Mirza Faisal Qaseem
Huiling Li
Huiling Li
Ai-Min Wu
Ai-Min Wu
Ai-Min Wu
author_sort Lu Lu
title Physiological and Transcriptomic Responses to Nitrogen Deficiency in Neolamarckia cadamba
title_short Physiological and Transcriptomic Responses to Nitrogen Deficiency in Neolamarckia cadamba
title_full Physiological and Transcriptomic Responses to Nitrogen Deficiency in Neolamarckia cadamba
title_fullStr Physiological and Transcriptomic Responses to Nitrogen Deficiency in Neolamarckia cadamba
title_full_unstemmed Physiological and Transcriptomic Responses to Nitrogen Deficiency in Neolamarckia cadamba
title_sort physiological and transcriptomic responses to nitrogen deficiency in neolamarckia cadamba
publisher Frontiers Media S.A.
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url https://doaj.org/article/40702b72e0fe4a3a95dcf09ab92ed6b3
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