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Dissection of local and systemic transcriptional responses to phosphate starvation in Arabidopsis

Journal

PLANT JOURNAL
Volume 64, Issue 5, Pages 775-789

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WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-313X.2010.04375.x

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P-i starvation; local response; systemic response; transcriptomic; Arabidopsis

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  1. Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique (CEA, France)
  2. ANR plant KBBE (FOSSI)
  3. CEA
  4. Region Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur

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P>Phosphate is a crucial and often limiting nutrient for plant growth. To obtain inorganic phosphate (P-i), which is very insoluble, and is heterogeneously distributed in the soil, plants have evolved a complex network of morphological and biochemical processes. These processes are controlled by a regulatory system triggered by P-i concentration, not only present in the medium (external P-i), but also inside plant cells (internal P-i). A 'split-root' assay was performed to mimic a heterogeneous environment, after which a transcriptomic analysis identified groups of genes either locally or systemically regulated by P-i starvation at the transcriptional level. These groups revealed coordinated regulations for various functions associated with P-i starvation (including P-i uptake, P-i recovery, lipid metabolism, and metal uptake), and distinct roles for members in gene families. Genetic tools and physiological analyses revealed that genes that are locally regulated appear to be modulated mostly by root development independently of the internal P-i content. By contrast, internal P-i was essential to promote the activation of systemic regulation. Reducing the flow of P-i had no effect on the systemic response, suggesting that a secondary signal, independent of P-i, could be involved in the response. Furthermore, our results display a direct role for the transcription factor PHR1, as genes systemically controlled by low P-i have promoters enriched with P1BS motif (PHR1-binding sequences). These data detail various regulatory systems regarding P-i starvation responses (systemic versus local, and internal versus external P-i), and provide tools to analyze and classify the effects of P-i starvation on plant physiology.

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