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SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
Volume 11, Issue 1, Pages -Publisher
NATURE PORTFOLIO
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-00370-y
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- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) research fellowship (JSPS KAKENHI) [18J00852]
- KAKENHI [16H06379]
- Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research [16H06379, 18J00852] Funding Source: KAKEN
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Excessive accumulation of Mn in rice plants inhibits CO2 assimilation, carbon anabolic and catabolic activities, and alters stomatal and leaf anatomical development. The deficiency of IAA caused by excessive Mn accumulation suppresses plant growth by inhibiting stomatal opening and leaf anatomical development for efficient CO2 assimilation in leaves.
Despite the essentiality of Mn in terrestrial plants, its excessive accumulation in plant tissues can cause growth defects, known as Mn toxicity. Mn toxicity can be classified into apoplastic and symplastic types depending on its onset. Symplastic Mn toxicity is hypothesised to be more critical for growth defects. However, details of the relationship between growth defects and symplastic Mn toxicity remain elusive. In this study, we aimed to elucidate the molecular mechanisms underlying symplastic Mn toxicity in rice plants. We found that under excess Mn conditions, CO2 assimilation was inhibited by stomatal closure, and both carbon anabolic and catabolic activities were decreased. In addition to stomatal dysfunction, stomatal and leaf anatomical development were also altered by excess Mn accumulation. Furthermore, indole acetic acid (IAA) concentration was decreased, and auxin-responsive gene expression analyses showed IAA-deficient symptoms in leaves due to excess Mn accumulation. These results suggest that excessive Mn accumulation causes IAA deficiency, and low IAA concentrations suppress plant growth by suppressing stomatal opening and leaf anatomical development for efficient CO2 assimilation in leaves.
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