Journal
ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY
Volume 241, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2022.113766
Keywords
Heavy metal stress; Antioxidant enzymes; Cd distribution; And transport; Gene expression; Soybean
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- Key-Area Research and Develop-ment Program of Guangdong Province [2020B020220008]
- Foun-dation and Applied Basic Research Fund of Guangdong Province [2020A1515110688]
- China Agricultural Research System [CARS-04-PS09]
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This study investigated the impacts and mechanisms of silicon (Si) on cadmium (Cd) retention in soybean. The results showed that Si promoted soybean growth, enhanced plant antioxidant activities, and reduced Cd translocation. The study also found that Si-mediated Cd stress response genes were involved in improving oxidative stress, changing Cd uptake and transport, and alleviating Cd toxicity in soybean. Additionally, several potential target genes were identified for breeding Cd-tolerant soybean cultivars.
Cadmium (Cd) is a widely distributed heavy metal that is toxic to plants and humans. Although silicon (Si) has been reported to reduce Cd accumulation and toxicity in plants, evidence on the functions of Si and its mechanisms in the possible alleviation of soybean are limited. Therefore, a controlled experiment was conducted to investigate the impacts and mechanisms of Si on Cd retention in soybean. Here, we determined the growth index, Cd distribution, and antioxidant activity systems of Si, as well as expression levels of differentially expressed genes (DEGs) in Si under Cd stress, and conducted RNA-seq analysis. We not only found that Si can significantly promote soybean plant growth, increase plant antioxidant activities, and reduce the Cd translocation factor, but also revealed that a total of 636 DEGs were shared between CK and Cd, CK and Cd + Si, and Cd and Cd + Si. Moreover, several genes were significantly enriched in antioxidant systems and Cd distribution and transport systems. Therefore, the expression status of Si-mediated Cd stress response genes is likely involved in improving oxidative stress and changing Cd uptake and transport, as well as improving plant growth that contributes to Si alleviating Cd toxicity in plants. Moreover, numerous potential target genes were identified for the engineering of Cd-tolerant cultivars in soybean breeding programs.
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