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Induction of citrate transporter gene expression in soybean roots by sulfur application

Journal

SOIL SCIENCE AND PLANT NUTRITION
Volume 68, Issue 5-6, Pages 547-552

Publisher

TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/00380768.2022.2104594

Keywords

Citrate transporter gene; organic acid; phosphorus; soybean; sulfur

Funding

  1. Japan Science and Technology Agency
  2. Japan Society for the Promotion of Science [20KK0136]
  3. Strategic International Collaborative Research Program
  4. Strategic International Research Cooperative Program, EIG CONCERT-Japan

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Sulfur fertilization increases the secretion of organic acids in soybean roots, improving phosphorus acquisition. Sulfur nutrition induces the expression of the GmMATE13 gene and promotes the excretion of citric acid from soybean roots.
Organic acid secretion from the roots enables plants to acquire phosphorus (P) which is poorly soluble in soil. We previously reported that when soybeans were cultivated in vermiculite in the presence of insoluble calcium phosphate, as a phosphorus source, sulfur (S) fertilization increased organic acid secretion from the roots and improved P acquisition in soybeans. In the present study, we confirmed that S fertilization increased secretion of organic acids such as citric acid when soybeans were cultivated in Andosols having a strong P fixation capacity. In contrast, concentration of citric acid in soybean roots did not increase by S fertilization. Therefore, the relationship between S nutrition and gene expression of citric acid exporters was investigated to understand the mechanisms of induction of citric acid secretion by S. Further, we verified whether the expression of citric acid transporter genes, GmMATE13 and GmMATE47, is involved in the induction of citric acid secretion from the roots by S fertilization. The expression level of GmMATE13 in roots was significantly increased by S fertilization compared to that without S fertilization. Therefore, our results suggest that S nutrition is involved in inducing GmMATE13 expression and contributes to the excretion of citric acid from the soybean roots.

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