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JOURNAL OF PLANT INTERACTIONS
Volume 11, Issue 1, Pages 124-129Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/17429145.2016.1220026
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Auxin signaling; Znefficiency; antioxidant defense; Zn chelation
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This study elucidates the involvement of auxin with Zn-efficiency (ZE) in Zn efficient rice var. Pokkali. Pokkali showed no significant decrease in morpho-physiological features, electrolyte leakage and total soluble proteins due to Zn deficiency as compared with Zn-sufficient seedlings. However, auxin inhibitor under- Zn deficiency severely affected these characteristics, suggesting that ZE is associated with auxin signaling in rice Results further revealed significant decreases in the expression of Zn transporter genes (OsIRD, OsZIP4 and OsZIP7), OsOMASI (deoxymugeneic acid synthase) and phytochelatin in roots due to auxin inhibitor. It implies that auxin signaling may trigger Zn uptake, transport and chelation in rice seedlings to withstand Zn-deficiency. Further, significant reduction of major S -metabolites (cysteine methionine, glutathione) and antioxidant enzymes (superoxide dismutase and glutathione reductase) along with increased H2O2 content, due to auxin inhibitor under Zn deficiency compared with controls. Taken together, these findings reveal that mechanisms associated with ZE in Pokkali are dependent on auxin signaling.
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