Mitochondrial respiratory pathways modulate nitrate sensing and nitrogen-dependent regulation of plant architecture in Nicotiana sylvestris

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Pellny, T. K., Van Aken, O., Dutilleul, C., Wolff, T., Groten, K., Bor, M., De Paepe, R., Reyss, A., Van Breusegem, F., Noctor, G. and Foyer, C. H. 2008. Mitochondrial respiratory pathways modulate nitrate sensing and nitrogen-dependent regulation of plant architecture in Nicotiana sylvestris. The Plant Journal. 54 (6), pp. 976-992. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-313X.2008.03472.x

AuthorsPellny, T. K., Van Aken, O., Dutilleul, C., Wolff, T., Groten, K., Bor, M., De Paepe, R., Reyss, A., Van Breusegem, F., Noctor, G. and Foyer, C. H.
Abstract

Mitochondrial electron transport pathways exert effects on carbon-nitrogen (C/N) relationships. To examine whether mitochondria-N interactions also influence plant growth and development, we explored the responses of roots and shoots to external N supply in wild-type (WT) Nicotiana sylvestris and the cytoplasmic male sterile II (CMSII) mutant, which has a N-rich phenotype. Root architecture in N. sylvestris seedlings showed classic responses to nitrate and sucrose availability. In contrast, CMSII showed an altered 'nitrate-sensing' phenotype with decreased sensitivity to C and N metabolites. The WT growth phenotype was restored in CMSII seedling roots by high nitrate plus sugars and in shoots by gibberellic acid (GA). Genome-wide cDNA-amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP) analysis of leaves from mature plants revealed that only a small subset of transcripts was altered in CMSII. Tissue abscisic acid content was similar in CMSII and WT roots and shoots, and growth responses to zeatin were comparable. However, the abundance of key transcripts associated with GA synthesis was modified both by the availability of N and by the CMSII mutation. The CMSII mutant maintained a much higher shoot/root ratio at low N than WT, whereas no difference was observed at high N. Shoot/root ratios were strikingly correlated with root amines/nitrate ratios, values of < 1 being characteristic of high N status. We propose a model in which the amine/nitrate ratio interacts with GA signalling and respiratory pathways to regulate the partitioning of biomass between shoots and roots.

KeywordsPlant Sciences
Year of Publication2008
JournalThe Plant Journal
Journal citation54 (6), pp. 976-992
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-313X.2008.03472.x
PubMed ID18318685
Open accessPublished as non-open access
Funder project or codeCentre for Crop Genetic Improvement (CGI)
Plant growth responses to the environment: interfaces between anti-oxidants, PARP and the cell cycle [Hedden]
Redox signalling and oxidative-stress-mediated control of plant growth and development
ISSN09607412
0960-7412
PublisherWiley

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