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HERO ID
7773580
Reference Type
Journal Article
Title
Manganese deficiency alters the patterning and development of root hairs in Arabidopsis
Author(s)
Yang, TJ; Perry, PJ; Ciani, S; Pandian, S; Schmidt, W
Year
2008
Is Peer Reviewed?
Yes
Journal
Journal of Experimental Botany
ISSN:
0022-0957
EISSN:
1460-2431
Volume
59
Issue
12
Page Numbers
3453-3464
Language
English
PMID
18772308
DOI
10.1093/jxb/ern195
Web of Science Id
WOS:000259202900021
Abstract
Manganese (Mn) is the second most prevalent transition metal in the Earth's crust but its availability is often limited due to rapid oxidation and low mobility of the oxidized forms. Acclimation to low Mn availability was studied in Arabidopsis seedlings subjected to Mn deficiency. As reported here, Mn deficiency caused a thorough change in the arrangement and characteristics of the root epidermal cells. A proportion of the extra hairs formed upon Mn deficiency were located in atrichoblast positions, indicative of a post-embryonic reprogramming of the cell fate acquired during embryogenesis. When plants were grown under a light intensity of >50 micromol m(-2) s(-1) in the presence of manganese root hair elongation was substantially inhibited, whereas Mn-deficient seedlings displayed stimulated root hair development. GeneChip analysis revealed several candidate genes with potential roles in the reprogramming of rhizodermal cells. None of the genes that function in epidermal cell fate specification were affected by Mn deficiency, indicating that the patterning mechanism which controls the differentiation of rhizodermal cells during embryogenesis have been bypassed under Mn-deficient conditions. This assumption is supported by the partial rescue of the hairless cpc mutant by Mn deficiency. Inductively coupled plasma-optical emission spectroscopy (ICP-OES) analysis revealed that, besides the anticipated reduction in Mn concentration, Mn deficiency caused an increase in iron concentration. This increase was associated with a decreased transcript level of the iron transporter IRT1, indicative of a more efficient transport of iron in the absence of Mn.
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