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Nitrate is the preferred form of nitrogen for most plants, acting both as a nutrient and a signaling molecule. However, the components and regulatory factors governing nitrate uptake in bread wheat ( Triticum aestivum ), one of the world's most important crop species, have remained unclear, largely due to the complexity of its hexaploid genome. Here, based on recently released whole-genome information for bread wheat, the high-affinity nitrate transporter2 ( NRT2 ) and the nitrate-assimilation-related ( NAR ) gene family are characterized. We show that abscisic acid (ABA)- Glc ester deconjugation is stimulated in bread wheat roots by nitrate resupply following nitrate withdrawal, leading to enhanced root-tissue ABA accumulation, and that this enhancement, in turn, affects the expression of root-type NRT2 / NAR genes. TaANR1 is shown to regulate nitrate-mediated ABA accumulation by directly activating TaBG1 , while TaWabi5 is involved in ABA-mediated NO 3  - induction of NRT2 / NAR genes. Building on previous evidence establishing ABA involvement in the developmental response to high-nitrate stress, our study suggests that ABA also contributes to the optimization of nitrate uptake by regulating the expression of NRT2 / NAR genes under limited nitrate supply, offering a new target for improvement of nitrate absorption in crops.

TaANR1-TaBG1 and TaWabi5-TaNRT2s/NARs Link ABA Metabolism and Nitrate Acquisition in Wheat Roots