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Inhibition of root meristem growth by cadmium involves nitric oxide‐mediated repression of auxin accumulation and signalling in Arabidopsis
Author(s) -
Yuan HongMei,
Huang Xi
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
plant, cell and environment
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.646
H-Index - 200
eISSN - 1365-3040
pISSN - 0140-7791
DOI - 10.1111/pce.12597
Subject(s) - meristem , auxin , arabidopsis , arabidopsis thaliana , microbiology and biotechnology , psychological repression , nitric oxide , lateral root , biology , growth inhibition , chemistry , biochemistry , mutant , cell growth , botany , shoot , gene expression , gene , endocrinology
The root is the first plant organ to get in contact with the toxin cadmium (Cd), which is a widespread soil contaminant. Cd inhibits the growth of the primary root, but the mechanisms underlying this inhibition remain elusive. In this study, we used physiological, pharmacological and genetic approaches to investigate the roles of nitric oxide (NO) and auxin in Cd‐mediated inhibition of Arabidopsis thaliana root meristem growth. Our study demonstrated that in the first 12 h of exposure, Cd inhibits primary root elongation through a decrease in the sizes of both the elongation and meristematic zones. Following Cd exposure, a decrease in auxin levels is associated with reduced PIN1/3/7 protein accumulation, but not with reduced PIN1 / 3 / 7 transcript levels. Additionally, Cd stabilized AXR3/IAA17 protein to repress auxin signalling in this Cd‐mediated process. Furthermore, decreasing Cd‐induced NO accumulation with either NO‐specific scavenger 2‐(4‐carboxyphenyl)‐4,4,5,5‐tetramethylimidazoline‐1‐oxyl‐3‐oxide (cPTIO) or NO synthase inhibitor N ω ‐nitro‐ l ‐Arg‐methylester ( l ‐NAME) compromised the Cd‐mediated inhibition of root meristem development, reduction in auxin and PIN1/3/7 accumulation, as well as stabilization of AXR3/IAA17, indicating that NO participates in Cd‐mediated inhibition of root meristem growth. Taken together, our data suggest that Cd inhibits root meristem growth by NO‐mediated repression of auxin accumulation and signalling in Arabidopsis.

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