In:
New Phytologist, Wiley, Vol. 204, No. 3 ( 2014-11), p. 638-649
Abstract:
Arbuscular mycorrhizal ( AM ) fungi accumulate a massive amount of phosphate as polyphosphate to deliver to the host, but the underlying physiological and molecular mechanisms have yet to be elucidated. In the present study, the dynamics of cationic components during polyphosphate accumulation were investigated in conjunction with transcriptome analysis. R hizophagus sp. HR 1 was grown with L otus japonicus under phosphorus‐deficient conditions, and extraradical mycelia were harvested after phosphate application at prescribed intervals. Levels of polyphosphate, inorganic cations and amino acids were measured, and RNA ‐Seq was performed on the Illumina platform. Phosphate application triggered not only polyphosphate accumulation but also near‐synchronous and near‐equivalent uptake of N a + , K + , C a 2+ and M g 2+ , whereas no distinct changes in the levels of amino acids were observed. During polyphosphate accumulation, the genes responsible for mineral uptake, phosphate and nitrogen metabolism and the maintenance of cellular homeostasis were up‐regulated. The results suggest that inorganic cations play a major role in neutralizing the negative charge of polyphosphate, and these processes are achieved by the orchestrated regulation of gene expression. Our findings provide, for the first time, a global picture of the cellular response to increased phosphate availability, which is the initial process of nutrient delivery in the associations.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0028-646X
,
1469-8137
DOI:
10.1111/nph.2014.204.issue-3
Language:
English
Publisher:
Wiley
Publication Date:
2014
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208885-X
detail.hit.zdb_id:
1472194-6
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