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Targeted expression of the arsenate reductase HAC1 identifies cell type specificity of arsenic metabolism and transport in plant roots
Fischer, Sina; S�nchez-Bermejo, Eduardo; Xu, Xuejie; Flis, Paulina; Ramakrishna, Priya; Guerinot, Mary Lou; Zhao, Fang Jie; Salt, David E
Authors
Eduardo S�nchez-Bermejo
Xuejie Xu
Paulina Flis
Priya Ramakrishna
Mary Lou Guerinot
Fang Jie Zhao
David E Salt
Abstract
High Arsenic Concentration 1 (HAC1), an Arabidopsis thaliana arsenate reductase, plays a key role in arsenate [As(V)] tolerance. Through conversion of As(V) to arsenite [As(III)], HAC1 enables As(III) export from roots, and restricts translocation of As(V) to shoots. To probe the ability of different root tissues to detoxify As(III) produced by HAC1, we generated A. thaliana lines expressing HAC1 in different cell types. We investigated the As(V) tolerance phenotypes: root growth, As(III) efflux, As translocation, and As chemical speciation. We showed that HAC1 can function in the outer tissues of the root (epidermis, cortex, and endodermis) to confer As(V) tolerance, As(III) efflux, and limit As accumulation in shoots. HAC1 is less effective in the stele at conferring As(V) tolerance phenotypes. The exception is HAC1 activity in the protoxylem, which we found to be sufficient to restrict As translocation, but not to confer As(V) tolerance. In conclusion, we describe cell type-specific functions of HAC1 that spatially separate the control of As(V) tolerance and As translocation. Further, we identify a key function of protoxylem cells in As(V) translocation, consistent with the model where endodermal passage cells, above protoxylem pericycle cells, form a 'funnel' loading nutrients and potentially toxic elements into the vasculature.
Citation
Fischer, S., Sánchez-Bermejo, E., Xu, X., Flis, P., Ramakrishna, P., Guerinot, M. L., Zhao, F. J., & Salt, D. E. (2021). Targeted expression of the arsenate reductase HAC1 identifies cell type specificity of arsenic metabolism and transport in plant roots. Journal of Experimental Botany, 72(2), 415-425. https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/eraa465
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Oct 5, 2020 |
Online Publication Date | Oct 10, 2020 |
Publication Date | Feb 2, 2021 |
Deposit Date | Jan 14, 2021 |
Publicly Available Date | Jan 15, 2021 |
Journal | Journal of Experimental Botany |
Print ISSN | 0022-0957 |
Electronic ISSN | 1460-2431 |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 72 |
Issue | 2 |
Pages | 415-425 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/eraa465 |
Keywords | Plant Science; Physiology |
Public URL | https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/4974126 |
Publisher URL | https://academic.oup.com/jxb/article/72/2/415/5920669 |
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