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Detecting iodine deficiency risks from dietary transitions using shopping data (2024)
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Mansilla, R., Long, G., Welham, S., Harvey, J., Lukinova, E., Nica-Avram, G., …Goulding, J. (2024). Detecting iodine deficiency risks from dietary transitions using shopping data. Scientific Reports, 14(1), Article 1017. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-50180-7

Plant-based product replacements are gaining popularity. However, the long-term health implications remain poorly understood, and available methods, though accurate, are expensive and burdensome, impeding the study of sufficiently large cohorts. To i... Read More about Detecting iodine deficiency risks from dietary transitions using shopping data.

Combined genomics to discover genes associated with tolerance to soil carbonate (2023)
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Busoms, S., Pérez‐Martín, L., Terés, J., Huang, X., Yant, L., Tolrà, R., …Poschenrieder, C. (2023). Combined genomics to discover genes associated with tolerance to soil carbonate. Plant, Cell and Environment, 46(12), 3986-3998. https://doi.org/10.1111/pce.14691

Carbonate‐rich soils limit plant performance and crop production. Previously, local adaptation to carbonated soils was detected in wild Arabidopsis thaliana accessions, allowing the selection of two demes with contrasting phenotypes: A1 (carbonate to... Read More about Combined genomics to discover genes associated with tolerance to soil carbonate.

Transcriptional networks underpinning ploidy related increased leaf potassium in neo-tetraploids (2022)
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Fischer, S., Flis, P., Zhao, F., & Salt, D. E. (in press). Transcriptional networks underpinning ploidy related increased leaf potassium in neo-tetraploids. Plant Physiology, 190(3), 1715-1730. https://doi.org/10.1093/plphys/kiac360

Whole-genome duplication generates a tetraploid from a diploid. Newly created tetraploids (neo-tetraploids) of Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) have elevated leaf potassium (K), compared to their diploid progenitor. Micro-grafting has previously es... Read More about Transcriptional networks underpinning ploidy related increased leaf potassium in neo-tetraploids.

A two-step adaptive walk rewires nutrient transport in a challenging edaphic environment (2022)
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Tergemina, E., Elfarargi, A. F., Flis, P., Fulgione, A., Göktay, M., Neto, C., …Hancock, A. M. (2022). A two-step adaptive walk rewires nutrient transport in a challenging edaphic environment. Science Advances, 8(20), Article eabm9385. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.abm9385

Most well-characterized cases of adaptation involve single genetic loci. Theory suggests that multilocus adaptive walks should be common, but these are challenging to identify in natural populations. Here, we combine trait mapping with population gen... Read More about A two-step adaptive walk rewires nutrient transport in a challenging edaphic environment.

More sustainable vegetable oil: Balancing productivity with carbon storage opportunities (2022)
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Alcock, T. D., Salt, D. E., Wilson, P., & Ramsden, S. J. (2022). More sustainable vegetable oil: Balancing productivity with carbon storage opportunities. Science of the Total Environment, 829, Article 154539. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.154539

Intensive cultivation and post-harvest vegetable oil production stages are major sources of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Variation between production systems and reporting disparity have resulted in discordance in previous emissions estimates. The... Read More about More sustainable vegetable oil: Balancing productivity with carbon storage opportunities.

Phosphorylated B6 vitamer deficiency in SALT OVERLY SENSITIVE 4 mutants compromises shoot and root development (2021)
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Gorelova, V., Colinas, M., Dell’Aglio, E., Flis, P., Salt, D. E., & Fitzpatrick, T. B. (2022). Phosphorylated B6 vitamer deficiency in SALT OVERLY SENSITIVE 4 mutants compromises shoot and root development. Plant Physiology, 188(1), 220-240. https://doi.org/10.1093/plphys/kiab475

Stunted growth in saline conditions is a signature phenotype of the Arabidopsis SALT OVERLY SENSITIVE mutants (sos1-5) affected in pathways regulating the salt stress response. One of the mutants isolated, sos4, encodes a kinase that phosphorylates p... Read More about Phosphorylated B6 vitamer deficiency in SALT OVERLY SENSITIVE 4 mutants compromises shoot and root development.

Parallel adaptation in autopolyploid Arabidopsis arenosa is dominated by repeated recruitment of shared alleles (2021)
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Konečná, V., Bray, S., Vlček, J., Bohutínská, M., Požárová, D., Choudhury, R. R., …Kolář, F. (2021). Parallel adaptation in autopolyploid Arabidopsis arenosa is dominated by repeated recruitment of shared alleles. Nature Communications, 12(1), Article 4979. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-25256-5

Relative contributions of pre-existing vs de novo genomic variation to adaptation are poorly understood, especially in polyploid organisms. We assess this in high resolution using autotetraploid Arabidopsis arenosa, which repeatedly adapted to toxic... Read More about Parallel adaptation in autopolyploid Arabidopsis arenosa is dominated by repeated recruitment of shared alleles.

Non-invasive hydrodynamic imaging in plant roots at cellular resolution (2021)
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Pascut, F. C., Couvreur, V., Dietrich, D., Leftley, N., Reyt, G., Boursiac, Y., …Webb, K. F. (2021). Non-invasive hydrodynamic imaging in plant roots at cellular resolution. Nature Communications, 12(1), 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-24913-z

A key impediment to studying water-related mechanisms in plants is the inability to non-invasively image water fluxes in cells at high temporal and spatial resolution. Here, we report that Raman microspectroscopy, complemented by hydrodynamic modelli... Read More about Non-invasive hydrodynamic imaging in plant roots at cellular resolution.

Two chemically distinct root lignin barriers control solute and water balance (2021)
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Reyt, G., Ramakrishna, P., Salas-González, I., Fujita, S., Love, A., Tiemessen, D., …Salt, D. E. (2021). Two chemically distinct root lignin barriers control solute and water balance. Nature Communications, 12(1), Article 2320. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-22550-0

Lignin is a complex polymer deposited in the cell wall of specialised plant cells, where it provides essential cellular functions. Plants coordinate timing, location, abundance and composition of lignin deposition in response to endogenous and exogen... Read More about Two chemically distinct root lignin barriers control solute and water balance.

Magnesium and calcium overaccumulate in the leaves of a schengen3 mutant of Brassica rapa (2021)
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Alcock, T. D., Thomas, C. L., Ó Lochlainn, S., Pongrac, P., Wilson, M., Moore, C., …Broadley, M. R. (2021). Magnesium and calcium overaccumulate in the leaves of a schengen3 mutant of Brassica rapa. Plant Physiology, 186(3), 1616-1631. https://doi.org/10.1093/PLPHYS/KIAB150

Magnesium (Mg) and calcium (Ca) are essential mineral nutrients poorly supplied in many human food systems. In grazing livestock, Mg and Ca deficiencies are costly welfare issues. Here, we report a Brassica rapa loss-of-function schengen3 (sgn3) muta... Read More about Magnesium and calcium overaccumulate in the leaves of a schengen3 mutant of Brassica rapa.

Arabidopsis thaliana zinc accumulation in leaf trichomes is correlated with zinc concentration in leaves (2021)
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Ricachenevsky, F. K., Punshon, T., Salt, D. E., Fett, J. P., & Guerinot, M. L. (in press). Arabidopsis thaliana zinc accumulation in leaf trichomes is correlated with zinc concentration in leaves. Scientific Reports, 11, Article 5278. https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.09.10.291880

Zinc (Zn) is a key micronutrient for plants and animals, and understanding Zn homeostasis in plants can improve both agriculture and human health. While root Zn transporters in plant model species have been characterized in detail, comparatively litt... Read More about Arabidopsis thaliana zinc accumulation in leaf trichomes is correlated with zinc concentration in leaves.

1,135 ionomes reveals the global pattern of leaf and seed mineral nutrient and trace element diversity in Arabidopsis thaliana (2021)
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Campos, A. C. A. L., Dijk, W. F., Ramakrishna, P., Giles, T., Korte, P., Douglas, A., …Salt, D. E. (2021). 1,135 ionomes reveals the global pattern of leaf and seed mineral nutrient and trace element diversity in Arabidopsis thaliana. Plant Journal, 106(2), 536-554. https://doi.org/10.1111/tpj.15177

Soil is a heterogenous reservoir of essential elements needed for plant growth and development. Plants have evolved mechanisms to balance their nutritional needs based on availability of nutrients. This has led to genetically‐based variation in the e... Read More about 1,135 ionomes reveals the global pattern of leaf and seed mineral nutrient and trace element diversity in Arabidopsis thaliana.

A Novel Signaling Pathway Required for Arabidopsis Endodermal Root Organization Shapes the Rhizosphere Microbiome (2021)
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Durr, J., Reyt, G., Spaepen, S., Hilton, S., Meehan, C., Qi, W., …Gutierrez-Marcos, J. (2021). A Novel Signaling Pathway Required for Arabidopsis Endodermal Root Organization Shapes the Rhizosphere Microbiome. Plant and Cell Physiology, 62(2), 248-261. https://doi.org/10.1093/pcp/pcaa170

Genome-wide association mapping for grain manganese in rice (Oryza sativa L.) using a multi-experiment approach (2020)
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Ruang-areerate, P., Travis, A. J., Pinson, S. R. M., Tarpley, L., Eizenga, G. C., Guerinot, M. L., …Norton, G. J. (2021). Genome-wide association mapping for grain manganese in rice (Oryza sativa L.) using a multi-experiment approach. Heredity, 126(3), 505-520. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41437-020-00390-w

Manganese (Mn) is an essential trace element for plants and commonly contributes to human health; however, the understanding of the genes controlling natural variation in Mn in crop plants is limited. Here, the integration of two of genome-wide assoc... Read More about Genome-wide association mapping for grain manganese in rice (Oryza sativa L.) using a multi-experiment approach.

Coordination between microbiota and root endodermis supports plant mineral nutrient homeostasis (2020)
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Salas-González, I., Reyt, G., Flis, P., Custódio, V., Gopaulchan, D., Bakhoum, N., …Castrillo, G. (2021). Coordination between microbiota and root endodermis supports plant mineral nutrient homeostasis. Science, 371(6525), Article eabd0695. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.abd0695

Copyright © 2021, American Association for the Advancement of Science. Plant roots and animal guts have evolved specialized cell layers to control mineral nutrient homeostasis. These layers must tolerate the resident microbiota while keeping homeosta... Read More about Coordination between microbiota and root endodermis supports plant mineral nutrient homeostasis.

Targeted expression of the arsenate reductase HAC1 identifies cell type specificity of arsenic metabolism and transport in plant roots (2020)
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Fischer, S., Sánchez-Bermejo, E., Xu, X., Flis, P., Ramakrishna, P., Guerinot, M. L., …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

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... Read More about Targeted expression of the arsenate reductase HAC1 identifies cell type specificity of arsenic metabolism and transport in plant roots.

Uclacyanin Proteins Are Required for Lignified Nanodomain Formation within Casparian Strips (2020)
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Reyt, G., Chao, Z., Flis, P., Salas-González, I., Castrillo, G., Chao, D. Y., & Salt, D. E. (2020). Uclacyanin Proteins Are Required for Lignified Nanodomain Formation within Casparian Strips. Current Biology, 30(20), 4103-4111.e6. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2020.07.095

© 2020 The Author(s) Casparian strips (CSs) are cell wall modifications of vascular plants restricting extracellular free diffusion into and out of the vascular system [1]. This barrier plays a critical role in controlling the acquisition of nutrient... Read More about Uclacyanin Proteins Are Required for Lignified Nanodomain Formation within Casparian Strips.

Barley sodium content is regulated by natural variants of the Na+ transporter HvHKT1;5 (2020)
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Houston, K., Qiu, J., Wege, S., Hrmova, M., Oakey, H., Qu, Y., …Waugh, R. (2020). Barley sodium content is regulated by natural variants of the Na+ transporter HvHKT1;5. Communications Biology, 3, Article 258. https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-020-0990-5

During plant growth, sodium (Na+) in the soil is transported via the xylem from the root to the shoot. While excess Na+ is toxic to most plants, non-toxic concentrations have been shown to improve crop yields under certain conditions, such as when so... Read More about Barley sodium content is regulated by natural variants of the Na+ transporter HvHKT1;5.

Mutation in OsCADT1 enhances cadmium tolerance and enriches selenium in rice grain (2019)
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Chen, J., Huang, X., Salt, D. E., & Zhao, F. (2020). Mutation in OsCADT1 enhances cadmium tolerance and enriches selenium in rice grain. New Phytologist, 226(3), 838-850. https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.16404

•How cadmium (Cd) tolerance in rice is regulated remains poorly understood. We used a forward genetic approach to investigate Cd tolerance in rice. •Using root elongation assay, we isolated a rice mutant with enhanced Cd tolerance, cadt1, from an EMS... Read More about Mutation in OsCADT1 enhances cadmium tolerance and enriches selenium in rice grain.

Transcriptional plasticity buffers genetic variation in zinc homeostasis (2019)
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Pita-Barbosa, A., Ricachenevsky, F. K., Wilson, M., Dottorini, T., & Salt, D. E. (2019). Transcriptional plasticity buffers genetic variation in zinc homeostasis. Scientific Reports, 9, Article 19482. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-55736-0

In roots of Arabidopsis thaliana, Zn can be either loaded into the xylem for translocation to the shoot or stored in vacuoles. Vacuolar storage is achieved through the action of the Zn/Cd transporter HMA3 (Heavy Metal Atpase 3). The Col-0 accession h... Read More about Transcriptional plasticity buffers genetic variation in zinc homeostasis.