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Published on: February 10, 2023
Tackling Plant Phosphate Starvation by the Roots
Hanne Crombez1, Hans Motte1, Tom Beeckman1
1Department of Plant Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Ghent University, Technologiepark 71, Ghent 9052, Belgium; VIB Center for Plant Systems Biology, Technologiepark 71, Ghent 9052, Belgium.
Abstract:
Plant responses to phosphate deprivation encompass a wide range of strategies, varying from altering root system architecture, entering symbiotic interactions to excreting root exudates for phosphorous release, and recycling of internal phosphate. These processes are tightly controlled by a complex network of proteins that are specifically upregulated upon phosphate starvation. Although the different effects of phosphate starvation have been intensely studied, the full extent of its contribution to altered root system architecture remains unclear. In this review, we focus on the effect of phosphate starvation on the developmental processes that shape the plant root system and their underlying molecular pathways.
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