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Brassinosteroid transcription factor BES1 modulates nitrate deficiency by promoting NRT2.1 and NRT2.2 transcription
Tian Wang1, Mengjiao Li2, Jize Yang3
1State Key Laboratory of Crop Stress Biology for Arid Areas, College of Natural Resources and Environment, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, Shaanxi, 712100, China.
Abstract:
Nitrogen (N) is one of the most essential mineral elements for plants. Brassinosteroids (BRs) play key roles in plant growth and development. Emerging evidence indicates that BRs participate in the responses to nitrate deficiency. However, the precise molecular mechanism underlying the BR signaling pathway in regulating nitrate deficiency remains largely unknown. The transcription factor BES1 regulates the expression of many genes in response to BRs. Root length, nitrate uptake and N concentration of bes1-D mutants were higher than those of wild-type under nitrate deficiency. BES1 levels strongly increased under low nitrate conditions, especially in the non-phosphorylated (active) form. Furthermore, BES1 directly bound to the promoters of NRT2.1 and NRT2.2 to promote their expression under nitrate deficiency. Taken together, BES1 is a key mediator that links BR signaling under nitrate deficiency by modulating high affinity nitrate transporters in plants.
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