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Yuan Lu1, Ting Li1, Ruijuan Li1
1Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Research and Utilization of Resource Plants on the Loess Plateau, College of Life Sciences, Yan'an University, Yan'an, Shaanxi 716000, China.
Abstract:
Phytoremediation of cadmium (Cd)-polluted soil by using sweet sorghum displays a tremendous potential as it is a fast-growing, high biomass and Cd tolerant energy plant. Previous study has demonstrated SbNRT1.1B expression change is in accordance with enhanced Cd accumulation by external nitrate supply in sweet sorghum. Nevertheless, underlying mechanism of SbNRT1.1B response to Cd stress is still elusive. SbNRT1.1B exhibited a positive response to Cd stress in sweet sorghum. Overexpressing SbNRT1.1B increased primary root length, shoot fresh weight, nitrate and chlorophyll concentrations compared with Col-0 under Cd stress, while complementary SbNRT1.1B rescued these decreased values in mutant chl1-5. Cd concentrations in overexpressing SbNRT1.1B, complementary SbNRT1.1B and Col-0 lines were 3.2-4.1, 2.5-3.1 and 1.2-2.1 folds of that in chl1-5. Consistent with Cd concentrations, non-protein thiol (NPT), reduced glutathione (GSH) and phytochelatins (PCs) concentrations as well as the related genes expression levels showed the same trends under Cd stress. GSH biosynthesis inhibitor failed to reverse the patterns of GSH-dependent PCs concentrations changes in different lines, suggesting that SbNRT1.1B plays an upstream role in GSH-dependent PCs biosynthesis under Cd treatment. Altogether, SbNRT1.1B enhances nitrate concentrations contributing to increased chlorophyll concentrations and GSH-dependent PCs metabolites biosynthesis, thereby improving growth and Cd concentrations in plants.
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