Journal article

TAANR1-TABG1 and TawAbi5-TANRT2S/NARS link ABA metabolism and nitrate acquisition in wheat roots

M Wang, P Zhang, Q Liu, G Li, D Di, G Xia, HJ Kronzucker, S Fang, J Chu, W Shi

Plant Physiology | OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC | Published : 2020

Abstract

Nitrate is the preferred form of nitrogen for most plants, acting both as a nutrient and a signaling molecule. However, the components and regulatory factors governing nitrate uptake in bread wheat (Triticum aestivum), one of the world’s most important crop species, have remained unclear, largely due to the complexity of its hexaploid genome. Here, based on recently released whole-genome information for bread wheat, the high-affinity nitrate transporter2 (NRT2) and the nitrate-assimilation-related (NAR) gene family are characterized. We show that abscisic acid (ABA)- Glc ester deconjugation is stimulated in bread wheat roots by nitrate resupply following nitrate withdrawal, leading to enhanc..

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Funding Acknowledgements

This work was supported by the Natural Science Fund of Jiangsu Province, China (no. BK20161092), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (nos. 31601306 and U1906202), the Innovation Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (no. ISSASIP1602), and the University of Melbourne. M.W. was also supported by Young Elite Scientists Sponsorship Program of the Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology (no. 2017QNRC001).