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Title: Cross species multi‐omics reveals cell wall sequestration and elevated global transcript abundance as mechanisms of boron tolerance in plants

Journal Article · · New Phytologist
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/nph.17295 · OSTI ID:1787150

Summary Boron toxicity is a world‐wide problem for crops, yet we have a limited understanding of the genetic responses and adaptive mechanisms to this stress in plants. We employed a cross‐species comparison between boron stress‐sensitive Arabidopsis thaliana and its boron stress‐tolerant extremophyte relative Schrenkiella parvula , and a multi‐omics approach integrating genomics, transcriptomics, metabolomics and ionomics to assess plant responses and adaptations to boron stress. Schrenkiella parvula maintains lower concentrations of total boron and free boric acid than Arabidopsis when grown with excess boron. Schrenkiella parvula excludes excess boron more efficiently than Arabidopsis, which we propose is partly driven by SpBOR5, a boron transporter that we functionally characterize in this study. Both species use cell walls as a partial sink for excess boron. When accumulated in the cytoplasm, excess boron appears to interrupt RNA metabolism. The extremophyte S. parvula facilitates critical cellular processes while maintaining the pool of ribose‐containing compounds that can bind with boric acid. The S. parvula transcriptome is pre‐adapted to boron toxicity. It exhibits substantial overlaps with the Arabidopsis boron‐stress responsive transcriptome. Cell wall sequestration and increases in global transcript levels under excess boron conditions emerge as key mechanisms for sustaining plant growth under boron toxicity.

Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
OSTI ID:
1787150
Journal Information:
New Phytologist, Journal Name: New Phytologist Vol. 230 Journal Issue: 5; ISSN 0028-646X
Publisher:
Wiley-BlackwellCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United Kingdom
Language:
English

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