Project description:In this study we explain the physiological, biochemical and gene expression mechanisms adopted by ammonium nitrate-fed Arabidopsis thaliana plants growing under elevated [CO2], highlighting the importance of root-to-shoot interactions in these responses A transcriptomic analysis enabled the identification of photoassimilate allocation and remobilization as fundamental process used by the plants to maintain the outstanding photosynthetic performance. Moreover, based on the relationship between plant carbon status and hormone functioning, the transcriptomic analyses provided an explanation of why phenology accelerates in elevated [CO2] conditions.
Project description:In this study we explain the physiological, biochemical and gene expression mechanisms adopted by ammonium nitrate-fed Arabidopsis thaliana plants growing under elevated [CO2], highlighting the importance of root-to-shoot interactions in these responses A transcriptomic analysis enabled the identification of photoassimilate allocation and remobilization as fundamental process used by the plants to maintain the outstanding photosynthetic performance. Moreover, based on the relationship between plant carbon status and hormone functioning, the transcriptomic analyses provided an explanation of why phenology accelerates in elevated [CO2] conditions.
Project description:To investigate whether the transcriptional response to carbon (C) depletion and sucrose re-addition depend on the duration of C-depletion, Arabidopsis thaliana seedlings growing in liquid culture in weak continuous light were harvested 3, 6, 12, 24, 48 and 72 h after removing sucrose from the medium, and 30 min after resupplying sucrose at each of these times. After removing sucrose, soluble sugars fell strongly within 3 h, and starch was gradually depleted over 24 h, and hexose phosphates and ATP declined gradually over 72 h. Expression profiling using ATH arrays pointed to Overall the transcriptional response pointed to early transcriptional remodelling of metabolism to conserve C, followed by induction of photosynthesis and pathways that recycle C, and repression of growth-related processes. The time-dependent transcriptional response to C-depletion differed from that during a light/dark cycle and an extended night. Re-supplying sucrose for 30 min led to near-complete recovery of seedling sucrose levels, partial recovery of reducing sugars and phosphorylated intermediates, but no immediate change of starch or ATP. The rapid transcriptional response to sucrose readdition was conserved across the entire C-depletion time course, became larger with time. , and was highly enriched for regulatory genes. Whilst there was a rapid decrease of many C-depletion-induced transcripts, fewer transcripts increased. The majority of the transcripts that responded rapidly after resupplying sucrose also decreased after treating C-depleted seedlings with the transcriptional inhibitor cordycepin A, pointing to an important role for transcript turnover in the rapid response to sucrose.
Project description:In this study we explain the physiological, biochemical and gene expression mechanisms adopted by nitrate-fed Arabidopsis thaliana plants growing under elevated [CO2], highlighting the importance of root-to-shoot interactions in these responses The transcriptomic approach (conducted at the root and shoot level) revealed that exposure to 800 ppm [CO2] conditioned the expression of genes involved in the transport of nitrate and mineral elements.
