文献类型：期刊文献

英文题名：Physiological characteristics and miRNA sequencing of two root zones with contrasting ammonium assimilation patterns in Populus

作者：Zhou, Jing[1] Wu, Jiang Ting[1]

第一作者：周婧

通信作者：Zhou, J[1]

机构：[1]Chinese Acad Forestry, Res Inst Forestry, State Key Lab Tree Genet & Breeding, Key Lab Silviculture,Natl Forestry & Grassland Ad, Beijing 100091, Peoples R China

年份：2022

卷号：44

期号：1

起止页码：39-51

外文期刊名：GENES & GENOMICS

收录：;WOS:【SCI-EXPANDED(收录号:WOS:000690833400001)】；

基金：This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant no. 31500507) and the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Non-profit Research Institution of CAF (Grant no. CAFYBB2016QB005).

语种：英文

外文关键词：Net NH4+ fluxes; MicroRNAs; Poplar; Root zones; Ammonium

摘要：Background The net ammonium fluxes differ among the different root zones of Populus, but the physiological and microRNA regulatory mechanisms are unclear. Objective To elucidate the physiological and miRNA regulatory mechanisms, we investigated the two root zones displaying significant differences in net NH4+ effluxes of P. x canescens. Methods Populus plantlets were cultivated with 500 mu M NH4Cl for 10 days. Six plants were randomly selected to determine the net NH4+ fluxes using a noninvasive microtest technique. High-throughput sequencing were used to determine the dynamic expression profile of miRNA among the different root zones of Populus. Results Net NH4+ efflux in zone I (from 0 to 40 mm from the root apex) was - 19.64 pmol cm(-2) s(-1) and in zone II (from 40 to 80 mm) it was - 43.96 pmol cm(-2) s(-1). The expression of eleven miRNAs was significantly upregulated, whereas fifteen miRNAs were downregulated. Moreover, eighty-eight target genes of the significantly differentially expressed miRNAs were identified in root zone II compared with zone I. Particularly, ptc-miR171a/b/e and their target, SCL6, were found to be important for the difference in net NH4+ effluxes in the two root zones. Moreover, the expression of the target of ptc-miR169d, NFYA3 was upregulated in root zone II compared with root zone I, contributing to increased NH4+ efflux and decreased NH4+ assimilation in root zone II. Conclusion These results indicate that miRNAs regulate the expression levels of their target genes and thus play key roles in net NH4+ fluxes and NH4+ assimilation in different poplar root zones.