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Combined de novo transcriptomic and physiological analyses reveal RyALS3-mediated aluminum tolerance in Rhododendron yunnanense Franch
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Frontiers in plant science, 2022-08, Vol.13, p.951003-951003
Ort / Verlag
Frontiers Media S.A
Erscheinungsjahr
2022
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EZB Electronic Journals Library
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Rhododendron
(Ericaceae) not only has ornamental value, but also has great medicinal and edible values. Many
Rhododendron
species are native to acid soils where aluminum (Al) toxicity limits plant productivity and species distribution. However, it remains unknown how
Rhododendron
adapts to acid soils. Here, we investigated the physiological and molecular mechanisms of Al tolerance in
Rhododendron yunnanense
Franch. We found that the shoots of
R. yunnanense
Franch did not accumulate Al after exposure of seedlings to 50 μM Al for 7 days but predominantly accumulated in roots, suggesting that root Al immobilization contributes to its high Al tolerance. Whole-genome
de novo
transcriptome analysis was carried out for
R. yunnanense
Franch root apex in response to 6 h of 50 μM Al stress. A total of 443,639 unigenes were identified, among which 1,354 and 3,413 were up- and down-regulated, respectively, by 6 h of 50 μM Al treatment. Both Gene Ontology (GO) enrichment and the Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) pathway enrichment analyses revealed that genes involved in “ribosome” and “cytoskeleton” are overrepresented. Additionally, we identified Al-tolerance homologous genes including a tonoplast-localized ABC transporter RyALS3; 1. Overexpression of RyALS3; 1 in tobacco plants confers transgenic plants higher Al tolerance. However, root Al content was not different between wild-type plants and transgenic plants, suggesting that RyALS3; 1 is responsible for Al compartmentalization within vacuoles. Taken together, integrative transcriptome, physiological, and molecular analyses revealed that high Al tolerance in
R. yunnanense
Franch is associated with ALS3; 1-mediated Al immobilization in roots.