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Iron (Fe) is an essential plant micronutrient, being a major limiting growth factor in calcareous soils. To increase Fe uptake, plants induce lateral roots growth, the expression of a Fe(III)-chelate reductase (FCR), a Fe(II)-transporter and a H+-ATPase and the secretion of flavins. Furthermore, auxin hormone family is involved in the Fe-deficiency responses but the action mechanism remains elusive. In this work, we evaluated the effect of the auxin-precursor indole-3-acetaldoxime (IAOx) on hydroponically grown Medicago truncatula plants under different Fe conditions. Upon 4-days of Fe starvation, the pH of the nutrient solution decreased, while both the FCR activity and the presence of flavins increased. Exogenous IAOx increased lateral roots growth contributing to superroot phenotype, decreased chlorosis, and delayed up to 3-days the pH-decrease, the FCR-activity increase, and the presence of flavins, compared to Fe-deficient plants. Gene expression levels were in concordance with the physiological responses. RESULTS: showed that IAOx was immediately transformed to IAN in roots and shoots to maintain auxin homeostasis. IAOx plays an active role in iron homeostasis delaying symptoms and responses in Fe-deficient plants. We may speculate that IAOx or its derivatives remobilize Fe from root cells to alleviate Fe-deficiency. Overall, these results point out that the IAOx-derived phenotype may have advantages to overcome nutritional stresses.
Reductase, Indoles, Indoleacetic Acids, Iron, Ferric-Chelate Reductase, Superroot, Iron Deficiencies, Ferric Compounds, Plant Roots, pH-decrease, Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss, Gene Expression Regulation, Plant, IAOx-pathway, Flavins, Medicago truncatula, Oximes, http://metadata.un.org/sdg/15, Homeostasis, Ferric-Chelate, Max 6: Iron chlorosis
Reductase, Indoles, Indoleacetic Acids, Iron, Ferric-Chelate Reductase, Superroot, Iron Deficiencies, Ferric Compounds, Plant Roots, pH-decrease, Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and reverse land degradation and halt biodiversity loss, Gene Expression Regulation, Plant, IAOx-pathway, Flavins, Medicago truncatula, Oximes, http://metadata.un.org/sdg/15, Homeostasis, Ferric-Chelate, Max 6: Iron chlorosis
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