A balancing act: how plants integrate nitrogen and water signals
Nitrogen (N) and water (W) are crucial inputs for plant survival as well as costly resources for agriculture. Given their importance, the molecular mechanisms that plants rely on to signal changes in either N or W status have been under intense scrutiny. However, how plants sense and respond to the...
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Oxford University Press
2020
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| author | Araus, Viviana Swift, Joseph Alvarez, Jose M. Henry, Amelia Coruzzi, Gloria M. |
| author_browse | Alvarez, Jose M. Araus, Viviana Coruzzi, Gloria M. Henry, Amelia Swift, Joseph |
| author_facet | Araus, Viviana Swift, Joseph Alvarez, Jose M. Henry, Amelia Coruzzi, Gloria M. |
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| description | Nitrogen (N) and water (W) are crucial inputs for plant survival as well as costly resources for agriculture. Given their importance, the molecular mechanisms that plants rely on to signal changes in either N or W status have been under intense scrutiny. However, how plants sense and respond to the combination of N and W signals at the molecular level has received scant attention. The purpose of this review is to shed light on what is currently known about how plant responses to N are impacted by W status. We review classic studies which detail how N and W combinations have both synergistic and antagonistic effects on key plant traits, such as root architecture and stomatal aperture. Recent molecular studies of N and W interactions show that mutations in genes involved in N metabolism affect drought responses, and vice versa. Specifically, perturbing key N signaling genes may lead to changes in drought-responsive gene expression programs, which is supported by a meta-analysis we conduct on available transcriptomic data. Additionally, we cite studies that show how combinatorial transcriptional responses to N and W status might drive crop phenotypes. Through these insights, we suggest research strategies that could help to develop crops adapted to marginal soils depleted in both N and W, an important task in the face of climate change. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1645582025-05-14T10:24:10Z A balancing act: how plants integrate nitrogen and water signals Araus, Viviana Swift, Joseph Alvarez, Jose M. Henry, Amelia Coruzzi, Gloria M. Nitrogen (N) and water (W) are crucial inputs for plant survival as well as costly resources for agriculture. Given their importance, the molecular mechanisms that plants rely on to signal changes in either N or W status have been under intense scrutiny. However, how plants sense and respond to the combination of N and W signals at the molecular level has received scant attention. The purpose of this review is to shed light on what is currently known about how plant responses to N are impacted by W status. We review classic studies which detail how N and W combinations have both synergistic and antagonistic effects on key plant traits, such as root architecture and stomatal aperture. Recent molecular studies of N and W interactions show that mutations in genes involved in N metabolism affect drought responses, and vice versa. Specifically, perturbing key N signaling genes may lead to changes in drought-responsive gene expression programs, which is supported by a meta-analysis we conduct on available transcriptomic data. Additionally, we cite studies that show how combinatorial transcriptional responses to N and W status might drive crop phenotypes. Through these insights, we suggest research strategies that could help to develop crops adapted to marginal soils depleted in both N and W, an important task in the face of climate change. 2020-07-25 2024-12-19T12:54:01Z 2024-12-19T12:54:01Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/164558 en Open Access Oxford University Press Araus, Viviana; Swift, Joseph; Alvarez, Jose M; Henry, Amelia and Coruzzi, Gloria M. 2020. A balancing act: how plants integrate nitrogen and water signals. Journal of Experimental Botany, (e-first copy); 10 pages |
| spellingShingle | Araus, Viviana Swift, Joseph Alvarez, Jose M. Henry, Amelia Coruzzi, Gloria M. A balancing act: how plants integrate nitrogen and water signals |
| title | A balancing act: how plants integrate nitrogen and water signals |
| title_full | A balancing act: how plants integrate nitrogen and water signals |
| title_fullStr | A balancing act: how plants integrate nitrogen and water signals |
| title_full_unstemmed | A balancing act: how plants integrate nitrogen and water signals |
| title_short | A balancing act: how plants integrate nitrogen and water signals |
| title_sort | balancing act how plants integrate nitrogen and water signals |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/164558 |
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