Iron and ferritin accumulate in separate cellular locations in Phaseolus seeds
Background: Iron is an important micronutrient for all living organisms. Almost 25% of the world population is affected by iron deficiency, a leading cause of anemia. In plants, iron deficiency leads to chlorosis and reduced yield. Both animals and plants may suffer from iron deficiency when their d...
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| author | Cvitanich, C Przybylowicz, WJ Urbanski, DF Jurkiewicz, AM Mesjasz-Przybylowicz, J Blair, Matthew W. Astudillo, Carolina Jensen, E Stougaard, J |
| author_browse | Astudillo, Carolina Blair, Matthew W. Cvitanich, C Jensen, E Jurkiewicz, AM Mesjasz-Przybylowicz, J Przybylowicz, WJ Stougaard, J Urbanski, DF |
| author_facet | Cvitanich, C Przybylowicz, WJ Urbanski, DF Jurkiewicz, AM Mesjasz-Przybylowicz, J Blair, Matthew W. Astudillo, Carolina Jensen, E Stougaard, J |
| author_sort | Cvitanich, C |
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| description | Background:
Iron is an important micronutrient for all living organisms. Almost 25% of the world population is affected by iron deficiency, a leading cause of anemia. In plants, iron deficiency leads to chlorosis and reduced yield. Both animals and plants may suffer from iron deficiency when their diet or environment lacks bioavailable iron. A sustainable way to reduce iron malnutrition in humans is to develop staple crops with increased content of bioavailable iron. Knowledge of where and how iron accumulates in seeds of crop plants will increase the understanding of plant iron metabolism and will assist in the production of staples with increased bioavailable iron.
Results:
Here we reveal the distribution of iron in seeds of three Phaseolus species including thirteen genotypes of P. vulgaris, P. coccineus, and P. lunatus. We showed that high concentrations of iron accumulate in cells surrounding the provascular tissue of P. vulgaris and P. coccineus seeds. Using the Perls' Prussian blue method, we were able to detect iron in the cytoplasm of epidermal cells, cells near the epidermis, and cells surrounding the provascular tissue. In contrast, the protein ferritin that has been suggested as the major iron storage protein in legumes was only detected in the amyloplasts of the seed embryo. Using the non-destructive micro-PIXE (Particle Induced X-ray Emission) technique we show that the tissue in the proximity of the provascular bundles holds up to 500 ?g g-1 of iron, depending on the genotype. In contrast to P. vulgaris and P. coccineus, we did not observe iron accumulation in the cells surrounding the provascular tissues of P. lunatus cotyledons. A novel iron-rich genotype, NUA35, with a high concentration of iron both in the seed coat and cotyledons was bred from a cross between an Andean and a Mesoamerican genotype.
Conclusions:
The presented results emphasize the importance of complementing research in model organisms with analysis in crop plants and they suggest that iron distribution criteria should be integrated into selection strategies for bean biofortification. |
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| spelling | CGSpace430152024-05-01T08:16:53Z Iron and ferritin accumulate in separate cellular locations in Phaseolus seeds Cvitanich, C Przybylowicz, WJ Urbanski, DF Jurkiewicz, AM Mesjasz-Przybylowicz, J Blair, Matthew W. Astudillo, Carolina Jensen, E Stougaard, J phaseolus vulgaris phaseolus coccineus phaseolus lunatus seed mineral content iron food fortification semillas contenido de minerales hierro fortificación de alimentos Background: Iron is an important micronutrient for all living organisms. Almost 25% of the world population is affected by iron deficiency, a leading cause of anemia. In plants, iron deficiency leads to chlorosis and reduced yield. Both animals and plants may suffer from iron deficiency when their diet or environment lacks bioavailable iron. A sustainable way to reduce iron malnutrition in humans is to develop staple crops with increased content of bioavailable iron. Knowledge of where and how iron accumulates in seeds of crop plants will increase the understanding of plant iron metabolism and will assist in the production of staples with increased bioavailable iron. Results: Here we reveal the distribution of iron in seeds of three Phaseolus species including thirteen genotypes of P. vulgaris, P. coccineus, and P. lunatus. We showed that high concentrations of iron accumulate in cells surrounding the provascular tissue of P. vulgaris and P. coccineus seeds. Using the Perls' Prussian blue method, we were able to detect iron in the cytoplasm of epidermal cells, cells near the epidermis, and cells surrounding the provascular tissue. In contrast, the protein ferritin that has been suggested as the major iron storage protein in legumes was only detected in the amyloplasts of the seed embryo. Using the non-destructive micro-PIXE (Particle Induced X-ray Emission) technique we show that the tissue in the proximity of the provascular bundles holds up to 500 ?g g-1 of iron, depending on the genotype. In contrast to P. vulgaris and P. coccineus, we did not observe iron accumulation in the cells surrounding the provascular tissues of P. lunatus cotyledons. A novel iron-rich genotype, NUA35, with a high concentration of iron both in the seed coat and cotyledons was bred from a cross between an Andean and a Mesoamerican genotype. Conclusions: The presented results emphasize the importance of complementing research in model organisms with analysis in crop plants and they suggest that iron distribution criteria should be integrated into selection strategies for bean biofortification. 2010 2014-09-24T07:58:55Z 2014-09-24T07:58:55Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/43015 en Open Access Springer |
| spellingShingle | phaseolus vulgaris phaseolus coccineus phaseolus lunatus seed mineral content iron food fortification semillas contenido de minerales hierro fortificación de alimentos Cvitanich, C Przybylowicz, WJ Urbanski, DF Jurkiewicz, AM Mesjasz-Przybylowicz, J Blair, Matthew W. Astudillo, Carolina Jensen, E Stougaard, J Iron and ferritin accumulate in separate cellular locations in Phaseolus seeds |
| title | Iron and ferritin accumulate in separate cellular locations in Phaseolus seeds |
| title_full | Iron and ferritin accumulate in separate cellular locations in Phaseolus seeds |
| title_fullStr | Iron and ferritin accumulate in separate cellular locations in Phaseolus seeds |
| title_full_unstemmed | Iron and ferritin accumulate in separate cellular locations in Phaseolus seeds |
| title_short | Iron and ferritin accumulate in separate cellular locations in Phaseolus seeds |
| title_sort | iron and ferritin accumulate in separate cellular locations in phaseolus seeds |
| topic | phaseolus vulgaris phaseolus coccineus phaseolus lunatus seed mineral content iron food fortification semillas contenido de minerales hierro fortificación de alimentos |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/43015 |
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