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Overexpression of BdMATE Gene Improves Aluminum Tolerance in Setaria viridis

2017; Frontiers Media; Volume: 8; Linguagem: Inglês

10.3389/fpls.2017.00865

1664-462X

Ana Paula Ribeiro, Wagner Rodrigo de Souza, Polyana Kelly Martins, Felipe Vinecky, Karoline Estefani Duarte, Marcos Fernando Basso, Bárbara Andrade Dias Brito da Cunha, Raquel Bombarda Campanha, Patrícia Abrão de Oliveira, Danilo C. Centeno, Geraldo Magela de Almeida Cançado, J. V. de Magalhães, Carlos Antônio Ferreira de Sousa, Alan Carvalho Andrade, Adilson Kenji Kobayashi, H. B. C. Molinari,

Plant Micronutrient Interactions and Effects

Acidic soils are distributed worldwide, predominantly in tropical and subtropical areas, reaching around 50% of the arable soil. This type of soil strongly reduces crop production, mainly because of the presence of aluminum, which has its solubility increased at low pH levels. A well-known physiological mechanism used by plants to cope with Al stress involves activation of membrane transporters responsible for organic acid anions secretion from the root apex to the rhizosphere, which chelate Al, preventing its absorption by roots. In sorghum, a membrane transporter gene belonging to multidrug and toxic compound extrusion (MATE) family was identified and characterized as an aluminum-activated citrate transporter gene responsible for Al tolerance in this crop.