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- Title
Increased nitrogen-use efficiency in transgenic rice plants over-expressing a nitrogen-responsive early nodulin gene identified from rice expression profiling.
- Authors
YONG-MEI BI; KANT, SURYA; CLARK, JOSEPH; GIDDA, SATINDER; FENG MING; JIANYAO XU; ROCHON, AMANDA; SHELP, BARRY J.; LIXIN HAO; RONG ZHAO; MULLEN, ROBERT T.; TONG ZHU; ROTHSTEIN, STEVEN J.
- Abstract
Development of genetic varieties with improved nitrogen-use efficiency (NUE) is essential for sustainable agriculture. In this study, we developed a growth system for rice wherein N was the growth-limiting factor, and identified N-responsive genes by a whole genome transcriptional profiling approach. Some genes were selected to test their functionality in NUE by a transgenic approach. One such example with positive effects on NUE is an early nodulin gene OsENOD93-1. This OsENOD93-1 gene responded significantly to both N induction and N reduction. Transgenic rice plants over-expressing the OsENOD93-1 gene had increased shoot dry biomass and seed yield. This OsENOD93-1 gene was expressed at high levels in roots of wild-type (WT) plants, and its protein product was localized in mitochondria. Transgenic plants accumulated higher concentrations of total amino acids and total N in roots. A higher concentration of amino acids in xylem sap was detected in transgenic plants, especially under N stress. In situ hybridization revealed that OsENOD93-1 is expressed in vascular bundles, as well as in epidermis and endodermis. This work demonstrates that transcriptional profiling, coupled with a transgenic validation approach, is an effective strategy for gene discovery. The knowledge gained from this study could be applied to other important crops.
- Subjects
PLANT physiology; TRANSGENIC rice; GENE expression in plants; PLANT growth; SUSTAINABLE agriculture
- Publication
Plant, Cell & Environment, 2009, Vol 32, Issue 12, p1749
- ISSN
0140-7791
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1365-3040.2009.02032.x