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- Title
Unraveling the role of urea hydrolysis in salt stress response during seed germination and seedling growth in Arabidopsis thaliana.
- Authors
Yuanyuan Bu; Xingye Dong; Rongrong Zhang; Xianglian Shen; Yan Liu; Shu Wang; Tetsuo Takano; Shenkui Liu
- Abstract
Urea is intensively utilized as a nitrogen fertilizer in agriculture, originating either from root uptake or from catabolism of arginine by arginase. Despite its extensive use, the underlying physiological mechanisms of urea, particularly its adverse effects on seed germination and seedling growth under salt stress, remain unclear. In this study, we demonstrate that salt stress induces excessive hydrolysis of arginine-derived urea, leading to an increase in cytoplasmic pH within seed radical cells, which, in turn, triggers salt-induced inhibition of seed germination (SISG) and hampers seedling growth. Our findings challenge the long-held belief that ammonium accumulation and toxicity are the primary causes of SISG, offering a novel perspective on the mechanism underlying these processes. This study provides significant insights into the physiological impact of urea hydrolysis under salt stress, contributing to a better understanding of SISG.
- Subjects
GERMINATION; ARABIDOPSIS thaliana; NITROGEN fertilizers; UREA; PHYSIOLOGY; HYDROLYSIS
- Publication
eLife, 2024, p1
- ISSN
2050-084X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.7554/eLife.96797