Iron Is Involved in the Maintenance of Circadian Period Length in Arabidopsis12[W][OA]

Micronutrient iron regulates the plant circadian clock through a chloroplast retrograde signaling pathway. The homeostasis of iron ( Fe ) in plants is strictly regulated to maintain an optimal level for plant growth and development but not cause oxidative stress. About 30% of arable land is consider...

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Published in:Plant physiology (Bethesda) 2013-01, Vol.161 (3), p.1409-1420
Main Authors: Chen, Yong-Yi, Wang, Ying, Shin, Lung-Jiun, Wu, Jing-Fen, Shanmugam, Varanavasiappan, Tsednee, Munkhtsetseg, Lo, Jing-Chi, Chen, Chyi-Chuann, Wu, Shu-Hsing, Yeh, Kuo-Chen
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Language:English
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Signaling and Response
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Summary:Micronutrient iron regulates the plant circadian clock through a chloroplast retrograde signaling pathway. The homeostasis of iron ( Fe ) in plants is strictly regulated to maintain an optimal level for plant growth and development but not cause oxidative stress. About 30% of arable land is considered Fe deficient because of calcareous soil that renders Fe unavailable to plants. Under Fe -deficient conditions, Arabidopsis ( Arabidopsis thaliana ) shows retarded growth, disordered chloroplast development, and delayed flowering time. In this study, we explored the possible connection between Fe availability and the circadian clock in growth and development. Circadian period length in Arabidopsis was longer under Fe -deficient conditions, but the lengthened period was not regulated by the canonical Fe -deficiency signaling pathway involving nitric oxide. However, plants with impaired chloroplast function showed long circadian periods. Fe deficiency and impaired chloroplast function combined did not show additive effects on the circadian period, which suggests that plastid-to-nucleus retrograde signaling is involved in the lengthening of circadian period under Fe deficiency. Expression pattern analyses of the central oscillator genes in mutants defective in CIRCADIAN CLOCK ASSOCIATED1/LATE ELONGATED HYPOCOTYL or GIGANTEA demonstrated their requirement for Fe deficiency-induced long circadian period. In conclusion, Fe is involved in maintaining the period length of circadian rhythm, possibly by acting on specific central oscillators through a retrograde signaling pathway.
ISSN:0032-0889
1532-2548
DOI:10.1104/pp.112.212068