A model to incorporate the bHLH transcription factor OsIRO3 within the rice iron homeostasis regulatory network

cg.contributor.crpAgriculture for Nutrition and Health
cg.contributor.donorAustralian Research Councilen
cg.contributor.donorCGIAR Trust Funden
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.3390/ijms23031635en
cg.identifier.projectIFPRI - HarvestPlusen
cg.isijournalISI Journalen
cg.issn1661-6596en
cg.issue3en
cg.journalInternational Journal of Molecular Sciencesen
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen
cg.volume23en
dc.contributor.authorCarey-Fung, Oscaren
dc.contributor.authorO'Brien, Martinen
dc.contributor.authorBeasley, Jesse T.en
dc.contributor.authorJohnson, Alexander A. T.en
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-29T12:58:14Zen
dc.date.available2025-01-29T12:58:14Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/171486
dc.titleA model to incorporate the bHLH transcription factor OsIRO3 within the rice iron homeostasis regulatory networken
dcterms.abstractIron (Fe) homeostasis in plants is governed by a complex network of regulatory elements and transcription factors (TFs), as both Fe toxicity and deficiency negatively impact plant growth and physiology. The Fe homeostasis network is well characterized in Arabidopsis thaliana and remains poorly understood in monocotyledon species such as rice (Oryza sativa L.). Recent investigation of the rice Fe homeostasis network revealed OsIRO3, a basic Helix–Loop–Helix (bHLH) TF as a putative negative regulator of genes involved in Fe uptake, transport, and storage. We employed CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing to target the OsIRO3 coding sequence and generate two independent T-DNA-free, loss-of-function iro3 mutants in rice cv. Nipponbare. The iro3 mutant plants had similar phenotype under nutrient-sufficient conditions and had stunted growth under Fe-deficient conditions, relative to a T-DNA free, wild-type control (WT). Under Fe deficiency, iro3 mutant shoots had reduced expression of Fe chelator biosynthetic genes (OsNAS1, OsNAS2, and OsNAAT1) and upregulated expression of an Fe transporter gene (OsYSL15), relative to WT shoots. We place our results in the context of the existing literature and generate a model describing the role of OsIRO3 in rice Fe homeostasis and reinforce the essential function of OsIRO3 in the rice Fe deficiency response.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.available2022-01-31en
dcterms.bibliographicCitationCarey-Fung, Oscar; O'Brien, Martin; Beasley, Jesse T.; and Johnson, Alexander A. T. 2022. A model to incorporate the bHLH transcription factor OsIRO3 within the rice iron homeostasis regulatory network. International Journal of Molecular Sciences 23(3): 1635. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms23031635en
dcterms.extent1635en
dcterms.issued2022en
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-4.0
dcterms.publisherMDPIen
dcterms.subjectmodelsen
dcterms.subjecthelixen
dcterms.subjecthomeostasisen
dcterms.subjectgene editingen
dcterms.typeJournal Article

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