Journal of Plant Interactions (Jan 2020)

Formate dehydrogenase takes part in molybdenum and iron homeostasis and affects dark-induced senescence in plants

  • Irene Murgia,
  • Gianpiero Vigani,
  • Dario Di Silvestre,
  • Pierluigi Mauri,
  • Rossana Rossi,
  • Andrea Bergamaschi,
  • Miriam Frisella,
  • Piero Morandini

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1080/17429145.2020.1836273
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 15, no. 1
pp. 386 – 397

Abstract

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Formate is produced, in plants, by various biochemical pathways and it is degraded by Formate Dehydrogenase FDH, in presence of NAD+, into CO2 and NADH. FDH has been proposed as one of the enzymes regulating molybdenum (Mo) and iron (Fe) homeostasis. Here we explored the impact of FDH perturbation on Mo and Fe plant nutritional status and FDH relevance on the plant responses against abiotic stresses, by using in silico and experimental approaches. The characterization of different Arabidopsis thaliana and Nicotiana tabacum FDH transgenic lines suggests that FDH promoter activity is dependent on both Mo and Fe nutritional supply and that FDH overexpression alters Mo concentrations in seeds and Fe concentration in seeds, leaves and stems. Also, FDH overexpression delays the dark-induced senescence whereas the lack of FDH accelerates its progression. FDH is therefore a multifaceted enzyme with impact on Mo and Fe homeostasis and regulation of dark-induced senescence.

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