Sugar transporters spatially organize microbiota colonization along the longitudinal root axis of Arabidopsis

Loo, Eliza P.-I.; Durán, Paloma; Pang, Tin Yau; Westhoff, Philipp; Deng, Chen; Durán, Carlos; Lercher, Martin; Garrido-Oter, Ruben; Frommer, Wolf B.

doi:10.1016/j.chom.2024.02.014

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“…Spatially organized pattern of root development coordinates plant gene expression and the microbiome assembly along the longitudinal root axis [ 36 , 42 , 43 ]. However, cereal root systems comprise diverse root types and specified organs such as lateral roots and root hairs supporting the high demand for water and nutrients of these plants in agricultural production [ 16 , 19 ].…”

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Lateral root enriched Massilia associated with plant flowering in maize

Wang,

He,

Baer

et al. 2024

Microbiome

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Background Beneficial associations between plants and soil microorganisms are critical for crop fitness and resilience. However, it remains obscure how microorganisms are assembled across different root compartments and to what extent such recruited microbiomes determine crop performance. Here, we surveyed the root transcriptome and the root and rhizosphere microbiome via RNA sequencing and full-length (V1–V9) 16S rRNA gene sequencing from genetically distinct monogenic root mutants of maize (Zea mays L.) under different nutrient-limiting conditions. Results Overall transcriptome and microbiome display a clear assembly pattern across the compartments, i.e., from the soil through the rhizosphere to the root tissues. Co-variation analysis identified that genotype dominated the effect on the microbial community and gene expression over the nutrient stress conditions. Integrated transcriptomic and microbial analyses demonstrated that mutations affecting lateral root development had the largest effect on host gene expression and microbiome assembly, as compared to mutations affecting other root types. Cooccurrence and trans-kingdom network association analysis demonstrated that the keystone bacterial taxon Massilia (Oxalobacteraceae) is associated with root functional genes involved in flowering time and overall plant biomass. We further observed that the developmental stage drives the differentiation of the rhizosphere microbial assembly, especially the associations of the keystone bacteria Massilia with functional genes in reproduction. Taking advantage of microbial inoculation experiments using a maize early flowering mutant, we confirmed that Massilia-driven maize growth promotion indeed depends on flowering time. Conclusion We conclude that specific microbiota supporting lateral root formation could enhance crop performance by mediating functional gene expression underlying plant flowering time in maize.

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