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Root Behavior in Response to Aluminum Toxicity

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Abstract

Roots have an extraordinary capacity for adaptive growth which allows them to avoid toxic soil patches or layers and grow into fertile sites. The response of roots to aluminum toxicity, a widespread problem in acid soils, is an excellent model system for investigating the mechanisms that govern this root behavior. In this review, after a short introduction to root growth movement in response to chemical factors in the soil, we explore the basic mechanisms of Al-induced inhibition of root growth. The actinomyosin network and endocytic vesicle trafficking are highlighted as common targets for Al toxicity in cell types with quite different origins: root tip transition zone cells, tip-growing cells like root hairs or pollen tubes, and astrocytes of the animal or human brain. In the roots of sensitive plants, the perception of toxic Al leads to a change in root tip cell patterning. The disturbance of polar auxin transport by Al seems to be a major factor in these developmental changes. In contrast, Al activates organic acid efflux and the binding of Al in a nontoxic form in Al-resistant genotypes.

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    Poschenrieder, C., Amenós, M., Corrales, I., Doncheva, S., Barceló, J. (2009). Root Behavior in Response to Aluminum Toxicity. In: Balu¿ka, F. (eds) Plant-Environment Interactions. Signaling and Communication in Plants. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-89230-4_2

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