FRU (BHLH029) is required for induction of iron mobilization genes in Arabidopsis thaliana
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- 4 November 2004
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in FEBS Letters
- Vol. 577 (3), 528-534
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.febslet.2004.10.062
Abstract
Iron mobilization responses are induced by low iron supply at transcriptional level. In tomato, the basic helix‐loop‐helix gene FER is required for induction of iron mobilization. Using molecular‐genetic techniques, we analyzed the function of BHLH029, named FRU (FER‐like regulator of iron uptake), the Arabidopsis thaliana homolog of the tomato FER gene. The FRU gene was mainly expressed in roots in a cell‐specific pattern and induced by iron deficiency. FRU mutant plants were chlorotic, and the FRU gene was found necessary for induction of the essential iron mobilization genes FRO2 (ferric chelate reductase gene) and IRT1 (iron‐regulated transporter gene). Overexpression of FRU resulted in an increase of iron mobilization responses at low iron supply. Thus, the FRU gene is a mediator in induction of iron mobilization responses in Arabidopsis, indicating that regulation of iron uptake is conserved in dicot species.Keywords
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