Plant phosphate nutrition: sensing the stress

Abstract

Phosphorus (P) is obtained by plants as phosphate (Pi) from the soil and low Pi levels affects plant growth and development. Adaptation to low Pi condition entails sensing internal and external Pi levels and translating those signals to molecular and morphophysiological changes in the plant. In this review, we present findings related to local and systemin Pi sensing with focus the molecular mechanisms behind root system architectural changes and the impact of hormones and epigenetic mechanisms affecting those changes. We also present some of the recent advances in the Pi sensing and signaling mechanisms focusing on inositol pyrophosphate InsP₈ and its interaction with SPX domain proteins to regulate the activity of the central regulator of the Pi starvation response, PHR.

Keywords

Phosphate signaling / Root system architecture / Inositol pyrophosphates / InsP8 / SPX domain / Plant / Human

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