biologia plantarum

International journal on Plant Life established by Bohumil Nìmec in 1959

Biologia plantarum 60:572-578, 2016 | DOI: 10.1007/s10535-016-0607-5

Citric acid secretion induced by aluminum in two Stylosanthes species

D. Cassol1, J. Cambraia1,*, C. Ribeiro1, J. A. Oliveira1, F. B. Cardoso1
1 Departamento de Biologia Geral, Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Viçosa, Brazil

Secretion of organic acids (OAs) by roots has been suggested to be an important mechanism of Al resistance in many species. In Stylosanthes, the participation of OAs in the mechanism of Al resistance is poorly understood. We aimed to study the production and secretion of OAs by two Brazilian Stylosanthes species with different Al resistance. Stylosanthes capitata and S. guianensis were treated with Al at different concentrations in 0.5 mM CaCl2 (pH 4.0), and then root elongation, Al and OA content, OA secretion into the external solution, and the activity of citrate synthase (CS) were measured. Al-induced secretion of citric acid was also evaluated in the presence of protein synthesis and anion channel inhibitors. S. guianensis accumulated lower amounts of Al in its roots and displayed less inhibition of root elongation compared to S. capitata. Citric and malic acids were the most abundant OAs in the roots, and their content decreased with the Al treatment, except for citric acid in S. guianensis. Citric acid was the only OA secreted into the nutrient solution by the Al-treated plants of both species, but more by S. guianensis. Citrase synthase activity decreased in S. capitata but increased in S. guianensis with the Al treatment, and it may have a crucial role in the maintenance of citric acid content in the roots of S. guianensis. The use of anion channel and protein synthesis inhibitors reveal that anion channels were likely involved in the secretion of citric acid, and channel protein transcription was up-regulated by exposure to Al in Stylosanthes.

Keywords: aluminum resistance; citrate synthase; malic acid; organic acids; Stylosanthes capitata; S. guianensis
Subjects: citric acid; aluminum; organic acid secretion; citrate synthase; malic acid

Received: August 12, 2015; Revised: December 3, 2015; Accepted: January 18, 2016; Published: September 1, 2016  Show citation

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Cassol, D., Cambraia, J., Ribeiro, C., Oliveira, J.A., & Cardoso, F.B. (2016). Citric acid secretion induced by aluminum in two Stylosanthes species. Biologia plantarum, 60(3), 572-578. doi: 10.1007/s10535-016-0607-5
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