Poplar is a good candidate for use in phytoremediation of contaminated soil, but its tolerance to heavy metals has not been fully investigated yet. In the present work, an in-vitro model system with shoot cultures was used to investigate the tolerance to high concentrations of zinc (Zn) of a commercial clone (Villafranca) of Populus alba. Based on chlorophyll content (leaf chlorosis) and the rate of adventitious root formation from shoot cuttings as parameters of damage, 0.5 – 4 mM zinc concentrations were all toxic albeit to different extents. Northern blot and reverse transcriptase (RT)-PCR analyses were used to examine the expression profiles of type 1, 2 and 3 PaMT genes in stems, leaves and roots of plants exposed to Zn treatments. In leaves, MT1 and MT3 mRNA levels were enhanced by Zn, while MT2 transcripts were not affected. The PaMT expression profiles were differentially affected by Zn in an organ-specific manner, and the relationship with Zn concentration and exposure time was rarely linear. The developmental and molecular data reveal that the in vitro model is a sensitive and reliable system to study heavy metal stress responses.

Castiglione S., Franchin C., Fossati T., Lingua G., Torrigiani P., Biondi S. (2007). High zinc concentrations reduce rooting capacity and alter metallothionein gene expression in white poplar (Populus alba cv. Villafranca). CHEMOSPHERE, 67, 1117-1126.

High zinc concentrations reduce rooting capacity and alter metallothionein gene expression in white poplar (Populus alba cv. Villafranca)

TORRIGIANI, PATRIZIA;BIONDI, STEFANIA
2007

Abstract

Poplar is a good candidate for use in phytoremediation of contaminated soil, but its tolerance to heavy metals has not been fully investigated yet. In the present work, an in-vitro model system with shoot cultures was used to investigate the tolerance to high concentrations of zinc (Zn) of a commercial clone (Villafranca) of Populus alba. Based on chlorophyll content (leaf chlorosis) and the rate of adventitious root formation from shoot cuttings as parameters of damage, 0.5 – 4 mM zinc concentrations were all toxic albeit to different extents. Northern blot and reverse transcriptase (RT)-PCR analyses were used to examine the expression profiles of type 1, 2 and 3 PaMT genes in stems, leaves and roots of plants exposed to Zn treatments. In leaves, MT1 and MT3 mRNA levels were enhanced by Zn, while MT2 transcripts were not affected. The PaMT expression profiles were differentially affected by Zn in an organ-specific manner, and the relationship with Zn concentration and exposure time was rarely linear. The developmental and molecular data reveal that the in vitro model is a sensitive and reliable system to study heavy metal stress responses.
2007
Castiglione S., Franchin C., Fossati T., Lingua G., Torrigiani P., Biondi S. (2007). High zinc concentrations reduce rooting capacity and alter metallothionein gene expression in white poplar (Populus alba cv. Villafranca). CHEMOSPHERE, 67, 1117-1126.
Castiglione S.; Franchin C.; Fossati T.; Lingua G.; Torrigiani P.; Biondi S.
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