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Ortega-Villaizan, Adrian GonzalezAuthorKing, EoghanAuthorPatel, Manish KAuthorPerez-Alonso, Marta-MarinaAuthorVicente-Carbajosa, JesusAuthorPollmann, StephanCorresponding Author

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June 18, 2024
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The endophytic fungus Serendipita indica affects auxin distribution in Arabidopsis thaliana roots through alteration of auxin transport and conjugation to promote plant growth

Publicated to:Plant Cell And Environment. 47 (10): 3899-3919 - 2024-10-01 47(10), DOI: 10.1111/pce.14989

Authors: Ortega-Villaizán, AG; King, E; Patel, MK; Pérez-Alonso, MM; Scholz, SS; Sakakibara, H; Kiba, T; Kojima, M; Takebayashi, Y; Ramos, P; Morales-Quintana, L; Breitenbach, S; Smolko, A; Salopek-Sondi, B; Bauer, N; Ludwig-Müller, J; Krapp, A; Oelmüller, R; Vicente-Carbajosa, J; Pollmann, S

Affiliations

Friedrich Schiller Univ Jena, Matthias Schleiden Inst Genet Bioinformat & Mol Bo, Dept Plant Physiol, Jena, Germany - Author
Nagoya Univ, Grad Sch Bioagr Sci, Dept Appl Biosci, Nagoya, Japan - Author
RIKEN, Ctr Sustainable Resource Sci, Yokohama, Japan - Author
Rudjer Boskovic Inst, Dept Mol Biol, Zagreb, Croatia - Author
Tech Univ Dresden, Inst Bot, Dresden, Germany - Author
Univ Autonoma Chile, Multidisciplinary Agroind Res Lab, Inst Ciencias Biomed, Talca, Chile - Author
Univ Paris Saclay, Inst Jean Pierre Bourgin, INRAE, AgroParisTech, Versailles, France - Author
Univ Politecn Madrid UPM, Ctr Biotecnol & Genom Plantas, Inst Nacl Invest & Tecnol Agr & Alimentaria INIA, CSIC, Campus Montegancedo, Madrid, Spain - Author
Univ Politecn Madrid UPM, Escuela Tecn Super Ingn Agron Alimentaria & Biosis, Dept Biotecnol Biol Vegetal, Madrid 28040, Spain - Author
Univ Talca, Inst Ciencias Biol, Campus Talca, Talca, Chile - Author
Univ Zagreb, Fac Sci, Dept Mol Biol, Zagreb, Croatia - Author
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Abstract

Plants share their habitats with a multitude of different microbes. This close vicinity promoted the evolution of interorganismic interactions between plants and many different microorganisms that provide mutual growth benefits both to the plant and the microbial partner. The symbiosis of Arabidopsis thaliana with the beneficial root colonizing endophyte Serendipita indica represents a well-studied system. Colonization of Arabidopsis roots with S. indica promotes plant growth and stress tolerance of the host plant. However, until now, the molecular mechanism by which S. indica reprograms plant growth remains largely unknown. This study used comprehensive transcriptomics, metabolomics, reverse genetics, and life cell imaging to reveal the intricacies of auxin-related processes that affect root growth in the symbiosis between A. thaliana and S. indica. Our experiments revealed the sustained stimulation of auxin signalling in fungus infected Arabidopsis roots and disclosed the essential role of tightly controlled auxin conjugation in the plant-fungus interaction. It particularly highlighted the importance of two GRETCHEN HAGEN 3 (GH3) genes, GH3.5 and GH3.17, for the fungus infection-triggered stimulation of biomass production, thus broadening our knowledge about the function of GH3s in plants. Furthermore, we provide evidence for the transcriptional alteration of the PIN2 auxin transporter gene in roots of Arabidopsis seedlings infected with S. indica and demonstrate that this transcriptional adjustment affects auxin signalling in roots, which results in increased plant growth.

Keywords

Auxin homeostasisBiosynthesisColonizatioEncodesEndosymbiosisFamilyGene-expressionGh3.5Growth promotionHomeostasisNetworkPiriformospora-indicaPlant performancPlant performancePlant-microbe interactionPlant–microbe interactionSalicylic-acid

Quality index

Bibliometric impact. Analysis of the contribution and dissemination channel

The work has been published in the journal Plant Cell And Environment due to its progression and the good impact it has achieved in recent years, according to the agency WoS (JCR), it has become a reference in its field. In the year of publication of the work, 2024 there are still no calculated indicators, but in 2023, it was in position 20/273, thus managing to position itself as a Q1 (Primer Cuartil), in the category Plant Sciences. Notably, the journal is positioned above the 90th percentile.

Independientemente del impacto esperado determinado por el canal de difusión, es importante destacar el impacto real observado de la propia aportación.

Según las diferentes agencias de indexación, el número de citas acumuladas por esta publicación hasta la fecha 2025-07-31:

  • WoS: 1
  • Scopus: 6

Impact and social visibility

From the perspective of influence or social adoption, and based on metrics associated with mentions and interactions provided by agencies specializing in calculating the so-called "Alternative or Social Metrics," we can highlight as of 2025-07-31:

  • The use, from an academic perspective evidenced by the Altmetric agency indicator referring to aggregations made by the personal bibliographic manager Mendeley, gives us a total of: 24.
  • The use of this contribution in bookmarks, code forks, additions to favorite lists for recurrent reading, as well as general views, indicates that someone is using the publication as a basis for their current work. This may be a notable indicator of future more formal and academic citations. This claim is supported by the result of the "Capture" indicator, which yields a total of: 24 (PlumX).

With a more dissemination-oriented intent and targeting more general audiences, we can observe other more global scores such as:

  • The Total Score from Altmetric: 13.75.
  • The number of mentions on the social network X (formerly Twitter): 23 (Altmetric).

It is essential to present evidence supporting full alignment with institutional principles and guidelines on Open Science and the Conservation and Dissemination of Intellectual Heritage. A clear example of this is:

  • The work has been submitted to a journal whose editorial policy allows open Open Access publication.

Leadership analysis of institutional authors

This work has been carried out with international collaboration, specifically with researchers from: Chile; Croatia; France; Germany; Japan.

There is a significant leadership presence as some of the institution’s authors appear as the first or last signer, detailed as follows: First Author (GONZALEZ ORTEGA VILLAIZAN, ADRIAN) and Last Author (POLLMANN, STEPHAN).

the author responsible for correspondence tasks has been POLLMANN, STEPHAN.