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ArticleThe New phytologist2025

Single-cell multiome reveals root hair-specific responses to salt stress.

Qing Liu, Jingmin Kang, Lin Du, Zhaokun Liu, Hao Liang, Kailai Wang, Haijiao He, Xiaonan Zhang, Qifan Wang, Yiguo Hong and 4 more

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Article in The New phytologist, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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14 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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14 authors.

Qing Liu *State Key Laboratory of North China Crop Improvement and Regulation, Key Laboratory of Vegetable Germplasm Innovation and Utilization of Hebei, Collaborative Innovation Center of Vegetable Industry in Hebei, Hebei International Joint Research and Development Center of Modern Agricultural Biotechnology, College of Horticulture, College of Life Sciences, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, 071000, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0008-0830-622X
Jingmin Kang *BGI Research, Beijing, 102601, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0006-5901-5268
Lin Du *BGI Research, Beijing, 102601, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0006-7669-5728
Zhaokun Liu *Suzhou Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Suzhou, Jiangsu, 215155, China.
Hao LiangState Key Laboratory of North China Crop Improvement and Regulation, Key Laboratory of Vegetable Germplasm Innovation and Utilization of Hebei, Collaborative Innovation Center of Vegetable Industry in Hebei, Hebei International Joint Research and Development Center of Modern Agricultural Biotechnology, College of Horticulture, College of Life Sciences, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, 071000, China.
Kailai WangGlbizzia Biosciences, Beijing, 102609, China.
Haijiao HeState Key Laboratory of North China Crop Improvement and Regulation, Key Laboratory of Vegetable Germplasm Innovation and Utilization of Hebei, Collaborative Innovation Center of Vegetable Industry in Hebei, Hebei International Joint Research and Development Center of Modern Agricultural Biotechnology, College of Horticulture, College of Life Sciences, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, 071000, China.
Xiaonan ZhangState Key Laboratory of North China Crop Improvement and Regulation, Key Laboratory of Vegetable Germplasm Innovation and Utilization of Hebei, Collaborative Innovation Center of Vegetable Industry in Hebei, Hebei International Joint Research and Development Center of Modern Agricultural Biotechnology, College of Horticulture, College of Life Sciences, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, 071000, China.
Qifan WangState Key Laboratory of North China Crop Improvement and Regulation, Key Laboratory of Vegetable Germplasm Innovation and Utilization of Hebei, Collaborative Innovation Center of Vegetable Industry in Hebei, Hebei International Joint Research and Development Center of Modern Agricultural Biotechnology, College of Horticulture, College of Life Sciences, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, 071000, China.
Yiguo HongState Key Laboratory of North China Crop Improvement and Regulation, Key Laboratory of Vegetable Germplasm Innovation and Utilization of Hebei, Collaborative Innovation Center of Vegetable Industry in Hebei, Hebei International Joint Research and Development Center of Modern Agricultural Biotechnology, College of Horticulture, College of Life Sciences, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, 071000, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3352-9686
Qi ChengState Key Laboratory of North China Crop Improvement and Regulation, Key Laboratory of Vegetable Germplasm Innovation and Utilization of Hebei, Collaborative Innovation Center of Vegetable Industry in Hebei, Hebei International Joint Research and Development Center of Modern Agricultural Biotechnology, College of Horticulture, College of Life Sciences, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, 071000, China.
Xin LiuBGI Research, Beijing, 102601, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3256-2940
Wei MaState Key Laboratory of North China Crop Improvement and Regulation, Key Laboratory of Vegetable Germplasm Innovation and Utilization of Hebei, Collaborative Innovation Center of Vegetable Industry in Hebei, Hebei International Joint Research and Development Center of Modern Agricultural Biotechnology, College of Horticulture, College of Life Sciences, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, 071000, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5716-6106
Jianjun ZhaoState Key Laboratory of North China Crop Improvement and Regulation, Key Laboratory of Vegetable Germplasm Innovation and Utilization of Hebei, Collaborative Innovation Center of Vegetable Industry in Hebei, Hebei International Joint Research and Development Center of Modern Agricultural Biotechnology, College of Horticulture, College of Life Sciences, Hebei Agricultural University, Baoding, 071000, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7364-1974

Funding

Hebei S&T Bureau 2023HBQZYCSB009National Natural Science Foundation of China 32202505National Natural Science Foundation of China 32330096National Natural Science Foundation of China U24A20417Natural Science Foundation of Hebei Province C2023204308Natural Science Foundation of Hebei Province C2024204246Science Foundation of Ministry of Education of China (MoE) 902/1123401
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Soil salinization, exacerbated by environmental deterioration and improper cultivation, is a major challenge for sustainable agriculture. The root is the primary organ in plants to perceive and respond to salt stress. Utilizing single-cell sequencing, we have created the first single-cell transcriptional and chromatin accessibility landscape for normal and salt-stressed root tips in non-heading Chinese cabbage (NHCC). Our study reveals that salt stress disrupts the normal differentiation of root hairs, leaving many in an undifferentiated state and preventing stress response gene expression. Inter-species analyses show that both salt and osmotic stresses inhibit root hair differentiation and elongation similarly, resulting in fewer, malfunctioning root hairs. We found that high salinity affects root hair iron transport. Salt stress-responsive genes, cell type-specific transcriptional regulatory networks, and trajectory curves are linked to iron transport. Specifically, the expression of BcIRT2, a metal transporter gene, is influenced by salt stress. Silencing BcIRT2 causes chlorotic leaves and increases salt sensitivity, reducing iron content in NHCC roots. Our findings offer significant insights into plant salt stress responses and provide valuable information for breeding salt-tolerant NHCC and other crops.

Indexed as

BrassicaPlant ProteinsPlant RootsSalt StressGene Expression Regulation, PlantGenes, PlantIronRNA, PlantSalt-Tolerant PlantsSingle-Cell AnalysisSoilIronPlant ProteinsRNA, PlantSoilBcIRT2non‐heading Chinese cabbageroot hairsalt stresssingle‐nucleus multi‐omics

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PMID40269556
PMCPMC12095985

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