A broad-scale analysis of population differentiation for Zn tolerance in an emerging model species for tolerance study: Arabidopsis halleri (Brassicaceae)
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Although current knowledge about the overall distribution of zinc (Zn) tolerance in Arabidopsis halleri populations is scarce, the species is an emerging model for the study of heavy metal tolerance in plants. We attempted to improve this knowledge by testing the Zn tolerance of scattered European metallicolous (M) and nonmetallicolous (NM) populations of A. h. subsp. halleri and A. h. subsp. ovirensis in hydroponic culture. The occurrence of constitutive tolerance was unconditionally established in A. h. halleri and tolerance was extended to the subspecies ovirensis. M populations were the most tolerant but there was a continuous range of variation in tolerance from NM to M populations. Finally, relatively high levels of tolerance were detected in some NM populations, suggesting that enhanced tolerance could be present at high frequency in populations that have not experienced metal exposure. We used our results to argue the evolutionary dynamics and origin of Zn tolerance in A. halleri.
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A. halleri shows species-wide Zn and Cd hypertolerance, with significant variation among its various populations.
“In addition, A. halleri shows species-wide Zn and Cd hypertolerance, with significant variation among its various populations (Pauwels et al., 2006; Meyer et al., 2010; Corso et al., 2018).”
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The Discussion ('Constitutive zinc tolerance in the A. halleri population in Europe'; page unavailable) reports high Zn tolerance across the populations tested, and 'Evolution of Zn tolerance in Europe' reports significant differences among populations. The Introduction describes A. halleri as tolerating Zn and Cd, but the paper does not establish species-wide Cd tolerance or significant variation in Cd tolerance among populations. (LLM, conf=0.88)
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- Authors
- Pauwels, M., Frérot, H., Bonnin, I., & Saumitou-laprade, P.
- Affiliations
- Université de Lille (FR)
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (FR)
- Laboratoire de Génétique et Evolution des Populations Végétales, Université des Sciences et Technologies de Lille, Villeneuve d'Ascq Cedex, France
- Corresponding author
- Pauwels, Maxime
- Venue
- Journal of Evolutionary Biology
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press (OUP)
- Published
- 2006-11-01
- Volume
- 19
- Issue
- 6
- Pages
- 1838-1850
- ISSN
- 1010-061X (ISSN-L)
- 1420-9101
- OpenAlex
- W2003002334
- Cited by
- 104
- References
- 61
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- FWCI
- 5.70
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- Locations
- Journal of Evolutionary Biology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- HAL (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Pollution › Heavy metals in environment
- Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Genetics › Evolution and Genetic Dynamics
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Plant Science › Plant Micronutrient Interactions and Effects
- Keywords
- Arabidopsis halleri, zinc tolerance, heavy metal tolerance, genetic differentiation, Brassicaceae, hydroponics
- MeSH terms
- Drug Tolerance, Ecology, Europe, Genetics, Population, Soil Pollutants, Zinc, Arabidopsis
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