Understanding paraquat resistance mechanisms in Arabidopsis thaliana to facilitate the development of paraquat-resistant crops.

Tahmina Nazish, Yi-Jie Huang, Jing Zhang, Jin-Qiu Xia, Alamin Alfatih, Chao Luo, Xiao-Teng Cai, Jing Xi, Ping Xu, Cheng-Bin Xiang

Plant communications 2022 May 09

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Paraquat (PQ) is the third most used broad-spectrum nonselective herbicide around the globe after glyphosate and glufosinate. Repeated usage and overreliance on this herbicide have resulted in the emergence of PQ-resistant weeds that are a potential hazard to agriculture. It is generally believed that PQ resistance in weeds is due to increased sequestration of the herbicide and its decreased translocation to the target site, as well as an enhanced ability to scavenge reactive oxygen species. However, little is known about the genetic bases and molecular mechanisms of PQ resistance in weeds, and hence no PQ-resistant crops have been developed to date. Forward genetics of the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana has advanced our understanding of the molecular mechanisms of PQ resistance. This review focuses on PQ resistance loci and resistance mechanisms revealed in Arabidopsis and examines the possibility of developing PQ-resistant crops using the elucidated mechanisms. Copyright © 2022 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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Tahmina Nazish, Yi-Jie Huang, Jing Zhang, Jin-Qiu Xia, Alamin Alfatih, Chao Luo, Xiao-Teng Cai, Jing Xi, Ping Xu, Cheng-Bin Xiang. Understanding paraquat resistance mechanisms in Arabidopsis thaliana to facilitate the development of paraquat-resistant crops. Plant communications. 2022 May 09;3(3):100321