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Incorporation of Selenium Derived from Nanoparticles into Plant Proteins in Vivo.

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  • 1. Shandong Key Laboratory of Environmental Processes and Health, School of Environmental Science and Engineering, Shandong University, Qingdao, Shandong 266237, People's Republic of China.
      Authors
    • Wang Y 1
    • Feng LJ 1
    • Sun XD 1
    • Duan JL 1
    • Xiao F 1
    • Zhu FP 1
    • Yuan XZ 1
    (7 authors)
  • 2. State Key Laboratory of Environmental Aquatic Chemistry, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100085, People's Republic of China.
      Authors
    • Zhang M 2
    (1 author)
  • 3. School of Environment, Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou, 310024, People's Republic of China.
      Authors
    • Lin Y 3
    (1 author)
  • 4. The Key Laboratory of Plant Development and Environmental Adaptation Biology, Ministry of Education, College of Life Science, Shandong University, Qingdao, Shandong 266237, People's Republic of China.
      Authors
    • Kong XP 4
    • Ding Z 4
    (2 authors)

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ACS Nano, 02 Aug 2023, 17(16):15847-15856
https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.3c03739 PMID: 37530594 

Abstract 

Diets comprising selenium-deficient crops have been linked to immune disorders and cardiomyopathy. Selenium nanoparticles (SeNPs) have emerged as a promising nanoplatform for selenium-biofortified agriculture. However, SeNPs fail to reach field-scale applications due to a poor understanding of the fundamental principles of its behavior. Here, we describe the transport, transformation, and bioavailability of SeNPs through a combination of in vivo and in vitro experiments. We show synthesized amorphous SeNPs, when sprayed onto the leaves of Arabidopsis thaliana, are rapidly biotransformed into selenium(IV), nonspecifically incorporated as selenomethionine (SeMet), and specifically incorporated into two selenium-binding proteins (SBPs). The SBPs identified were linked to stress and reactive oxygen species (mainly H2O2 and O2-) reduction, processes that enhance plant growth and primary root elongation. Selenium is transported both upwards and downwards in the plant when SeNPs are sprayed onto the leaves. With the application of Silwet L-77 (a common agrochemical surfactant), selenium distributed throughout the whole plant including the roots, where pristine SeNPs cannot reach. Our results demonstrate that foliar application of SeNPs promotes plant growth without causing nanomaterial accumulation, offering an efficient way to obtain selenium-fortified agriculture.

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National Natural Science Foundation of China (3)

Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province (1)

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