Paper · 2025 · Agronomy

Responses of Nitrogen Metabolism Pathways to Low-Phosphorus Stress: Decrease in Nitrogen Accumulation and Alterations in Protein Metabolism in Soybeans

Yubo Yao; Xinlei Liu

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Abstract

Phosphorus is an indispensable nutrient for nitrogen metabolism in soybeans. In this study, two P levels were established, 1 mg/L (low-P stress) and 31 mg/L (normal P, CK), by combining 15N labeling with real-time quantitative PCR and the UHPLC-MS/MS method, to analyze soybean nitrogen accumulation, 15N abundance, nodule nitrogen fixation accumulation, nodule nitrogen fixation rate, soluble protein content, the relative expression of phosphorus transporters, amino acid changes, and metabolic pathways. The impacts of phosphorus stress on soybean nitrogen metabolism were explored from the perspectives of nitrogen accumulation and protein metabolism. The results demonstrated that low-P stress promoted the absorption of fertilizer nitrogen by aboveground parts, roots, and nodules of soybeans. However, it significantly inhibited nitrogen accumulation (11.09–95.41%), nodule nitrogen fixation accumulation (21.54–96.21%), and nodule nitrogen fixation rate (2.95–37.75%). The soluble protein content in both leaves and nodules decreased remarkably, while the relative expression of GmPT7 was upregulated in leaves, roots, and nodules under low-P stress. A total of 70 amino acids exhibited alterations, among which 26 amino acids were involved in 37 metabolic pathways, playing a crucial role in regulating the effects of low-P stress on soybean nitrogen metabolism. This study identifies significant alterations in nitrogen accumulation, nodule nitrogen fixation, and the expression of phosphorus transporter genes, providing insights into the metabolic pathways involved in soybean’s adaptation to phosphorus deficiency. This research provides a solid theoretical foundation for further in-depth investigations into the physiological and molecular mechanisms of soybean response to low-P stress.

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Low phosphorus promoted fertilizer nitrogen absorption in soybean shoots, roots and nodules.

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soybeansGlycine maxe0
Organ / stage
aboveground parts, roots, and nodulese0
Treatment
low-P stresse0
Outcome
absorption of fertilizer nitrogene0
Direction
promotede0
Comparator
normal P, CKe1

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Glycine max
Glycine max · TaxonPublic domain · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“low-P stress promoted the absorption of fertilizer nitrogen by aboveground parts, roots, and nodules of soybeans”

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“1 mg/L (low-P stress) and 31 mg/L (normal P, CK)”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativesignificant (as stated)measured

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Low phosphorus inhibited soybean nitrogen accumulation by 11.09–95.41%.

Taxon
soybeansGlycine maxe1
Treatment
low-P stresse1
Outcome
nitrogen accumulatione0
Direction
inhibitede0
Value
11.09–95.41%e0
Comparator
normal P, CKe2

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Glycine max
Glycine max · TaxonPublic domain · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“it significantly inhibited nitrogen accumulation (11.09–95.41%)”

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“low-P stress promoted the absorption of fertilizer nitrogen by aboveground parts, roots, and nodules of soybeans”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 686–798 · show in text ↑
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“31 mg/L (normal P, CK)”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativesignificant (as stated)measured

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Low phosphorus inhibited soybean nodule nitrogen fixation accumulation by 21.54–96.21%.

Taxon
soybeansGlycine maxe1
Treatment
low-P stresse1
Outcome
nodule nitrogen fixation accumulatione0
Direction
inhibitede0
Value
21.54–96.21%e0
Comparator
normal P, CKe2

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Glycine max
Glycine max · TaxonPublic domain · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“it significantly inhibited nitrogen accumulation (11.09–95.41%), nodule nitrogen fixation accumulation (21.54–96.21%), and nodule nitrogen fixation rate (2.95–37.75%)”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 809–975 · show in text ↑
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“low-P stress promoted the absorption of fertilizer nitrogen by aboveground parts, roots, and nodules of soybeans”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 686–798 · show in text ↑
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“31 mg/L (normal P, CK)”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativesignificant (as stated)measured

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Low phosphorus inhibited soybean nodule nitrogen fixation rate by 2.95–37.75%.

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soybeansGlycine maxe1
Treatment
low-P stresse1
Outcome
nodule nitrogen fixation ratee0
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inhibitede0
Value
2.95–37.75%e0
Comparator
normal P, CKe2

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Glycine max
Glycine max · TaxonPublic domain · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“it significantly inhibited nitrogen accumulation (11.09–95.41%), nodule nitrogen fixation accumulation (21.54–96.21%), and nodule nitrogen fixation rate (2.95–37.75%)”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 809–975 · show in text ↑
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“low-P stress promoted the absorption of fertilizer nitrogen by aboveground parts, roots, and nodules of soybeans”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 686–798 · show in text ↑
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“31 mg/L (normal P, CK)”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultnegativemeasured

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Low phosphorus reduced soluble protein content in soybean leaves and nodules.

Taxon
soybeansGlycine maxe1
Organ / stage
leaves and nodulese0
Treatment
low-P stresse1
Outcome
soluble protein contente0
Direction
decreasede0
Comparator
normal P, CKe2

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Glycine max
Glycine max · TaxonPublic domain · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“The soluble protein content in both leaves and nodules decreased remarkably”

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“low-P stress promoted the absorption of fertilizer nitrogen by aboveground parts, roots, and nodules of soybeans”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 686–798 · show in text ↑
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“31 mg/L (normal P, CK)”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultmeasured

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Low phosphorus upregulated GmPT7 expression in soybean leaves, roots and nodules.

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soybeansGlycine maxe1
Organ / stage
leaves, roots, and nodulese0
Treatment
low-P stresse0
Gene
GmPT7e0
Outcome
relative expression of GmPT7e0
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upregulatede0
Comparator
normal P, CKe2

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Glycine max
Glycine max · TaxonPublic domain · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“the relative expression of GmPT7 was upregulated in leaves, roots, and nodules under low-P stress”

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“low-P stress promoted the absorption of fertilizer nitrogen by aboveground parts, roots, and nodules of soybeans”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 686–798 · show in text ↑
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“31 mg/L (normal P, CK)”

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Observationobservedoriginal resultmeasured

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Seventy soybean amino acids changed under low phosphorus, with 26 in 37 pathways.

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soybeansGlycine maxe1
Outcome
amino acids exhibited alterationse0
Value
70 amino acidse0
Qualifier
26 amino acids were involved in 37 metabolic pathwayse0

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Glycine max
Glycine max · TaxonPublic domain · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“A total of 70 amino acids exhibited alterations, among which 26 amino acids were involved in 37 metabolic pathways”

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“low-P stress promoted the absorption of fertilizer nitrogen by aboveground parts, roots, and nodules of soybeans”

✓ located verbatim in the source · abstract, characters 686–798 · show in text ↑

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