Copper (Cu) is one of the essential trace metals required for plant growth. High amount of Cu in the media inhibits plant growth and is toxic to the plants. Brassica nigra L., a Cu accumulator, can tolerate a high amount of Cu and have specific mechanisms to relocate Cu within the cell compartments and keep the toxic amount of Cu away from the cytoplasm. This study aimed to evaluate the Cu-induced gene expression pattern of B. nigra Diyarbakir ecotype subjected to low Cu treatment. The Arabidopsis ATH1 genome array was used to determine the Cu-induced gene expression in the leaves of B. nigra grown at 25 µM Cu. Ninety-five genes were upregulated, and seventy-two genes were downregulated in the leaves of plants grown under 25 µM Cu. Cu responsive genes, such as glutathione S-transferase, glutathione reductase, heavy metal transporters, natural resistance-associated macrophage proteins, cytochrome p450, MYB-like transcription factor, copper/zinc, and Fe superoxide dismutases, and some protein kinases were highly expressed in the leaves of Cu-treated plants. The present work provides the global gene expression pattern in facultative metallophyte B. nigra, which could serve as a molecular tool for future phytoremediation studies.
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