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Rice OsHKT2;1 transporter mediates large Na+ influx component into K+-starved roots for growth.


ABSTRACT: Excessive accumulation of sodium in plants causes toxicity. No mutation that greatly diminishes sodium (Na+) influx into plant roots has been isolated. The OsHKT2;1 (previously named OsHKT1) transporter from rice functions as a relatively Na+-selective transporter in heterologous expression systems, but the in vivo function of OsHKT2;1 remains unknown. Here, we analyzed transposon-insertion rice lines disrupted in OsHKT2;1. Interestingly, three independent oshkt2;1-null alleles exhibited significantly reduced growth compared with wild-type plants under low Na+ and K+ starvation conditions. The mutant alleles accumulated less Na+, but not less K+, in roots and shoots. OsHKT2;1 was mainly expressed in the cortex and endodermis of roots. (22)Na+ tracer influx experiments revealed that Na+ influx into oshkt2;1-null roots was dramatically reduced compared with wild-type plants. A rapid repression of OsHKT2;1-mediated Na+ influx and mRNA reduction were found when wild-type plants were exposed to 30 mM NaCl. These analyses demonstrate that Na+ can enhance growth of rice under K+ starvation conditions, and that OsHKT2;1 is the central transporter for nutritional Na+ uptake into K+-starved rice roots.

SUBMITTER: Horie T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC1894770 | biostudies-literature | 2007 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Rice OsHKT2;1 transporter mediates large Na+ influx component into K+-starved roots for growth.

Horie Tomoaki T   Costa Alex A   Kim Tae Houn TH   Han Min Jung MJ   Horie Rie R   Leung Ho-Yin HY   Miyao Akio A   Hirochika Hirohiko H   An Gynheung G   Schroeder Julian I JI  

The EMBO journal 20070531 12


Excessive accumulation of sodium in plants causes toxicity. No mutation that greatly diminishes sodium (Na+) influx into plant roots has been isolated. The OsHKT2;1 (previously named OsHKT1) transporter from rice functions as a relatively Na+-selective transporter in heterologous expression systems, but the in vivo function of OsHKT2;1 remains unknown. Here, we analyzed transposon-insertion rice lines disrupted in OsHKT2;1. Interestingly, three independent oshkt2;1-null alleles exhibited signifi  ...[more]

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