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- Title
Structural basis for high selectivity of a rice silicon channel Lsi1.
- Authors
Saitoh, Yasunori; Mitani-Ueno, Namiki; Saito, Keisuke; Matsuki, Kengo; Huang, Sheng; Yang, Lingli; Yamaji, Naoki; Ishikita, Hiroshi; Shen, Jian-Ren; Ma, Jian Feng; Suga, Michihiro
- Abstract
Silicon (Si), the most abundant mineral element in the earth's crust, is taken up by plant roots in the form of silicic acid through Low silicon rice 1 (Lsi1). Lsi1 belongs to the Nodulin 26-like intrinsic protein subfamily in aquaporin and shows high selectivity for silicic acid. To uncover the structural basis for this high selectivity, here we show the crystal structure of the rice Lsi1 at a resolution of 1.8 Å. The structure reveals transmembrane helical orientations different from other aquaporins, characterized by a unique, widely opened, and hydrophilic selectivity filter (SF) composed of five residues. Our structural, functional, and theoretical investigations provide a solid structural basis for the Si uptake mechanism in plants, which will contribute to secure and sustainable rice production by manipulating Lsi1 selectivity for different metalloids. The rice Lsi1 aquaporin mediates uptake of silicic acid via the roots. Here the authors show the crystal structure of rice Lsi1 and characterize a unique five residue hydrophilic selectivity filter providing a structural basis for the highly selective activity of Lsi1 in Si uptake.
- Subjects
SILICON; SILICIC acid; AQUAPORINS; PLANT roots; CRYSTAL structure; CRUST of the earth
- Publication
Nature Communications, 2021, Vol 12, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
2041-1723
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1038/s41467-021-26535-x