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- Title
AtNHX8, a member of the monovalent cation:proton antiporter-1 family in Arabidopsis thaliana, encodes a putative Li<sup>+</sup>/H<sup>+</sup> antiporter.
- Authors
Rui An; Qi-Jun Chen; Mao-Feng Chai; Ping-Li Lu; Zhao Su; Zhi-Xiang Qin; Jia Chen; Xue-Chen Wang
- Abstract
The Arabidopsis monovalent cation:proton antiporter-1 (CPA1) family includes eight members, AtNHX1–8. AtNHX1 and AtNHX7/SOS1 have been well characterized as tonoplast and plasma membrane Na+/H+ antiporters, respectively. The proteins AtNHX2–6 have been phylogenetically linked to AtNHX1, while AtNHX8 appears to be related to AtNHX7/SOS1. Here we report functional characterization of AtNHX8. AtNHX8 T-DNA insertion mutants are hypersensitive to lithium ions (Li+) relative to wild-type plants, but not to the other metal ions such as sodium (Na+), potassium (K+) and caesium (Cs+). AtNHX8 overexpression in a triple-deletion yeast mutant AXT3 that exhibits defective Na+/Li+ transport specifically suppresses sensitivity to Li+, but does not affect Na+ sensitivity. Likewise, AtNHX8 overexpression complemented sensitivity to Li+, but not Na+, in sos1-1 mutant seedlings, and increased Li+ tolerance of both the sos1-1 mutant and wild-type seedlings. Results of Li+ and K+ measurement of loss-of-function and gain-of-function mutants indicate that AtNHX8 may be responsible for Li+ extrusion, and may be able to maintain K+ acquisition and intracellular ion homeostasis. Subcellular localization of the AtNHX8–enhanced green fluorescent protein (EGFP) fusion protein suggested that AtNHX8 protein is targeted to the plasma membrane. Taken together, our findings suggest that AtNHX8 encodes a putative plasma membrane Li+/H+ antiporter that functions in Li detoxification and ion homeostasis in Arabidopsis.
- Publication
Plant Journal, 2007, Vol 49, Issue 4, p718
- ISSN
0960-7412
- Publication type
Academic Journal
- DOI
10.1111/j.1365-313X.2006.02990.x