High affinity phosphate transporterplays an important role in plantadapting to low phosphorus. Isolationof genes coding this kind of proteinhas attracted worldwide scholars toaccomplish. We aimed to isolate thegene an...High affinity phosphate transporterplays an important role in plantadapting to low phosphorus. Isolationof genes coding this kind of proteinhas attracted worldwide scholars toaccomplish. We aimed to isolate thegene and transfer it to target plants展开更多
To verify the feasibility of high-affinity nitrate transporter gene （Nrt2） as an indicator of nitrogen status, changes in the transcript levels of transcripts associated with phosphate starvation and different nitra...To verify the feasibility of high-affinity nitrate transporter gene （Nrt2） as an indicator of nitrogen status, changes in the transcript levels of transcripts associated with phosphate starvation and different nitrate concentrations were studied using real-time quantitative reverse-transcription PCR （QRT-PCR） technology in batch cultures of Skeletonema costatum. The results show that compared with P-replete condition, P starvation could reduce the Nrt2 transcript levels apparently. Nrt2 transcript levels had a significant negative linear correlation with nitrate concentrations below 40 pmol/L. The results of 48 h short-term incubation experiment under different nitrate concentrations confirmed this correlation, and the following regression equation is built： y = -3.305x ＋ 98.95, R2 = 0.988, where x represents nitrate concentrations （〈40 btmol/L） and y represents the Nrt2 transcript levels.展开更多
In halophytic plants, the high-affinity potassium transporter HKT gene family can selectively uptake K＋ in the presence of toxic concentrations of Na＋. This has so far not been well examined in glycophytic crops. He...In halophytic plants, the high-affinity potassium transporter HKT gene family can selectively uptake K＋ in the presence of toxic concentrations of Na＋. This has so far not been well examined in glycophytic crops. Here, we report the characterization of SbHKTI;4, a member of the HKT gene family from Sorghum bicolor. Upon Na＋ stress, SbHKT1;4 expression was more strongly upregulated in salt-tolerant sorghum accession, correlating with a better balanced Na＋/ K＋ ratio and enhanced plant growth. Heterogeneous expression analyses in mutants of Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Arabidopsis thaliana indicated that overexpressing SbHKT1;4 resulted in hypersensitivity to Na＋ stress, and such hypersensitivity could be alleviated with the supply of elevated levels of K＋, implicating that SbHKT1;4 may mediate K＋ uptake in the presence of excessive Na＋. Further electrophysiological evidence demonstrated that SbHKT1;4 could transport Na＋ and K＋ when expressed in Xenopus laevis oocytes. The relevance of the finding that SbHKTI;4 functions to maintain optimal Na＋/K＋ balance under Na＋ stress to the breeding of salt-tolerant glycophytic crops is discussed.展开更多
以NaCl胁迫处理的拟南芥幼苗叶片为材料,用RNA提取试剂盒抽提总RNA,通过RT-PCR技术和DNA序列测定分析,证实获得了拟南芥高亲和性K+载体蛋白基因(AtHKT1)的cDNA序列。该cDNA全长1521bp,包括506个氨基酸和1个终止密码子序列,且与原序列(ac...以NaCl胁迫处理的拟南芥幼苗叶片为材料,用RNA提取试剂盒抽提总RNA,通过RT-PCR技术和DNA序列测定分析,证实获得了拟南芥高亲和性K+载体蛋白基因(AtHKT1)的cDNA序列。该cDNA全长1521bp,包括506个氨基酸和1个终止密码子序列,且与原序列(accession number AF237672)同源性为99.34%,但与其他科植物HKT1基因同源性较低,注册该基因到GenBank中,注册号为AY685182。利用生物信息学相关软件分析预测AtHKT1基因蛋白质功能和结构,结果发现,该蛋白分子量为57.45kD,理论等电点为9.33;氨基酸序列中第1～40个氨基酸属信号肽序列;第152～500个氨基酸属Trk H阳离子转运体蛋白保守结构域,并存在蛋白激酶C,酪氨酸蛋白激酶,依赖cAMP/cGMP蛋白激酶磷酸化,糖基化和豆蔻酰化等功能位点;该基因编码的蛋白有10个跨膜结构,N末端、C末端及中部等多个跨膜区具疏水性,符合载体类运输蛋白特点。表明本研究获得了拟南芥AtHKT1基因。展开更多
Rice has a preference for uptake of ammonium over nitrate and can use ammonium-N efficiently. Consequently, transporters mediating ammonium uptake have been extensively studied, but nitrate transporters have been larg...Rice has a preference for uptake of ammonium over nitrate and can use ammonium-N efficiently. Consequently, transporters mediating ammonium uptake have been extensively studied, but nitrate transporters have been largely ignored. Recently, some reports have shown that rice also has high capacity to acquire nitrate from growth medium, so understanding the nitrate transport system in rice roots is very important for improving N use efficiency in rice. The present study Identified four putative NRT2 and two putative NAR2 genes that encode components of the high-affinity nitrate transport system （HATS） in the rice （Oryza sativa L. subsp, japonica cv. Nipponbare） genome. OsNRT2.1 and OsNRT2.2 share an Identical coding region sequence, and their deduced proteins are closely related to those from mono-cotyledonous plants. The two NAR2 proteins are closely related to those from mono-cotyledonous plants as well. However, OsNRT2.3 and OsNRT2.4 are more closely related to Arabidopsis NRT2 proteins. Relative quantitative reverse trsnscription-polymerase chain reaction analysis showed that all of the six genes were rapidly upregulated and then downrsgulated in the roots of N-starved rice plants after they were re-supplied with 0.2 mM nitrate, but the response to nitrate differed among gene members. The results from phylogenetic tree, gene structure and expression analysis implied the divergent roles for the Individual members of the rice NRT2 and NAR2 families. High-affinity nitrate influx rates associated with nitrate induction in rice roots were investigated and were found to be regulated by external pH. Compared with the nitrate influx rates at pH 6.5, alkaline pH （pH 8.0） inhibited nitrate influx, and acidic pH （pH 5.0） enhanced the nitrate influx in 1 h nitrate induced roots, but did not significantly affect that in 4 to 8 h nitrate induced roots.展开更多
Nitrate is a major nitrogen （N） source for most crops. Nitrate uptake by root cells is a key step of nitrogen metabolism and has been widely studied at the physiological and molecular levels. Understanding how nitra...Nitrate is a major nitrogen （N） source for most crops. Nitrate uptake by root cells is a key step of nitrogen metabolism and has been widely studied at the physiological and molecular levels. Understanding how nitrate uptake is regulated will help us engineer crops with improved nitrate uptake efficiency. The present study investigated the regulation of the high-affinity nitrate transport system （HATS） by exogenous abscisic acid （ABA） and glutamine （Gin） in wheat （Triticum aestivum L.） roots. Wheat seedlings grown in nutrient solution containing 2 mmol/L nitrate as the only nitrogen source for 2weeks were deprived of N for 4d and were then transferred to nutrient solution containing 50 μmol/L ABA, and 1 mmol/L Gin in the presence or absence of 2 mmol/L nitrate for 0, 0.5, 1, 2, 4, and 8 h. Treated wheat plants were then divided into two groups. One group of plants was used to investigate the mRNA levels of the HATS components NRT2 and NAR2 genes in roots through semi-quantitative RT-PCR approach, and the other set of plants were used to measure high-affinity nitrate influx rates in a nutrient solution containing 0.2 mmol/L ^15N-labeled nitrate. The results showed that exogenous ABA induced the expression of the TaNRT2.1, TaNRT2.2, TaNRT2.3, TaNAR2.1, and TaNAR2.2 genes in roots when nitrate was not present in the nutrient solution, but did not further enhance the induction of these genes by nitrate. Glutamine, which has been shown to inhibit the expression of NRT2 genes when nitrate is present in the growth media, did not inhibit this induction. When Gin was supplied to a nitrate-free nutrient solution, the expression of these five genes in roots was induced. These results imply that the inhibition by Gin of NRT2 expression occurs only when nitrate is present in the growth media. Although exogenous ABA and Gin induced HATS genes in the roots of wheat, they did not induce nitrate influx.展开更多
文摘High affinity phosphate transporterplays an important role in plantadapting to low phosphorus. Isolationof genes coding this kind of proteinhas attracted worldwide scholars toaccomplish. We aimed to isolate thegene and transfer it to target plants
基金The National Basic Research Program of China(973Program)under contract No.2010CB428706the National Natural Science Foundation of China for Creative Research Groups under contract No.41121064the National High Technology Research and Development Program of China under contract No.2008AA09Z107
文摘To verify the feasibility of high-affinity nitrate transporter gene （Nrt2） as an indicator of nitrogen status, changes in the transcript levels of transcripts associated with phosphate starvation and different nitrate concentrations were studied using real-time quantitative reverse-transcription PCR （QRT-PCR） technology in batch cultures of Skeletonema costatum. The results show that compared with P-replete condition, P starvation could reduce the Nrt2 transcript levels apparently. Nrt2 transcript levels had a significant negative linear correlation with nitrate concentrations below 40 pmol/L. The results of 48 h short-term incubation experiment under different nitrate concentrations confirmed this correlation, and the following regression equation is built： y = -3.305x ＋ 98.95, R2 = 0.988, where x represents nitrate concentrations （〈40 btmol/L） and y represents the Nrt2 transcript levels.
基金supported by the "One Hundred Talents" Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (KSCX2‐YW‐G‐067)the National Science Foundation grant (Y4643A1001)
文摘In halophytic plants, the high-affinity potassium transporter HKT gene family can selectively uptake K＋ in the presence of toxic concentrations of Na＋. This has so far not been well examined in glycophytic crops. Here, we report the characterization of SbHKTI;4, a member of the HKT gene family from Sorghum bicolor. Upon Na＋ stress, SbHKT1;4 expression was more strongly upregulated in salt-tolerant sorghum accession, correlating with a better balanced Na＋/ K＋ ratio and enhanced plant growth. Heterogeneous expression analyses in mutants of Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Arabidopsis thaliana indicated that overexpressing SbHKT1;4 resulted in hypersensitivity to Na＋ stress, and such hypersensitivity could be alleviated with the supply of elevated levels of K＋, implicating that SbHKT1;4 may mediate K＋ uptake in the presence of excessive Na＋. Further electrophysiological evidence demonstrated that SbHKT1;4 could transport Na＋ and K＋ when expressed in Xenopus laevis oocytes. The relevance of the finding that SbHKTI;4 functions to maintain optimal Na＋/K＋ balance under Na＋ stress to the breeding of salt-tolerant glycophytic crops is discussed.
文摘以NaCl胁迫处理的拟南芥幼苗叶片为材料,用RNA提取试剂盒抽提总RNA,通过RT-PCR技术和DNA序列测定分析,证实获得了拟南芥高亲和性K+载体蛋白基因(AtHKT1)的cDNA序列。该cDNA全长1521bp,包括506个氨基酸和1个终止密码子序列,且与原序列(accession number AF237672)同源性为99.34%,但与其他科植物HKT1基因同源性较低,注册该基因到GenBank中,注册号为AY685182。利用生物信息学相关软件分析预测AtHKT1基因蛋白质功能和结构,结果发现,该蛋白分子量为57.45kD,理论等电点为9.33;氨基酸序列中第1～40个氨基酸属信号肽序列;第152～500个氨基酸属Trk H阳离子转运体蛋白保守结构域,并存在蛋白激酶C,酪氨酸蛋白激酶,依赖cAMP/cGMP蛋白激酶磷酸化,糖基化和豆蔻酰化等功能位点;该基因编码的蛋白有10个跨膜结构,N末端、C末端及中部等多个跨膜区具疏水性,符合载体类运输蛋白特点。表明本研究获得了拟南芥AtHKT1基因。
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China (30390080and 30521001)the Ministry of Science and Technology of China(2005CB120900 and 2004CB117200)
文摘Rice has a preference for uptake of ammonium over nitrate and can use ammonium-N efficiently. Consequently, transporters mediating ammonium uptake have been extensively studied, but nitrate transporters have been largely ignored. Recently, some reports have shown that rice also has high capacity to acquire nitrate from growth medium, so understanding the nitrate transport system in rice roots is very important for improving N use efficiency in rice. The present study Identified four putative NRT2 and two putative NAR2 genes that encode components of the high-affinity nitrate transport system （HATS） in the rice （Oryza sativa L. subsp, japonica cv. Nipponbare） genome. OsNRT2.1 and OsNRT2.2 share an Identical coding region sequence, and their deduced proteins are closely related to those from mono-cotyledonous plants. The two NAR2 proteins are closely related to those from mono-cotyledonous plants as well. However, OsNRT2.3 and OsNRT2.4 are more closely related to Arabidopsis NRT2 proteins. Relative quantitative reverse trsnscription-polymerase chain reaction analysis showed that all of the six genes were rapidly upregulated and then downrsgulated in the roots of N-starved rice plants after they were re-supplied with 0.2 mM nitrate, but the response to nitrate differed among gene members. The results from phylogenetic tree, gene structure and expression analysis implied the divergent roles for the Individual members of the rice NRT2 and NAR2 families. High-affinity nitrate influx rates associated with nitrate induction in rice roots were investigated and were found to be regulated by external pH. Compared with the nitrate influx rates at pH 6.5, alkaline pH （pH 8.0） inhibited nitrate influx, and acidic pH （pH 5.0） enhanced the nitrate influx in 1 h nitrate induced roots, but did not significantly affect that in 4 to 8 h nitrate induced roots.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(30390083 and 30521001)the State Key Basic Research and Development Plan of China(2005CB120904 and 2004CB117200)
文摘Nitrate is a major nitrogen （N） source for most crops. Nitrate uptake by root cells is a key step of nitrogen metabolism and has been widely studied at the physiological and molecular levels. Understanding how nitrate uptake is regulated will help us engineer crops with improved nitrate uptake efficiency. The present study investigated the regulation of the high-affinity nitrate transport system （HATS） by exogenous abscisic acid （ABA） and glutamine （Gin） in wheat （Triticum aestivum L.） roots. Wheat seedlings grown in nutrient solution containing 2 mmol/L nitrate as the only nitrogen source for 2weeks were deprived of N for 4d and were then transferred to nutrient solution containing 50 μmol/L ABA, and 1 mmol/L Gin in the presence or absence of 2 mmol/L nitrate for 0, 0.5, 1, 2, 4, and 8 h. Treated wheat plants were then divided into two groups. One group of plants was used to investigate the mRNA levels of the HATS components NRT2 and NAR2 genes in roots through semi-quantitative RT-PCR approach, and the other set of plants were used to measure high-affinity nitrate influx rates in a nutrient solution containing 0.2 mmol/L ^15N-labeled nitrate. The results showed that exogenous ABA induced the expression of the TaNRT2.1, TaNRT2.2, TaNRT2.3, TaNAR2.1, and TaNAR2.2 genes in roots when nitrate was not present in the nutrient solution, but did not further enhance the induction of these genes by nitrate. Glutamine, which has been shown to inhibit the expression of NRT2 genes when nitrate is present in the growth media, did not inhibit this induction. When Gin was supplied to a nitrate-free nutrient solution, the expression of these five genes in roots was induced. These results imply that the inhibition by Gin of NRT2 expression occurs only when nitrate is present in the growth media. Although exogenous ABA and Gin induced HATS genes in the roots of wheat, they did not induce nitrate influx.
