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Evidence for a role in growth and salt resistance of a plasma membrane H+‐ATPase in the root endodermis

Evidence for a role in growth and salt resistance of a plasma membrane H+‐ATPase in the root... The plasma membrane of plant cells is energized by an electrochemical gradient produced by P‐type H+‐ATPases (proton pumps). These pumps are encoded by at least 12 genes in Arabidopsis. Here we provide evidence that isoform AHA4 contributes to solute transport through the root endodermis. AHA4 is expressed most strongly in the root endodermis and flowers, as suggested by promoter‐GUS reporter assays. A disruption of this pump (aha4–1) was identified as a T‐DNA insertion in the middle of the gene (after VFP574). Truncated aha4–1 transcripts accumulate to approximately 50% of the level observed for AHA4 mRNA in wild‐type plants. Plants homozygous for aha4–1 (–/–) show a subtle reduction in root and shoot growth compared with wild‐type plants when grown under normal conditions. However, a mutant phenotype is very clear in plants grown under salt stress (e.g., 75 or 110 mm NaCl). In leaves of mutant plants subjected to Na stress, the ratio of Na to K increased 4–5‐fold. Interestingly, the aha4–1 mutation appears to be semidominant and was only partially complemented by the introduction of additional wild‐type copies of AHA4. These results are consistent with the hypothesis that aha4–1 may produce a dominant negative protein or RNA that partially disrupts the activity of other pumps or functions in the root endodermal tissue, thereby compromising the function of this cell layer in controlling ion homeostasis and nutrient transport. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png The Plant Journal Wiley

Evidence for a role in growth and salt resistance of a plasma membrane H+‐ATPase in the root endodermis

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Copyright © 2001 Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company
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0960-7412
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1365-313X
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10.1046/j.1365-313x.2001.01081.x
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Abstract

The plasma membrane of plant cells is energized by an electrochemical gradient produced by P‐type H+‐ATPases (proton pumps). These pumps are encoded by at least 12 genes in Arabidopsis. Here we provide evidence that isoform AHA4 contributes to solute transport through the root endodermis. AHA4 is expressed most strongly in the root endodermis and flowers, as suggested by promoter‐GUS reporter assays. A disruption of this pump (aha4–1) was identified as a T‐DNA insertion in the middle of the gene (after VFP574). Truncated aha4–1 transcripts accumulate to approximately 50% of the level observed for AHA4 mRNA in wild‐type plants. Plants homozygous for aha4–1 (–/–) show a subtle reduction in root and shoot growth compared with wild‐type plants when grown under normal conditions. However, a mutant phenotype is very clear in plants grown under salt stress (e.g., 75 or 110 mm NaCl). In leaves of mutant plants subjected to Na stress, the ratio of Na to K increased 4–5‐fold. Interestingly, the aha4–1 mutation appears to be semidominant and was only partially complemented by the introduction of additional wild‐type copies of AHA4. These results are consistent with the hypothesis that aha4–1 may produce a dominant negative protein or RNA that partially disrupts the activity of other pumps or functions in the root endodermal tissue, thereby compromising the function of this cell layer in controlling ion homeostasis and nutrient transport.

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The Plant Journal – Wiley

Published: Aug 1, 2001

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