The protein kinase SOS2 activates the Arabidopsis H+/Ca2+ antiporter CAX1 to integrate calcium transport and salt tolerance
The protein kinase SOS2 activates the Arabidopsis H+/Ca2+ antiporter CAX1 to integrate calcium transport and salt tolerance
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DOI:
10.1074/jbc.m309084200
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发表时间:
2004-01-23
影响因子:
4.8
通讯作者:
Hirschi, KD
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作者:
Cheng, NH;Pittman, JK;Hirschi, KD
The regulation of ions within cells is an indispensable component of growth and adaptation. The plant SOS2 protein kinase and its associated Ca2+ sensor, SOS3, have been demonstrated to modulate the plasma membrane H+/ Na+ antiporter SOS1; however, how these regulators modulate Ca2+ levels within cells is poorly understood. Here we demonstrate that SOS2 regulates the vacuolar H+/Ca2+ antiporter CAX1. Using a yeast growth assay, co-expression of SOS2 specifically activated CAX1, whereas SOS3 did not. CAX1-like chimeric transporters were activated by SOS2 if the chimeric proteins contained the N terminus of CAX1. Vacuolar membranes from CAX1-expressing cells were made to be H+/Ca2+-competent by the addition of SOS2 protein in a dose-dependent manner. Using a yeast two-hybrid assay, SOS2 interacted with the N terminus of CAX1. In each of these yeast assays, the activation of CAX1 by SOS2 was SOS3-independent. In planta, the high level of expression of a deregulated version of CAX1 caused salt sensitivity. These findings suggest multiple functions for SOS2 and provide a mechanistic link between Ca2+ and Na+ homeostasis in plants.