Nitrate transporter NPF7.3/NRT1.5 plays an essential role in regulating phosphate deficiency responses in Arabidopsis
Nitrate transporter NPF7.3/NRT1.5 plays an essential role in regulating phosphate deficiency responses in Arabidopsis
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硝酸盐转运蛋白 NPF7.3/NRT1.5 在调节拟南芥磷酸盐缺乏反应中发挥重要作用
DOI:
10.1016/j.bbrc.2018.11.118
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发表时间:
2019-01-01
影响因子:
3.1
通讯作者:
Ma, Qing
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作者:
Cui, Yan-Nong;Li, Xiao-Ting;Ma, Qing
AtNPF7.3/AtNRT1.5, which is a nitrate transporter that drives root-to-shoot transport of NO3-, is also involved in modulating the response to K+ deprivation in Arabidopsis by affecting root development and K+ transport. However, whether NPF7.3/NRT1.5 functions in regulating plant responses to deficiencies of other nutrients remains unknown. In this study, we found that the expression of AtNPF7.3/AtNRT1.5 was predominant in the roots and was substantially induced by phosphate (Pi) starvation. The atnrt1.5 mutants displayed conspicuously longer primary roots along with a significantly reduced lateral root density under Pi-deficient conditions than did the wild-type plants, and these morphological differences in the roots were eliminated to a certain extent by the ethylene synthesis antagonist Co2+. Further analyses revealed that the expression of important Pi starvation-induced genes, which are directly involved in Pi transport, mobilization and distribution, were significantly higher in the atnrt1.5 mutants than that in the wild-type plants under Pi-starvation conditions; therefore, the atnrt1.5 mutants retained higher tissue Pi concentrations. Taken together, our results suggest that NPF7.3/NRT1.5 is an important component in the regulation of phosphate deficiency responses in Arabidopsis. (C) 2018 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.