Functional analysis of AtHKT1 in Arabidopsis shows that Na+ recirculation by the phloem is crucial for salt tolerance

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dc.contributor.authorBerthomieu, P.
dc.contributor.authorConejero, G.
dc.contributor.authorNublat, A.
dc.contributor.authorBrackenbury, W.
dc.contributor.authorLambet, C.
dc.contributor.authorSavio, C.
dc.contributor.authorUozumi, N.
dc.contributor.authorOiki, S.
dc.contributor.authorYamada, K.
dc.contributor.authorCellier, F.
dc.contributor.authorGosti, F.
dc.contributor.authorSimonneau, T.
dc.contributor.authorEssah, P.
dc.contributor.authorTester, M.
dc.contributor.authorVery, A.
dc.contributor.authorSentenac, H.
dc.contributor.authorCasse, F.
dc.date.issued2003
dc.descriptionCopyright © 2003 by the European Molecular Biology Organization
dc.description.abstractTwo allelic recessive mutations of Arabidopsis, sas2-1 and sas2-2, were identified as inducing sodium overaccumulation in shoots. The sas2 locus was found (by positional cloning) to correspond to the AtHKT1 gene. Expression in Xenopus oocytes revealed that the sas2-1 mutation did not affect the ionic selectivity of the transporter but strongly reduced the macro scopic (whole oocyte current) transport activity. In Arabidopsis, expression of AtHKT1 was shown to be restricted to the phloem tissues in all organs. The sas2-1 mutation strongly decreased Na+ concentration in the phloem sap. It led to Na+ overaccumulation in every aerial organ (except the stem), but to Na+ underaccumulation in roots. The sas2 plants displayed increased sensitivity to NaCl, with reduced growth and even death under moderate salinity. The whole set of data indicates that AtHKT1 is involved in Na+ recirculation from shoots to roots, probably by mediating Na+ loading into the phloem sap in shoots and unloading in roots, this recirculation removing large amounts of Na+ from the shoot and playing a crucial role in plant tolerance to salt.
dc.description.statementofresponsibilityPierre Berthomieu, Geneviève Conéjéro, Aurélie Nublat, William J. Brackenbury, Cécile Lambert, Cristina Savio, Nobuyuki Uozumi, Shigetoshi Oiki, Katsuyuki Yamada, Françoise Cellier, Françoise Gosti, Thierry Simonneau, Pauline A. Essah, Mark Tester, Anne-Aliénor Véry, Hervé Sentenac and Francine Casse
dc.identifier.citationThe EMBO Journal, 2003; 22(9):2004-2014
dc.identifier.doi10.1093/emboj/cdg207
dc.identifier.issn0261-4189
dc.identifier.issn1460-2075
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2440/34564
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherNature Publishing Group
dc.source.urihttp://www.nature.com/emboj/journal/v22/n9/abs/7595117a.html
dc.subjectNa+ exclusion
dc.subjectNa+ transport
dc.subjectphloem
dc.subjectpositional cloning
dc.subjectsalt tolerance
dc.titleFunctional analysis of AtHKT1 in Arabidopsis shows that Na+ recirculation by the phloem is crucial for salt tolerance
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished

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