Enhancing the first enzymatic step in the histidine biosynthesis pathway increases the free histidine pool and nickel tolerance in Arabidopsis thaliana |
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Authors: | Wycisk Katharina Kim Eugene J Schroeder Julian I Krämer Ute |
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Affiliation: | Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology, Am Mühlenberg 1, D-14476 Golm, Germany. |
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Abstract: | Naturally selected nickel (Ni) tolerance in Alyssum lesbiacum has been proposed to involve constitutively high levels of endogenous free histidine. Transgenic Arabidopsis thaliana expressing a Salmonella typhimurium ATP phosphoribosyl transferase enzyme (StHisG) resistant to feedback inhibition by histidine contained approximately 2-fold higher histidine concentrations than wild type plants. Under exposure to a toxic Ni concentration, biomass production in StHisG expressing lines was between 14- and 40-fold higher than in wild-type plants. This suggested that enhancing the first step in the histidine biosynthesis pathway is sufficient to increase the endogenous free histidine pool and Ni tolerance in A. thaliana. |
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