GmSAL1 Hydrolyzes Inositol-1,4,5-Trisphosphate and Regulates Stomatal Closure in Detached Leaves and Ion Compartmentalization in Plant Cells |
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| Authors: | Yee-Shan Ku Nicolas Siu-Chung Koo Francisca Wing-Yen Li Man-Wah Li Hongmei Wang Sau-Na Tsai Feng Sun Boon Leong Lim Wing-Hung Ko Hon-Ming Lam |
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| Institution: | 1. Center for Soybean Research, State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology and School of Life Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong SAR.; 2. School of Biological Sciences, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR.; 3. School of Biomedical Sciences, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong SAR.; RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science, Japan, |
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| Abstract: | Inositol polyphosphatases are important regulators since they control the catabolism of phosphoinositol derivatives, which are often signaling molecules for cellular processes. Here we report on the characterization of one of their members in soybean, GmSAL1. In contrast to the substrate specificity of its Arabidopsis homologues (AtSAL1 and AtSAL2), GmSAL1 only hydrolyzes inositol-1,4,5-trisphosphate (IP3) but not inositol-1,3,4-trisphosphate or inositol-1,4-bisphosphate.The ectopic expression of GmSAL1 in transgenic Arabidopsis thaliana led to a reduction in IP3 signals, which was inferred from the reduction in the cytoplasmic signals of the in vivo biomarker pleckstrin homology domain–green florescent protein fusion protein and the suppression of abscisic acid-induced stomatal closure. At the cellular level, the ectopic expression of GmSAL1 in transgenic BY-2 cells enhanced vacuolar Na+ compartmentalization and therefore could partially alleviate salinity stress. |
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