Altered shoot/root Na+ distribution and bifurcating salt sensitivity in Arabidopsis by genetic disruption of the Na+ transporter AtHKT1 |
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Authors: | Mäser Pascal Eckelman Brendan Vaidyanathan Rama Horie Tomoaki Fairbairn David J Kubo Masahiro Yamagami Mutsumi Yamaguchi Katsushi Nishimura Mikio Uozumi Nobuyuki Robertson Whitney Sussman Michael R Schroeder Julian I |
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Institution: | Division of Biological Sciences, Cell and Developmental Biology Section, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA 92093-0116, USA. |
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Abstract: | Sodium (Na+) is toxic to most plants, but the molecular mechanisms of plant Na+ uptake and distribution remain largely unknown. Here we analyze Arabidopsis lines disrupted in the Na+ transporter AtHKT1. AtHKT1 is expressed in the root stele and leaf vasculature. athkt1 null plants exhibit lower root Na+ levels and are more salt resistant than wild-type in short-term root growth assays. In shoot tissues, however, athkt1 disruption produces higher Na+ levels, and athkt1 and athkt1/sos3 shoots are Na+-hypersensitive in long-term growth assays. Thus wild-type AtHKT1 controls root/shoot Na+ distribution and counteracts salt stress in leaves by reducing leaf Na+ accumulation. |
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Keywords: | Sodium transport Salt stress T-DNA insertion Arabidopsis thaliana |
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