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Ordoñez NM, Marondedze C, Thomas L, Pasqualini S, Shabala L, Shabala S, Gehring C. Cyclic mononucleotides modulate potassium and calcium flux responses to H2O2 in Arabidopsis roots. FEBS Lett 2014; 588:1008-15. [PMID: 24530500 DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2014.01.062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2013] [Revised: 01/23/2014] [Accepted: 01/24/2014] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Cyclic mononucleotides are messengers in plant stress responses. Here we show that hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) induces rapid net K(+)-efflux and Ca(2+)-influx in Arabidopsis roots. Pre-treatment with either 10μM cAMP or cGMP for 1 or 24h does significantly reduce net K(+)-leakage and Ca(2+)-influx, and in the case of the K(+)-fluxes, the cell permeant cyclic mononucleotides are more effective. We also examined the effect of 10μM of the cell permeant 8-Br-cGMP on the Arabidopsis microsomal proteome and noted a specific increase in proteins with a role in stress responses and ion transport, suggesting that cGMP is sufficient to directly and/or indirectly induce complex adaptive changes to cellular stresses induced by H2O2.
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- Natalia Maria Ordoñez
- Biological and Environmental Sciences & Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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- Biological and Environmental Sciences & Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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- Bioscience Core Facility, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia
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- Department of Applied Biology, University of Perugia, Borgo XX Giugno, 74, 06121 Perugia, Italy
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- School of Agricultural Science, University of Tasmania, Private Bag 54, Hobart, Tasmania 7001, Australia
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- School of Agricultural Science, University of Tasmania, Private Bag 54, Hobart, Tasmania 7001, Australia
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- Biological and Environmental Sciences & Engineering Division, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Thuwal 23955-6900, Saudi Arabia.
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Wang YF, Munemasa S, Nishimura N, Ren HM, Robert N, Han M, Puzõrjova I, Kollist H, Lee S, Mori I, Schroeder JI. Identification of cyclic GMP-activated nonselective Ca2+-permeable cation channels and associated CNGC5 and CNGC6 genes in Arabidopsis guard cells. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2013; 163:578-90. [PMID: 24019428 PMCID: PMC3793039 DOI: 10.1104/pp.113.225045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 78] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/01/2013] [Accepted: 08/28/2013] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Cytosolic Ca(2+) in guard cells plays an important role in stomatal movement responses to environmental stimuli. These cytosolic Ca(2+) increases result from Ca(2+) influx through Ca(2+)-permeable channels in the plasma membrane and Ca(2+) release from intracellular organelles in guard cells. However, the genes encoding defined plasma membrane Ca(2+)-permeable channel activity remain unknown in guard cells and, with some exceptions, largely unknown in higher plant cells. Here, we report the identification of two Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) cation channel genes, CNGC5 and CNGC6, that are highly expressed in guard cells. Cytosolic application of cyclic GMP (cGMP) and extracellularly applied membrane-permeable 8-Bromoguanosine 3',5'-cyclic monophosphate-cGMP both activated hyperpolarization-induced inward-conducting currents in wild-type guard cells using Mg(2+) as the main charge carrier. The cGMP-activated currents were strongly blocked by lanthanum and gadolinium and also conducted Ba(2+), Ca(2+), and Na(+) ions. cngc5 cngc6 double mutant guard cells exhibited dramatically impaired cGMP-activated currents. In contrast, mutations in CNGC1, CNGC2, and CNGC20 did not disrupt these cGMP-activated currents. The yellow fluorescent protein-CNGC5 and yellow fluorescent protein-CNGC6 proteins localize in the cell periphery. Cyclic AMP activated modest inward currents in both wild-type and cngc5cngc6 mutant guard cells. Moreover, cngc5 cngc6 double mutant guard cells exhibited functional abscisic acid (ABA)-activated hyperpolarization-dependent Ca(2+)-permeable cation channel currents, intact ABA-induced stomatal closing responses, and whole-plant stomatal conductance responses to darkness and changes in CO2 concentration. Furthermore, cGMP-activated currents remained intact in the growth controlled by abscisic acid2 and abscisic acid insensitive1 mutants. This research demonstrates that the CNGC5 and CNGC6 genes encode unique cGMP-activated nonselective Ca(2+)-permeable cation channels in the plasma membrane of Arabidopsis guard cells.
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- National Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics, Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200032, China (Y.-F.W., H.-M.R.)
- Division of Biological Sciences, Cell and Developmental Biology Section, and Center for Molecular Genetics, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093–0116 (Y.-F.W., S.M., N.N., N.R., M.H., S.L., I.M., J.I.S.)
- Institute of Technology, University of Tartu, 50411 Tartu, Estonia (I.P., H.K.); and
- Division of Agricultural and Life Science, Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University, Okayama 7008530, Japan (S.M.)
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- National Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics, Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200032, China (Y.-F.W., H.-M.R.)
- Division of Biological Sciences, Cell and Developmental Biology Section, and Center for Molecular Genetics, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093–0116 (Y.-F.W., S.M., N.N., N.R., M.H., S.L., I.M., J.I.S.)
- Institute of Technology, University of Tartu, 50411 Tartu, Estonia (I.P., H.K.); and
- Division of Agricultural and Life Science, Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University, Okayama 7008530, Japan (S.M.)
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- National Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics, Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200032, China (Y.-F.W., H.-M.R.)
- Division of Biological Sciences, Cell and Developmental Biology Section, and Center for Molecular Genetics, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093–0116 (Y.-F.W., S.M., N.N., N.R., M.H., S.L., I.M., J.I.S.)
- Institute of Technology, University of Tartu, 50411 Tartu, Estonia (I.P., H.K.); and
- Division of Agricultural and Life Science, Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University, Okayama 7008530, Japan (S.M.)
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- National Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics, Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200032, China (Y.-F.W., H.-M.R.)
- Division of Biological Sciences, Cell and Developmental Biology Section, and Center for Molecular Genetics, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093–0116 (Y.-F.W., S.M., N.N., N.R., M.H., S.L., I.M., J.I.S.)
- Institute of Technology, University of Tartu, 50411 Tartu, Estonia (I.P., H.K.); and
- Division of Agricultural and Life Science, Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University, Okayama 7008530, Japan (S.M.)
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- National Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics, Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200032, China (Y.-F.W., H.-M.R.)
- Division of Biological Sciences, Cell and Developmental Biology Section, and Center for Molecular Genetics, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093–0116 (Y.-F.W., S.M., N.N., N.R., M.H., S.L., I.M., J.I.S.)
- Institute of Technology, University of Tartu, 50411 Tartu, Estonia (I.P., H.K.); and
- Division of Agricultural and Life Science, Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University, Okayama 7008530, Japan (S.M.)
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- National Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics, Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200032, China (Y.-F.W., H.-M.R.)
- Division of Biological Sciences, Cell and Developmental Biology Section, and Center for Molecular Genetics, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093–0116 (Y.-F.W., S.M., N.N., N.R., M.H., S.L., I.M., J.I.S.)
- Institute of Technology, University of Tartu, 50411 Tartu, Estonia (I.P., H.K.); and
- Division of Agricultural and Life Science, Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University, Okayama 7008530, Japan (S.M.)
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- National Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics, Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200032, China (Y.-F.W., H.-M.R.)
- Division of Biological Sciences, Cell and Developmental Biology Section, and Center for Molecular Genetics, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093–0116 (Y.-F.W., S.M., N.N., N.R., M.H., S.L., I.M., J.I.S.)
- Institute of Technology, University of Tartu, 50411 Tartu, Estonia (I.P., H.K.); and
- Division of Agricultural and Life Science, Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University, Okayama 7008530, Japan (S.M.)
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- National Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics, Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200032, China (Y.-F.W., H.-M.R.)
- Division of Biological Sciences, Cell and Developmental Biology Section, and Center for Molecular Genetics, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093–0116 (Y.-F.W., S.M., N.N., N.R., M.H., S.L., I.M., J.I.S.)
- Institute of Technology, University of Tartu, 50411 Tartu, Estonia (I.P., H.K.); and
- Division of Agricultural and Life Science, Graduate School of Environmental and Life Science, Okayama University, Okayama 7008530, Japan (S.M.)
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Laohavisit A, Richards SL, Shabala L, Chen C, Colaço RD, Swarbreck SM, Shaw E, Dark A, Shabala S, Shang Z, Davies JM. Salinity-induced calcium signaling and root adaptation in Arabidopsis require the calcium regulatory protein annexin1. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2013; 163:253-62. [PMID: 23886625 PMCID: PMC3762646 DOI: 10.1104/pp.113.217810] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Salinity (NaCl) stress impairs plant growth and inflicts severe crop losses. In roots, increasing extracellular NaCl causes Ca²⁺ influx to elevate cytosolic free Ca²⁺ ([Ca²⁺](cyt)) as a second messenger for adaptive signaling. Amplification of the signal involves plasma membrane reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate oxidase activation, with the resultant reactive oxygen species triggering Ca²⁺ influx. The genetic identities of the Ca²⁺-permeable channels involved in generating the [Ca²⁺](cyt) signal are unknown. Potential candidates in the model plant Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) include annexin1 (AtANN1). Here, luminescent detection of [Ca²⁺](cyt) showed that AtANN1 responds to high extracellular NaCl by mediating reactive oxygen species-activated Ca²⁺ influx across the plasma membrane of root epidermal protoplasts. Electrophysiological analysis revealed that root epidermal plasma membrane Ca²⁺ influx currents activated by NaCl are absent from the Atann1 loss-of-function mutant. Both adaptive signaling and salt-responsive production of secondary roots are impaired in the loss-of-function mutant, thus identifying AtANN1 as a key component of root cell adaptation to salinity.
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Yuen CCY, Christopher DA. The group IV-A cyclic nucleotide-gated channels, CNGC19 and CNGC20, localize to the vacuole membrane in Arabidopsis thaliana. AOB PLANTS 2013. [PMCID: PMC4455320 DOI: 10.1093/aobpla/plt012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/07/2023]
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The cyclic nucleotide-gated channels, CNGC19 and CNGC20, are the sole members of the highly isolated evolutionary group IV-A in Arabidopsis plants. Prior studies have shown that the expression of both CNGC19 and CNGC20 genes are induced by salinity and biotic stress. In this report, CNGC19 and CNGC20 were determined to localize to the vacuolar membrane. Co-expression of CNGC19 and CNGC20 increased the efficiency of vacuolar localization. CNGC19 and CNGC20 are, therefore, vacuolar membrane channels that are hypothesized to mediate plant response to salinity and biotic stress. Plant cyclic nucleotide-gated channels (CNGCs) are implicated in the uptake of both essential and toxic cations, Ca2+ signalling, and responses to biotic and abiotic stress. The 20 CNGC paralogues of Arabidopsis are divided into five evolutionary groups. Group IV-A is highly isolated and consists only of two closely spaced genes, CNGC19 and CNGC20. Prior studies have shown that both genes are induced by salinity and biotic stress. A unique feature of CNGC19 and CNGC20 is their long hydrophilic N-termini. To determine the subcellular locations of CNGC19 and CNGC20, partial and full-length fusions to GFP(S65T) were generated. Translational fusions of the N-termini of CNGC19 (residues 1–171) and CNGC20 (residues 1–200) to GFP(S65T) were targeted to punctate structures when transiently expressed in leaf protoplasts. In the case of CNGC20, but not CNGC19, the punctate structures were co-labelled with a marker for the Golgi. The full-length CNGC19-GFP fusion co-localized with markers for the vacuole membrane (αTIP- and γTIP-mCherry). Vacuole membrane labelling by the full-length CNGC20-GFP fusion was also observed, but the signal was weak and accompanied by numerous punctate signals that did not co-localize with αTIP- or γTIP-mCherry. These punctate structures diminished, and localization of full-length CNGC20-GFP to the vacuole increased, when it was co-expressed with the full-length CNGC19-mCherry. Vacuole membrane labelling was also detected in planta via immunoelectron microscopy using a CNGC20-antiserum on cryopreserved ultrathin sections of roots. We hypothesize that the role of group IV-A CNGCs is to mediate the movement of cations between the central vacuole and the cytosol in response to certain types of abiotic and biotic stress.
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Brini F, Masmoudi K. Ion Transporters and Abiotic Stress Tolerance in Plants. ISRN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2012; 2012:927436. [PMID: 27398240 PMCID: PMC4907263 DOI: 10.5402/2012/927436] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2012] [Accepted: 04/10/2012] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Adaptation of plants to salt stress requires cellular ion homeostasis involving net intracellular Na+ and Cl− uptake and subsequent vacuolar compartmentalization without toxic ion accumulation in the cytosol. Sodium ions can enter the cell through several low- and high-affinity K+ carriers. Some members of the HKT family function as sodium transporter and contribute to Na+ removal from the ascending xylem sap and recirculation from the leaves to the roots via the phloem vasculature. Na+ sequestration into the vacuole depends on expression and activity of Na+/H+ antiporter that is driven by electrochemical gradient of protons generated by the vacuolar H+-ATPase and the H+-pyrophosphatase. Sodium extrusion at the root-soil interface is presumed to be of critical importance for the salt tolerance. Thus, a very rapid efflux of Na+ from roots must occur to control net rates of influx. The Na+/H+ antiporter SOS1 localized to the plasma membrane is the only Na+ efflux protein from plants characterized so far. In this paper, we analyze available data related to ion transporters and plant abiotic stress responses in order to enhance our understanding about how salinity and other abiotic stresses affect the most fundamental processes of cellular function which have a substantial impact on plant growth development.
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- Faïçal Brini
- Plant Protection and Improvement Laboratory, Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax (CBS), University of Sfax, P.O. Box 1177, 3018 Sfax, Tunisia
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- Plant Protection and Improvement Laboratory, Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax (CBS), University of Sfax, P.O. Box 1177, 3018 Sfax, Tunisia
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Gao F, Han X, Wu J, Zheng S, Shang Z, Sun D, Zhou R, Li B. A heat-activated calcium-permeable channel--Arabidopsis cyclic nucleotide-gated ion channel 6--is involved in heat shock responses. THE PLANT JOURNAL : FOR CELL AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2012; 70:1056-69. [PMID: 22372427 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-313x.2012.04969.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 130] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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An increased concentration of cytosolic calcium ions (Ca²⁺) is an early response by plant cells to heat shock. However, the molecular mechanism underlying the heat-induced initial Ca²⁺ response in plants is unclear. In this study, we identified and characterized a heat-activated Ca²⁺-permeable channel in the plasma membrane of Arabidopsis thaliana root protoplasts using reverse genetic analysis and the whole-cell patch-clamp technique. The results indicated that A. thaliana cyclic nucleotide-gated ion channel 6 (CNGC6) mediates heat-induced Ca²⁺ influx and facilitates expression of heat shock protein (HSP) genes and the acquisition of thermotolerance. GUS and GFP reporter assays showed that CNGC6 expression is ubiquitous in A. thaliana, and the protein is localized to the plasma membrane of cells. Furthermore, it was found that the level of cytosolic cAMP was increased by a mild heat shock, that CNGC6 was activated by cytosolic cAMP, and that exogenous cAMP promoted the expression of HSP genes. The results reveal the role of cAMP in transduction of heat shock signals in plants. The correlation of an increased level of cytosolic cAMP in a heat-shocked plant with activation of the Ca²⁺ channels and downstream expression of HSP genes sheds some light on how plants transduce a heat stimulus into a signal cascade that leads to a heat shock response.
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- Fei Gao
- Hebei Key Laboratory of Molecular and Cellular Biology, College of Life Science, Hebei Normal University, Shijiazhuang 050024, China
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Borghi M, Rus A, Salt DE. Loss-of-function of Constitutive Expresser of Pathogenesis Related Genes5 affects potassium homeostasis in Arabidopsis thaliana. PLoS One 2011; 6:e26360. [PMID: 22046278 PMCID: PMC3203115 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0026360] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2011] [Accepted: 09/25/2011] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Here, we demonstrate that the reduction in leaf K(+) observed in a mutant previously identified in an ionomic screen of fast neutron mutagenized Arabidopsis thaliana is caused by a loss-of-function allele of CPR5, which we name cpr5-3. This observation establishes low leaf K(+) as a new phenotype for loss-of-function alleles of CPR5. We investigate the factors affecting this low leaf K(+) in cpr5 using double mutants defective in salicylic acid (SA) and jasmonic acid (JA) signalling, and by gene expression analysis of various channels and transporters. Reciprocal grafting between cpr5 and Col-0 was used to determine the relative importance of the shoot and root in causing the low leaf K(+) phenotype of cpr5. Our data show that loss-of-function of CPR5 in shoots primarily determines the low leaf K(+) phenotype of cpr5, though the roots also contribute to a lesser degree. The low leaf K(+) phenotype of cpr5 is independent of the elevated SA and JA known to occur in cpr5. In cpr5 expression of genes encoding various Cyclic Nucleotide Gated Channels (CNGCs) are uniquely elevated in leaves. Further, expression of HAK5, encoding the high affinity K(+) uptake transporter, is reduced in roots of cpr5 grown with high or low K(+) supply. We suggest a model in which low leaf K(+) in cpr5 is driven primarily by enhanced shoot-to-root K(+) export caused by a constitutive activation of the expression of various CNGCs. This activation may enhance K(+) efflux, either indirectly via enhanced cytosolic Ca(2+) and/or directly by increased K(+) transport activity. Enhanced shoot-to-root K(+) export may also cause the reduced expression of HAK5 observed in roots of cpr5, leading to a reduction in uptake of K(+). All ionomic data presented is publically available at www.ionomicshub.org.
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- Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, United States of America
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- Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, United States of America
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- Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, United States of America
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Calcium signal transduction is a central mechanism by which plants sense and respond to endogenous and environmental stimuli. Cytosolic Ca(2+) elevation is achieved via two cellular pathways, Ca(2+) influx through Ca(2+) channels in the plasma membrane and Ca(2+) release from intracellular Ca(2+) stores. Because of the significance of Ca(2+) channels in cellular signaling, interaction with the environment and developmental processes in plants, a great deal of effort has been invested in recent years with regard to these important membrane proteins. Because of limited space, in this review we focus on recent findings giving insight into both the molecular identity and physiological function of channels that have been suggested to be responsible for the elevation in cytosolic Ca(2+) level, including cyclic nucleotide gated channels, glutamate receptor homologs, two-pore channels and mechanosensitive Ca(2+) -permeable channels. We provide an overview of the regulation of these Ca(2+) channels and their physiological roles and discuss remaining questions.
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- Fabien Jammes
- Department of Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland 20742, USA.
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Alemán F, Nieves-Cordones M, Martínez V, Rubio F. Root K(+) acquisition in plants: the Arabidopsis thaliana model. PLANT & CELL PHYSIOLOGY 2011; 52:1603-12. [PMID: 21771865 DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pcr096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/21/2023]
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K(+) is an essential macronutrient required by plants to complete their life cycle. It fulfills important functions and it is widely used as a fertilizer to increase crop production. Thus, the identification of the systems involved in K(+) acquisition by plants has always been a research goal as it may eventually produce molecular tools to enhance crop productivity further. This review is focused on the recent findings on the systems involved in K(+) acquisition. From Epstein's pioneering work >40 years ago, K(+) uptake was considered to consist of a high- and a low-affinity component. The subsequent molecular approaches identified genes encoding K(+) transport systems which could be involved in the first step of K(+) uptake at the plant root. Insights into the regulation of these genes and the proteins that they encode have also been gained in recent studies. A demonstration of the role of the two main K(+) uptake systems at the root, AtHKA5 and AKT1, has been possible with the study of Arabidopsis thaliana T-DNA insertion lines that knock out these genes. AtHAK5 was revealed as the only uptake system at external concentrations <10 μM. Between 10 and 200 μM both AtHAK5 and AKT1 contribute to K(+) acquisition. At external concentrations >500 μM, AtHAK5 is not relevant and AKT1's contribution to K(+) uptake becomes more important. At 10 mM K(+), unidentified systems may provide sufficient K(+) uptake for plant growth.
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- Fernando Alemán
- Centro de Edafología y Biología Aplicada del Segura-CSIC, Campus de Espinardo, 30100 Murcia, Spain
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Jayakannan M, Babourina O, Rengel Z. Improved measurements of Na+ fluxes in plants using calixarene-based microelectrodes. JOURNAL OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY 2011; 168:1045-1051. [PMID: 21256620 DOI: 10.1016/j.jplph.2010.12.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2010] [Revised: 12/17/2010] [Accepted: 12/17/2010] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Ion-selective microelectrodes are a powerful tool in studying adaptive responses of plant cells and tissues to various abiotic stresses. However, application of this technique in Na(+) flux measurements was limited due to poor selectivity for Na(+) ions of commercially available Na(+) cocktails. Often, these cocktails cannot discriminate between Na(+) and other interfering ions such as K(+) and Ca(2+), leading to inaccurate measurements of Na(+) concentration and, consequently, inaccurate Na(+) flux calculations. To overcome this problem, three Na(+)-selective cocktail mixtures were prepared using tetramethoxyethyl ester derivative of p-t-butyl calix[4]arene. These cocktail mixtures were compared with commercially available ETH 227-based Na(+) cocktail for selectivity for Na(+) ions over other ions (particularly K(+) and Ca(2+)). Among the three calixarene-based Na(+) cocktails tested, cocktail 2 [in % w/w: Na(+) ionophore (4-tert-butylcalix[4]arene-tetra acetic acid tetraethyl ester) 3.5, the plasticizer (2-nitrophenyl octyl ether) 95.9 and lipophilic anion (potassium tetrakis (4-chlorophenyl) borate) 0.6] showed the best selectivity for Na(+) ions over K(+) and Ca(2+) ions and was highly stable over time (up to 10h). Na(+) flux measurements under a wide range of NaCl concentrations (25-150 mM) using Na(+) cocktail 2 established a clear dose-response relationship between severity of salt stress and magnitude of Na(+) influx at the distal elongation and mature zones of Arabidopsis thaliana roots. Furthermore, Na(+) cocktail 2 was compared with commercially available ETH 227-based Na(+) cocktail by measuring Na(+) fluxes at the two Arabidopsis root zones in response to 100mM NaCl treatment. With calixarene-based Na(+) cocktail 2, a large decreasing Na(+) influx (0-15 min) followed by small Na(+) influx (15-45 min) was measured, whereas with ETH-based Na(+) cocktail Na(+) influx was short-lived (1-3 min) and was followed by Na(+) efflux (3-45 min) that might have been due to K(+) and Ca(2+) efflux measured together with Na(+) influx. In conclusion, Na(+)-selective calixarene-based microelectrodes have excellent potential to be used in real-time Na(+) flux measurements in plants.
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- Maheswari Jayakannan
- School of Earth and Environment, The University of Western Australia, M087, Crawley, WA 6009, Perth, Australia.
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Pardo JM, Rubio F. Na+ and K+ Transporters in Plant Signaling. SIGNALING AND COMMUNICATION IN PLANTS 2011. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-14369-4_3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Sodium (Na) toxicity is one of the most formidable challenges for crop production world-wide. Nevertheless, despite decades of intensive research, the pathways of Na(+) entry into the roots of plants under high salinity are still not definitively known. Here, we review critically the current paradigms in this field. In particular, we explore the evidence supporting the role of nonselective cation channels, potassium transporters, and transporters from the HKT family in primary sodium influx into plant roots, and their possible roles elsewhere. We furthermore discuss the evidence for the roles of transporters from the NHX and SOS families in intracellular Na(+) partitioning and removal from the cytosol of root cells. We also review the literature on the physiology of Na(+) fluxes and cytosolic Na(+) concentrations in roots and invite critical interpretation of seminal published data in these areas. The main focus of the review is Na(+) transport in glycophytes, but reference is made to literature on halophytes where it is essential to the analysis.
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Dietrich P, Anschütz U, Kugler A, Becker D. Physiology and biophysics of plant ligand-gated ion channels. PLANT BIOLOGY (STUTTGART, GERMANY) 2010; 12 Suppl 1:80-93. [PMID: 20712623 DOI: 10.1111/j.1438-8677.2010.00362.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Small molecules and metabolites often act as intra- or extracellular messengers in signal transduction pathways. Ligand-gated ion channels provide a mean to transduce those biochemical signals at the membrane into electrical events and ion fluxes. In plants, cyclic nucleotides and glutamate represent intra- and extracellular signalling ligands, respectively. While the former have been shown to regulate voltage-dependent ion channels and are supposed to activate cyclic nucleotide gated (CNG) channels, the latter are perceived by ionotropic glutamate receptors (GLRs). This review summarises our current knowledge about CNG channels and glutamate receptors in plants and their proposed roles in plant development and adaptation to biotic and abiotic stresses.
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- P Dietrich
- Department of Biology, Erlangen University, Erlangen, Germany.
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Guo KM, Babourina O, Christopher DA, Borsic T, Rengel Z. The cyclic nucleotide-gated channel AtCNGC10 transports Ca2+ and Mg2+ in Arabidopsis. PHYSIOLOGIA PLANTARUM 2010; 139:303-312. [PMID: 20210874 DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3054.2010.01366.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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The suppression of the cyclic nucleotide-gated channel (CNGC) AtCNGC10 alters K(+) transport in Arabidopsis plants. Other CNGCs have been shown to transport Ca(2+), K(+), Li(+), Cs(+) and Rb(+) across the plasma membrane when expressed in heterologous systems; however, the ability of the AtCNGC10 channel to transport nutrients other than K(+) in plants has not been previously tested. The ion fluxes along different zones of the seedling roots, as estimated by the non-invasive ion-specific microelectrode technique, were significantly different in two AtCNGC10 antisense lines (A2 and A3) in comparison to the wild type (WT). Most notably, the influxes of H(+), Ca(2+) and Mg(2+) in the meristem and distal elongation zones of the antisense A2 and A3 lines were significantly lower than in the WT. The lower Ca(2+) influx from the external media corresponded to a lower intracellular Ca(2+) activity, which was estimated by fluorescence lifetime imaging measurements (FLIM). On the other hand, the intracellular pH values in the meristem zone of the roots of A2 and A3 seedlings were significantly lower (more acidic) than that of the WT, which might indicate a feedback block of H(+) influx into meristematic cells caused by low intracellular pH. Under the control conditions, mature plants from the A2 and A3 lines contained significantly higher K(+) and lower Ca(2+) and Mg(2+) content in the shoots, indicating disturbed long-distance ion transport of these cations, possibly because of changes in xylem loading/retrieval and/or phloem loading. Exposing the plants in the flowering stage to various K(+), Ca(2+) and Mg(2+) concentrations in the solution led to altered K(+), Ca(2+) and Mg(2+) content in the shoots of A2 and A3 plants in comparison with the WT, suggesting a primary role of AtCNGC10 in Ca(2+) (and probably Mg(2+)) transport in plants, which in turn regulates K(+) transporters' activities.
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- Kun Mei Guo
- School of Earth and Environment, University of Western Australia, Crawley, WA 6009, Australia
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Conn S, Gilliham M. Comparative physiology of elemental distributions in plants. ANNALS OF BOTANY 2010; 105:1081-102. [PMID: 20410048 PMCID: PMC2887064 DOI: 10.1093/aob/mcq027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 184] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2009] [Revised: 11/16/2009] [Accepted: 12/16/2009] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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BACKGROUND Plants contain relatively few cell types, each contributing a specialized role in shaping plant function. With respect to plant nutrition, different cell types accumulate certain elements in varying amounts within their storage vacuole. The role and mechanisms underlying cell-specific distribution of elements in plants is poorly understood. SCOPE The phenomenon of cell-specific elemental accumulation has been briefly reviewed previously, but recent technological advances with the potential to probe mechanisms underlying elemental compartmentation have warranted an updated evaluation. We have taken this opportunity to catalogue many of the studies, and techniques used for, recording cell-specific compartmentation of particular elements. More importantly, we use three case-study elements (Ca, Cd and Na) to highlight the basis of such phenomena in terms of their physiological implications and underpinning mechanisms; we also link such distributions to the expression of known ion or solute transporters. CONCLUSIONS Element accumulation patterns are clearly defined by expression of key ion or solute transporters. Although the location of element accumulation is fairly robust, alterations in expression of certain solute transporters, through genetic modifications or by growth under stress, result in perturbations to these patterns. However, redundancy or induced pleiotropic expression effects may complicate attempts to characterize the pathways that lead to cell-specific elemental distribution. Accumulation of one element often has consequences on the accumulation of others, which seems to be driven largely to maintain vacuolar and cytoplasmic osmolarity and charge balance, and also serves as a detoxification mechanism. Altered cell-specific transcriptomics can be shown, in part, to explain some of this compensation.
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- Simon Conn
- School of Agriculture, Food, and Wine, University of Adelaide, Waite Campus, Glen Osmond, South Australia 5064, Australia
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- School of Agriculture, Food, and Wine, University of Adelaide, Waite Campus, Glen Osmond, South Australia 5064, Australia
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Yuen CYL, Christopher DA. The Role of Cyclic Nucleotide-Gated Channels in Cation Nutrition and Abiotic Stress. ION CHANNELS AND PLANT STRESS RESPONSES 2010. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-642-10494-7_7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/08/2022]
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Kugler A, Köhler B, Palme K, Wolff P, Dietrich P. Salt-dependent regulation of a CNG channel subfamily in Arabidopsis. BMC PLANT BIOLOGY 2009; 9:140. [PMID: 19943938 PMCID: PMC2794285 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2229-9-140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/12/2009] [Accepted: 11/27/2009] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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BACKGROUND In Arabidopsis thaliana, the family of cyclic nucleotide-gated channels (CNGCs) is composed of 20 members. Previous studies indicate that plant CNGCs are involved in the control of growth processes and responses to abiotic and biotic stresses. According to their proposed function as cation entry pathways these channels contribute to cellular cation homeostasis, including calcium and sodium, as well as to stress-related signal transduction. Here, we studied the expression patterns and regulation of CNGC19 and CNGC20, which constitute one of the five CNGC subfamilies. RESULTS GUS, GFP and luciferase reporter assays were used to study the expression of CNGC19 and CNGC20 genes from Arabidopsis thaliana in response to developmental cues and salt stress. CNGC19 and CNGC20 were differentially expressed in roots and shoots. The CNGC19 gene was predominantly active in roots already at early growth stages. Major expression was observed in the phloem. CNGC20 showed highest promoter activity in mesophyll cells surrounding the veins. Its expression increased during development and was maximal in mature and senescent leaves. Both genes were upregulated in the shoot in response to elevated NaCl but not mannitol concentrations. While in the root, CNGC19 did not respond to changes in the salt concentration, in the shoot it was strongly upregulated in the observed time frame (6-72 hours). Salt-induction of CNGC20 was also observed in the shoot, starting already one hour after stress treatment. It occurred with similar kinetics, irrespective of whether NaCl was applied to roots of intact plants or to the petiole of detached leaves. No differences in K and Na contents of the shoots were measured in homozygous T-DNA insertion lines for CNGC19 and CNGC20, respectively, which developed a growth phenotype in the presence of up to 75 mM NaCl similar to that of the wild type. CONCLUSION Together, the results strongly suggest that both channels are involved in the salinity response of different cell types in the shoot. Upon salinity both genes are upregulated within hours. CNGC19 and CNGC20 could assist the plant to cope with toxic effects caused by salt stress, probably by contributing to a re-allocation of sodium within the plant.
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- Annette Kugler
- Molecular Plant Physiology, Department Biology, University of Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany
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- Institute of Biochemistry and Biology, University of Potsdam, Potsdam-Golm, Germany
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- Institute of Biology II/Botany, Faculty of Biology, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Institute of Biology II/Botany, Faculty of Biology, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Molecular Plant Physiology, Department Biology, University of Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany
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Witzel K, Weidner A, Surabhi GK, Börner A, Mock HP. Salt stress-induced alterations in the root proteome of barley genotypes with contrasting response towards salinity. JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY 2009; 60:3545-57. [PMID: 19671579 PMCID: PMC2724703 DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erp198] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2009] [Revised: 05/20/2009] [Accepted: 05/21/2009] [Indexed: 05/18/2023]
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In addition to drought and extreme temperatures, soil salinity represents a growing threat to crop productivity. Among the cereal crops, barley is considered as notably salt tolerant, and cultivars show considerable variation for tolerance towards salinity stress. In order to unravel the molecular mechanisms underlying salt stress tolerance and to utilize the natural genetic variation of barley accessions, a series of hydroponics-based salinity stress experiments was conducted using two genetic mapping parents, cvs Steptoe and Morex, which display contrasting levels of salinity tolerance. The proteome of roots from both genotypes was investigated as displayed by two-dimensional gel electrophoresis, and comparisons were made between plants grown under non-saline and saline conditions. Multivariate analysis of the resulting protein patterns revealed cultivar-specific and salt stress-responsive protein expression. Mass spectrometry-based identification was successful for 26 out of 39 selected protein spots. Hierarchical clustering was applied to detect similar protein expression patterns. Among those, two proteins involved in the glutathione-based detoxification of reactive oxygen species (ROS) were more abundant in the tolerant genotype, while proteins involved in iron uptake were expressed at a higher level in the sensitive one. This study emphasizes the role of proteins involved in ROS detoxification during salinity stress, and identified potential candidates for increasing salt tolerance in barley.
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