Members of class II of the HKT transporters, which have thus far only been isolated from grasses, were found to mediate Na+-K+ cotransport and at high Na+ concentrations preferred Na+-selective transport, depending on the ionic conditions. But the physiological functions of this K+-transporting class II of HKT transporters remain unknown in plants, with the exception of the unique class II Na+ transporter OsHKT2;1. The genetically tractable rice (Oryza sativa; background Nipponbare) possesses two predicted K+-transporting class II HKT transporter genes, OsHKT2;3 and OsHKT2;4. In this study, we have characterized the ion selectivity of the class II rice HKT transporter OsHKT2;4 in yeast and Xenopus laevis oocytes. OsHKT2;4 rescued the growth defect of a K+ ptake-deficient yeast mutant. Green fluorescent protein-OsHKT2;4 is targeted to the plasma membrane in transgenic plant cells. OsHKT2;4-expressing oocytes exhibited strong K+ permeability. Interestingly, however, K+ influx in OsHKT2;4-expressing oocytes did not require stimulation by extracellular Na+, in contrast to other class II HKT transporters. Furthermore, OsHKT2;4-mediated currents exhibited permeabilities to both Mg2+ and Ca2+ in the absence of competing K+ ions. Comparative analyses of Ca2+ and Mg2+ permeabilities in several HKT transporters, including Arabidopsis thaliana HKT1;1 (AtHKT1;1), Triticum aestivum HKT2;1 (TaHKT2;1), OsHKT2;1, OsHKT2;2, and OsHKT2;4, revealed that only OsHKT2;4 and to a lesser degree TaHKT2;1 mediate Mg2+ transport. Interestingly, cation competition analyses demonstrate that the selectivity of both of these class II HKT transporters for K+ is dominant over divalent cations, suggesting that Mg2+ and Ca2+ transport via OsHKT2;4 may be small and would depend on competing K+ concentrations in plants.

K+ Transport by the OsHKT2;4 transporter from rice with atypical Na+ transport properties and competition in permeation of K+ over Mg2+ and Ca2+ Ions / T. Horie, D.E. Brodsky, A. Costa, T. Kaneko, F. Lo Schiavo, M. Katsuhara, J.I. Schroeder. - In: PLANT PHYSIOLOGY. - ISSN 0032-0889. - 156:3(2011 May), pp. 1493-1507.

K+ Transport by the OsHKT2;4 transporter from rice with atypical Na+ transport properties and competition in permeation of K+ over Mg2+ and Ca2+ Ions

A. Costa;
2011

Abstract

Members of class II of the HKT transporters, which have thus far only been isolated from grasses, were found to mediate Na+-K+ cotransport and at high Na+ concentrations preferred Na+-selective transport, depending on the ionic conditions. But the physiological functions of this K+-transporting class II of HKT transporters remain unknown in plants, with the exception of the unique class II Na+ transporter OsHKT2;1. The genetically tractable rice (Oryza sativa; background Nipponbare) possesses two predicted K+-transporting class II HKT transporter genes, OsHKT2;3 and OsHKT2;4. In this study, we have characterized the ion selectivity of the class II rice HKT transporter OsHKT2;4 in yeast and Xenopus laevis oocytes. OsHKT2;4 rescued the growth defect of a K+ ptake-deficient yeast mutant. Green fluorescent protein-OsHKT2;4 is targeted to the plasma membrane in transgenic plant cells. OsHKT2;4-expressing oocytes exhibited strong K+ permeability. Interestingly, however, K+ influx in OsHKT2;4-expressing oocytes did not require stimulation by extracellular Na+, in contrast to other class II HKT transporters. Furthermore, OsHKT2;4-mediated currents exhibited permeabilities to both Mg2+ and Ca2+ in the absence of competing K+ ions. Comparative analyses of Ca2+ and Mg2+ permeabilities in several HKT transporters, including Arabidopsis thaliana HKT1;1 (AtHKT1;1), Triticum aestivum HKT2;1 (TaHKT2;1), OsHKT2;1, OsHKT2;2, and OsHKT2;4, revealed that only OsHKT2;4 and to a lesser degree TaHKT2;1 mediate Mg2+ transport. Interestingly, cation competition analyses demonstrate that the selectivity of both of these class II HKT transporters for K+ is dominant over divalent cations, suggesting that Mg2+ and Ca2+ transport via OsHKT2;4 may be small and would depend on competing K+ concentrations in plants.
high-affinity potassium; salt tollerance; HKT transporters; saccharomyces-cerevisiae; higher-plants; cation selectivity; sodium transporter; salinity tolerance; key determinants; glycine residues
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