突变体
拟南芥
转录因子
黄化
表型
细胞生物学
运输机
钾
化学
生物化学
生物
植物
基因
有机化学
作者
Cuizhu Feng,Yunxin Luo,Peng‐dan Wang,Matthew Gilliham,Yu Long
摘要
In Arabidopsis, the high-affinity K+ transporter HAK5 is the major pathway for root K+ uptake when below 100 µM; HAK5 responds to Low-K+ (LK) stress by strongly and rapidly increasing its expression during K+ -deficiency. Therefore, positive regulators of HAK5 expression have the potential to improve K+ uptake under LK. Here, we show that mutants of the transcription factor MYB77 share a LK-induced leaf chlorosis phenotype, lower K+ content, and lower Rb+ uptake of the hak5 mutant, but not the shorter root growth, and that overexpression of MYB77 enhanced K+ uptake and improved tolerance to LK stress. Furthermore, we demonstrated that MYB77 positively regulates the expression of HAK5, by binding to the HAK5 promoter and enhances high-affinity K+ uptake of roots. As such, our results reveal a novel pathway for enhancing HAK5 expression under LK stress, and provides a candidate for increasing the tolerance of plants to LK.
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