Overexpression of the AtGluR2 gene encoding an arabidopsis homolog of mammalian glutamate receptors impairs calcium utilization and sensitivity to ionic stress in transgenic plants
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- Title
- Overexpression of the AtGluR2 gene encoding an arabidopsis homolog of mammalian glutamate receptors impairs calcium utilization and sensitivity to ionic stress in transgenic plants
- Authors
- Kim, SA; Kwak, JM; Jae, SK; Wang, MH; Nam, HG
- Date Issued
- 2001-01
- Publisher
- JAPANESE SOC PLANT PHYSIOLOGISTS
- Abstract
- We have identified a homolog of the mammalian iono-tropic glutamate receptor genes in Arabidopsis thaliana (AtGluR2). This gene was found to alter Ca2+ utilization when overexpressed in A. thaliana. These transgenic plants displayed symptoms of Ca2+ deficiency, including browning and death of the shoot apex, necrosis of leaf tips, and deformation of leaves. Supplementation with Ca2+ alleviated these phenotypes. Overall levels of Ca2+ in tissues of control plants were not significantly different from those of transgenic plants, suggesting that overexpression of the AtGluR2 gene did not affect Ca2+ uptake. However, the relative growth yield as a function of Ca2+ levels revealed that the critical deficiency content of Ca2+ in transgenic plants was three times higher than that of control plants. The transgenic plants also exhibited hypersensitivity to Na+ and K+ ionic stresses. The ion hypersensitivity was ameliorated by supplementation with Ca2+. The results showed that overexpression of the AtGluR2 gene caused reduced efficiency of Ca2+ utilization in the transgenic plants. The promoter of the AtGluR2 gene was active in vascular tissues, particularly in cells adjacent to the conducting vessels. This suggests that AtGluR2 encodes a functional channel that unloads Ca2+ from the xylem vessels. The results together suggest that appropriate expression of the AtGluR2 protein may play critical roles in Ca2+ nutrition by controlling the ion allocation among different Ca2+ sinks both during normal development and during adaptation to ionic stresses.
- Keywords
- Arabidopsis thaliana; calcium efficiency; critical deficiency content; glutamate receptor homolog; ion hypersensitivity; xylem unloading; FUNCTIONAL-CHARACTERIZATION; MINERAL-NUTRITION; CA2+ PERMEABILITY; ROOT-CELLS; CHANNELS; EXPRESSION; SUBUNIT; CLONING; EFFICIENCY; TRANSPORT
- URI
- https://oasis.postech.ac.kr/handle/2014.oak/19704
- DOI
- 10.1093/pcp/pce008
- ISSN
- 0032-0781
- Article Type
- Article
- Citation
- PLANT AND CELL PHYSIOLOGY, vol. 42, no. 1, page. 74 - 84, 2001-01
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