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Nax loci affect SOS1-like Na+/H+ exchanger expression and activity in wheat

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posted on 2023-05-18, 16:56 authored by Zhu, M, Svetlana ShabalaSvetlana Shabala, Tracey Cuin, Huang, X, Meixue ZhouMeixue Zhou, Munns, R, Sergey ShabalaSergey Shabala
Salinity stress tolerance in durum wheat is strongly associated with a plant’s ability to control Na+ delivery to the shoot. Two loci, termed Nax1 and Nax2, were recently identified as being critical for this process and the sodium transporters HKT1;4 and HKT1;5 were identified as the respective candidate genes. These transporters retrieve Na+ from the xylem, thus limiting the rates of Na+ transport from the root to the shoot. In this work, we show that the Nax loci also affect activity and expression levels of the SOS1-like Na+/H+ exchanger in both root cortical and stelar tissues. Net Na+ efflux measured in isolated steles from salt-treated plants, using the non-invasive ion flux measuring MIFE technique, decreased in the sequence: Tamaroi (parental line)>Nax1=Nax2>Nax1:Nax2 lines. This efflux was sensitive to amiloride (a known inhibitor of the Na+/H+ exchanger) and was mirrored by net H+ flux changes. TdSOS1 relative transcript levels were 6–10-fold lower in Nax lines compared with Tamaroi. Thus, it appears that Nax loci confer two highly complementary mechanisms, both of which contribute towards reducing the xylem Na+ content. One enhances the retrieval of Na+ back into the root stele via HKT1;4 or HKT1;5, whilst the other reduces the rate of Na+ loading into the xylem via SOS1. It is suggested that such duality plays an important adaptive role with greater versatility for responding to a changing environment and controlling Na+ delivery to the shoot.

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Grains Research & Development Corporation

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Publication title

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volume

67

Pagination

835-844

ISSN

0022-0957

Department/School

Tasmanian Institute of Agriculture (TIA)

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Place of publication

United Kingdom

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© The Author 2015. Licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0) http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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Wheat

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