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Characterization and Expression of KT/HAK/KUP Transporter Family Genes in Willow under Potassium Deficiency, Drought, and Salt Stresses
The K(+) transporter/high-affinity K(+)/K(+) uptake (KT/HAK/KUP) transporters dominate K(+) uptake, transport, and allocation that play a pivotal role in mineral homeostasis and plant adaptation to adverse abiotic stresses. However, molecular mechanisms towards K(+) nutrition in forest trees are ext...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7303730/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32596286 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/2690760 |
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author | Liang, Meixia Gao, Yachao Mao, Tingting Zhang, Xiaoyan Zhang, Shaoying Zhang, Hongxia Song, Zhizhong |
author_facet | Liang, Meixia Gao, Yachao Mao, Tingting Zhang, Xiaoyan Zhang, Shaoying Zhang, Hongxia Song, Zhizhong |
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description | The K(+) transporter/high-affinity K(+)/K(+) uptake (KT/HAK/KUP) transporters dominate K(+) uptake, transport, and allocation that play a pivotal role in mineral homeostasis and plant adaptation to adverse abiotic stresses. However, molecular mechanisms towards K(+) nutrition in forest trees are extremely rare, especially in willow. In this study, we identified 22 KT/HAK/KUP transporter genes in purple osier willow (designated as SpuHAK1 to SpuHAK22) and examined their expression under K(+) deficiency, drought, and salt stress conditions. Both transcriptomic and quantitative real-time PCR (qRT-PCR) analyses demonstrated that SpuHAKs were predominantly expressed in stems, and the expression levels of SpuHAK1, SpuHAK2, SpuHAK3, SpuHAK7, and SpuHAK8 were higher at the whole plant level, whereas SpuHAK9, SpuHAK11, SpuHAK20, and SpuHAK22 were hardly detected in tested tissues. In addition, both K(+) deficiency and salt stress decreased the tissue K(+) content, while drought increased the tissue K(+) content in purple osier plant. Moreover, SpuHAK genes were differentially responsive to K(+) deficiency, drought, and salt stresses in roots. K(+) deficiency and salt stress mainly enhanced the expression level of responsive SpuHAK genes. Fifteen putative cis-acting regulatory elements, including the stress response, hormone response, circadian regulation, and nutrition and development, were identified in the promoter region of SpuHAK genes. Our findings provide a foundation for further functional characterization of KT/HAK/KUP transporters in forest trees and may be useful for breeding willow rootstocks that utilize potassium more efficiently. |
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spelling | pubmed-73037302020-06-25 Characterization and Expression of KT/HAK/KUP Transporter Family Genes in Willow under Potassium Deficiency, Drought, and Salt Stresses Liang, Meixia Gao, Yachao Mao, Tingting Zhang, Xiaoyan Zhang, Shaoying Zhang, Hongxia Song, Zhizhong Biomed Res Int Research Article The K(+) transporter/high-affinity K(+)/K(+) uptake (KT/HAK/KUP) transporters dominate K(+) uptake, transport, and allocation that play a pivotal role in mineral homeostasis and plant adaptation to adverse abiotic stresses. However, molecular mechanisms towards K(+) nutrition in forest trees are extremely rare, especially in willow. In this study, we identified 22 KT/HAK/KUP transporter genes in purple osier willow (designated as SpuHAK1 to SpuHAK22) and examined their expression under K(+) deficiency, drought, and salt stress conditions. Both transcriptomic and quantitative real-time PCR (qRT-PCR) analyses demonstrated that SpuHAKs were predominantly expressed in stems, and the expression levels of SpuHAK1, SpuHAK2, SpuHAK3, SpuHAK7, and SpuHAK8 were higher at the whole plant level, whereas SpuHAK9, SpuHAK11, SpuHAK20, and SpuHAK22 were hardly detected in tested tissues. In addition, both K(+) deficiency and salt stress decreased the tissue K(+) content, while drought increased the tissue K(+) content in purple osier plant. Moreover, SpuHAK genes were differentially responsive to K(+) deficiency, drought, and salt stresses in roots. K(+) deficiency and salt stress mainly enhanced the expression level of responsive SpuHAK genes. Fifteen putative cis-acting regulatory elements, including the stress response, hormone response, circadian regulation, and nutrition and development, were identified in the promoter region of SpuHAK genes. Our findings provide a foundation for further functional characterization of KT/HAK/KUP transporters in forest trees and may be useful for breeding willow rootstocks that utilize potassium more efficiently. Hindawi 2020-06-09 /pmc/articles/PMC7303730/ /pubmed/32596286 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/2690760 Text en Copyright © 2020 Meixia Liang et al. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Research Article Liang, Meixia Gao, Yachao Mao, Tingting Zhang, Xiaoyan Zhang, Shaoying Zhang, Hongxia Song, Zhizhong Characterization and Expression of KT/HAK/KUP Transporter Family Genes in Willow under Potassium Deficiency, Drought, and Salt Stresses |
title | Characterization and Expression of KT/HAK/KUP Transporter Family Genes in Willow under Potassium Deficiency, Drought, and Salt Stresses |
title_full | Characterization and Expression of KT/HAK/KUP Transporter Family Genes in Willow under Potassium Deficiency, Drought, and Salt Stresses |
title_fullStr | Characterization and Expression of KT/HAK/KUP Transporter Family Genes in Willow under Potassium Deficiency, Drought, and Salt Stresses |
title_full_unstemmed | Characterization and Expression of KT/HAK/KUP Transporter Family Genes in Willow under Potassium Deficiency, Drought, and Salt Stresses |
title_short | Characterization and Expression of KT/HAK/KUP Transporter Family Genes in Willow under Potassium Deficiency, Drought, and Salt Stresses |
title_sort | characterization and expression of kt/hak/kup transporter family genes in willow under potassium deficiency, drought, and salt stresses |
topic | Research Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7303730/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32596286 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/2690760 |
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