title: A major isoform of the maize plasma membrane H(+)-ATPase: characterization and induction by auxin in coleoptiles.
abstract: The plasma membrane (PM) H(+)-ATPase has been proposed to play important transport and regulatory roles in plant physiology, including its participation in auxin-induced acidification in coleoptile segments. This enzyme is encoded by a family of genes differing in tissue distribution, regulation, and expression level. A major expressed isoform of the maize PM H(+)-ATPase (MHA2) has been characterized. RNA gel blot analysis indicated that MHA2 is expressed in all maize organs, with highest levels being in the roots. In situ hybridization of sections from maize seedlings indicated enriched expression of MHA2 in stomatal guard cells, phloem cells, and root epidermal cells. MHA2 mRNA was induced threefold when nonvascular parts of the coleoptile segments were treated with auxin. This induction correlates with auxin-triggered proton extrusion by the same part of the segments. The PM H(+)-ATPase in the vascular bundies does not contribute significantly to auxin-induced acidification, is not regulated by auxin, and masks the auxin effect in extracts of whole coleoptile segments. We conclude that auxin-induced acidification in coleoptile segments most often occurs in the nonvascular tissue and is mediated, at least in part, by increased levels of MHA2.
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Biologia Molecular y Celular de Plantas, Universidad Politécnica de Valencia-Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas, Spain.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Frías
authors.forename: M T
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Caldeira
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Pérez-Castiñeira
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Navarro-Aviñó
authors.forename: F A
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Culiañez-Maciá
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Kuppinger
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Stransky
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pagés
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hager
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Serrano
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001483:Base Sequence; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000201:enzymology; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D018744:DNA, Plant / Q000235:genetics; D004790:Enzyme Induction / Q000187:drug effects; D017343:Genes, Plant; D007210:Indoleacetic Acids / Q000494:pharmacology; D007527:Isoenzymes / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D006180:Proton-Translocating ATPases / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D014018:Tissue Distribution; D003313:Zea mays / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development
chemical_list: D018744:DNA, Plant; D007210:Indoleacetic Acids; D007527:Isoenzymes; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D006180:Proton-Translocating ATPases