The potassium transporter AtHAK5 functions in K(+) deprivation-induced high-affinity K(+) uptake and AKT1 K(+) channel contribution to K(+) uptake kinetics in Arabidopsis roots.
Potassium is an important macronutrient and the most abundant cation in plants. Because soil mineral conditions can vary, plants must be able to adjust to different nutrient availabilities. Here, we used Affymetrix Genechip microarrays to identify genes responsive to potassium (K(+)) deprivation in roots of mature Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) plants. Unexpectedly, only a few genes were changed in their expression level after 6, 48, and 96 h of K(+) starvation even though root K(+) content was reduced by approximately 60%. AtHAK5, a potassium transporter gene from the KUP/HAK/KT family, was most consistently and strongly up-regulated in its expression level across 48-h, 96-h, and 7-d K(+) deprivation experiments. AtHAK5 promoter-beta-glucuronidase and -green fluorescent protein fusions showed AtHAK5 promoter activity in the epidermis and vasculature of K(+) deprived roots. Rb(+) uptake kinetics in roots of athak5 T-DNA insertion mutants and wild-type plants demonstrated the absence of a major part of an inducible high-affinity Rb(+)/K(+) (K(m) approximately 15-24 microm) transport system in athak5 plants. In comparative analyses, uptake kinetics of the K(+) channel mutant akt1-1 showed that akt1-1 roots are mainly impaired in a major transport mechanism, with an apparent affinity of approximately 0.9 mm K(+)(Rb(+)). Data show adaptation of apparent K(+) affinities of Arabidopsis roots when individual K(+) transporter genes are disrupted. In addition, the limited transcriptome-wide response to K(+) starvation indicates that posttranscriptional mechanisms may play important roles in root adaptation to K(+) availability in Arabidopsis. The results demonstrate an in vivo function for AtHAK5 in the inducible high-affinity K(+) uptake system in Arabidopsis roots.
Gierth
Markus
M
Division of Biological Sciences, Cell and Developmental Biology Section and Center for Molecular Genetics, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093-0116, USA.
Mäser
Pascal
P
Schroeder
Julian I
JI
D017360:Arabidopsis / Q000378:metabolism*; D029681:Arabidopsis Proteins / Q000502:physiology*; D018506:Gene Expression Regulation, Plant; D018517:Plant Roots / Q000378:metabolism*; D018520:Plant Shoots; D011188:Potassium / Q000378:metabolism*; D015221:Potassium Channels / Q000502:physiology*; D027961:Potassium-Hydrogen Antiporters; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000502:physiology; D018749:RNA, Plant / Q000502:physiology; D012413:Rubidium / Q000378:metabolism; D027981:Symporters / Q000502:physiology*; D013997:Time Factors; D015854:Up-Regulation
D029681:Arabidopsis Proteins; D015221:Potassium Channels; D027961:Potassium-Hydrogen Antiporters; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D018749:RNA, Plant; D027981:Symporters; C501258:potassium transporter, Arabidopsis; C074500:AKT1 protein, Arabidopsis; D012413:Rubidium; D011188:Potassium
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