title: The organization of high-affinity ammonium uptake in Arabidopsis roots depends on the spatial arrangement and biochemical properties of AMT1-type transporters.
abstract: The AMMONIUM TRANSPORTER (AMT) family comprises six isoforms in Arabidopsis thaliana. Here, we describe the complete functional organization of root-expressed AMTs for high-affinity ammonium uptake. High-affinity influx of (15)N-labeled ammonium in two transposon-tagged amt1;2 lines was reduced by 18 to 26% compared with wild-type plants. Enrichment of the AMT1;2 protein in the plasma membrane and localization of AMT1;2 promoter activity in the endodermis and root cortex indicated that AMT1;2 mediates the uptake of ammonium entering the root via the apoplasmic transport route. An amt1;1 amt1;2 amt1;3 amt2;1 quadruple mutant (qko) showed severe growth depression under ammonium supply and maintained only 5 to 10% of wild-type high-affinity ammonium uptake capacity. Transcriptional upregulation of AMT1;5 in nitrogen-deficient rhizodermal and root hair cells and the ability of AMT1;5 to transport ammonium in yeast suggested that AMT1;5 accounts for the remaining uptake capacity in qko. Triple and quadruple amt insertion lines revealed in vivo ammonium substrate affinities of 50, 234, 61, and 4.5 muM for AMT1;1, AMT1;2, AMT1;3, and AMT1;5, respectively, but no ammonium influx activity for AMT2;1. These data suggest that two principle means of achieving effective ammonium uptake in Arabidopsis roots are the spatial arrangement of AMT1-type ammonium transporters and the distribution of their transport capacities at different substrate affinities.
authors: Molecular Plant Nutrition, Institute of Plant Nutrition, University of Hohenheim, D-70593 Stuttgart, Germany.
authors: Lixing
authors: L
authors: Yuan
authors: Dominique
authors: D
authors: Loqué
authors: Soichi
authors: S
authors: Kojima
authors: Sabine
authors: S
authors: Rauch
authors: Keiki
authors: K
authors: Ishiyama
authors: Eri
authors: E
authors: Inoue
authors: Hideki
authors: H
authors: Takahashi
authors: Nicolaus
authors: N
authors: von Wirén
mesh_terms: D017360:Arabidopsis / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D001692:Biological Transport / Q000187:drug effects; D027682:Cation Transport Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D004251:DNA Transposable Elements; D018506:Gene Expression Regulation, Plant / Q000187:drug effects; D008954:Models, Biological; D016254:Mutagenesis, Insertional; D009584:Nitrogen / Q000494:pharmacology; D010641:Phenotype; D010940:Plant Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D018517:Plant Roots / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D000644:Quaternary Ammonium Compounds / Q000378:metabolism*; D012441:Saccharomyces cerevisiae / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D027682:Cation Transport Proteins; D004251:DNA Transposable Elements; D010940:Plant Proteins; D000644:Quaternary Ammonium Compounds; C088952:ammonium transporters, plant; D009584:Nitrogen
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