title: Molecular characterization and functional analysis of a vacuolar Na(+)/H(+) antiporter gene (HcNHX1) from Halostachys caspica.
abstract: According to sequences of several vacuolar Na(+)/H(+) antiporter genes from Xinjiang halophytic plants, a new vacuolar Na(+)/H(+) antiporter gene (HcNHX1) from the halophyte Halostachys caspica was obtained by RACE and RT-PCR using primers corresponding to conserved regions of the coding sequences. The obtained HcNHX1 cDNA was 1,983 bp and contained a 1,656 bp open reading frame encoding a deduced protein of 551 amino acid residues. The deduced amino acid sequence showed high identity with other NHX1 we have cloned previously from halophyte in Xinjiang desert area. The phylogenetic analysis showed that HcNHX1 formed a clade with NHX homologs of Chenopodiaceae. Expression profiles under salt treatment and ABA induction were investigated, and the results revealed that expression of HcNHX1 was induced by NaCl and ABA. To compare the degree of salt tolerance, we over-expressed HcNHX1 in Arabidopsis. Two transgenic lines grew more vigorously than the wild type (WT) under salt stress. The analysis of ion contents indicated that under salt stress, the transgenic plants compartmentalized more Na(+) in the leaves compared with wild-type plants. Together, these results suggest that the products of the novel gene HcNHX1 from halophyte Halostachys caspica is a functional tonoplast Na(+)/H(+) antiporter.
authors.affiliation: Xinjiang Key Laboratory of Biological Resources and Genetic Engineering, College of Life Science and Technology, Xinjiang University, Urumqi 830046, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: Bo
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Guan
authors.forename: Youzhen
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hu
authors.forename: Youling
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zeng
authors.forename: Yan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Fuchun
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D000040:Abscisic Acid / Q000494:pharmacology; D017360:Arabidopsis / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development; D018533:Biomass; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D019295:Computational Biology; D018076:DNA, Complementary / Q000235:genetics; D018506:Gene Expression Regulation, Plant / Q000187:drug effects; D017343:Genes, Plant / Q000235:genetics*; D018525:Germination / Q000187:drug effects; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D020161:Physical Chromosome Mapping; D018517:Plant Roots / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000187:drug effects; D030821:Plants, Genetically Modified; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D055049:Salt Tolerance / Q000187:drug effects; D055051:Salt-Tolerant Plants / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics*; D012964:Sodium / Q000378:metabolism; D012965:Sodium Chloride / Q000494:pharmacology; D017923:Sodium-Hydrogen Exchangers / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D013312:Stress, Physiological / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics; D019076:Transgenes / Q000235:genetics; D014617:Vacuoles / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D018076:DNA, Complementary; D017923:Sodium-Hydrogen Exchangers; D012965:Sodium Chloride; D000040:Abscisic Acid; D012964:Sodium