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XB-ART-40882
Plant Physiol 2010 Mar 01;1523:1431-41. doi: 10.1104/pp.109.152009.
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Channel-like characteristics of the low-affinity barley phosphate transporter PHT1;6 when expressed in Xenopus oocytes.

Preuss CP , Huang CY , Gilliham M , Tyerman SD .


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Remobilization of inorganic phosphate (P(i)) within a plant is critical for sustaining growth and seed production under external P(i) fluctuation. The barley (Hordeum vulgare) transporter HvPHT1;6 has been implicated in P(i) remobilization. In this report, we expressed HvPHT1;6 in Xenopus laevis oocytes, allowing detailed characterization of voltage-dependent fluxes and currents induced by HvPHT1;6. HvPHT1;6 increased efflux of P(i) near oocyte resting membrane potentials, dependent on external P(i) concentration. Time-dependent inward currents were observed when membrane potentials were more negative than -160 mV, which was consistent with nH(+):HPO(4)(2-) (n > 2) cotransport, based on simultaneous radiotracer and oocyte voltage clamping, dependent upon P(i) concentration gradient and pH. Time- and voltage-dependent inward currents through HvPHT1;6 were also observed for SO(4)(2-)and to a lesser degree for NO(3)(-)Cl(-)but not for malate. Inward and outward currents showed linear dependence on the concentration of external HPO(4)(2-)similar to low-affinity P(i) transport in plant studies. The electrophysiological properties of HvPHT1;6, which locates to the plasma membrane when expressed in onion (Allium cepa) epidermal cells, are consistent with its suggested role in the remobilization of P(i) in barley plants.

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Species referenced: Xenopus laevis
Genes referenced: slc15a4

References [+] :
Ai, Two rice phosphate transporters, OsPht1;2 and OsPht1;6, have different functions and kinetic properties in uptake and translocation. 2009, Pubmed, Xenbase