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XB-ART-57624
BMC Biol 2020 Dec 14;181:196. doi: 10.1186/s12915-020-00934-w.
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Feedback inhibition of AMT1 NH4+-transporters mediated by CIPK15 kinase.

Chen HY , Chen YN , Wang HY , Liu ZT , Frommer WB , Ho CH .


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BACKGROUND: Ammonium (NH4+), a key nitrogen form, becomes toxic when it accumulates to high levels. Ammonium transporters (AMTs) are the key transporters responsible for NH4+ uptake. AMT activity is under allosteric feedback control, mediated by phosphorylation of a threonine in the cytosolic C-terminus (CCT). However, the kinases responsible for the NH4+-triggered phosphorylation remain unknown. RESULTS: In this study, a functional screen identified protein kinase CBL-Interacting Protein Kinase15 (CIPK15) as a negative regulator of AMT1;1 activity. CIPK15 was able to interact with several AMT1 paralogs at the plasma membrane. Analysis of AmTryoshka, an NH4+ transporter activity sensor for AMT1;3 in yeast, and a two-electrode-voltage-clamp (TEVC) of AMT1;1 in Xenopus oocytes showed that CIPK15 inhibits AMT activity. CIPK15 transcript levels increased when seedlings were exposed to elevated NH4+ levels. Notably, cipk15 knockout mutants showed higher 15NH4+ uptake and accumulated higher amounts of NH4+ compared to the wild-type. Consistently, cipk15 was hypersensitive to both NH4+ and methylammonium but not nitrate (NO3-). CONCLUSION: Taken together, our data indicate that feedback inhibition of AMT1 activity is mediated by the protein kinase CIPK15 via phosphorylation of residues in the CCT to reduce NH4+-accumulation.

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Species referenced: Xenopus laevis
Genes referenced: cbl pigy psmd6
GO keywords: ammonium transmembrane transport [+]


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Albrecht, Glutamine: a Trojan horse in ammonia neurotoxicity. 2006, Pubmed