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Plant Physiol ; 161(3): 1557-69, 2013 Mar.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23307651

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Plant nitrate (NO3(-)) acquisition depends on the combined activities of root high- and low-affinity NO3(-) transporters and the proton gradient generated by the plasma membrane H(+)-ATPase. These processes are coordinated with photosynthesis and the carbon status of the plant. Here, we present the characterization of romaine lettuce (Lactuca sativa 'Conquistador') plants engineered to overexpress an intragenic gain-of-function allele of the type I proton translocating pyrophosphatase (H(+)-PPase) of Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana). The proton-pumping and inorganic pyrophosphate hydrolytic activities of these plants are augmented compared with control plants. Immunohistochemical data show a conspicuous increase in H(+)-PPase protein abundance at the vasculature of the transgenic plants. Transgenic plants displayed an enhanced rhizosphere acidification capacity consistent with the augmented plasma membrane H(+)-ATPase proton transport values, and ATP hydrolytic capacities evaluated in vitro. These transgenic lines outperform control plants when challenged with NO3(-) limitations in laboratory, greenhouse, and field scenarios. Furthermore, we report the characterization of a lettuce LsNRT2.1 gene that is constitutive up-regulated in the transgenic plants. Of note, the expression of the LsNRT2.1 gene in control plants is regulated by NO3(-) and sugars. Enhanced accumulation of (15)N-labeled fertilizer by transgenic lettuce compared with control plants was observed in greenhouse experiments. A negative correlation between the level of root soluble sugars and biomass is consistent with the strong root growth that characterizes these transgenic plants.


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Proteínas de Arabidopsis/metabolismo , Pirofosfatase Inorgânica/metabolismo , Lactuca/metabolismo , Nitrogênio/metabolismo , Ácidos/metabolismo , Proteínas de Transporte de Ânions/genética , Proteínas de Transporte de Ânions/metabolismo , Arabidopsis/enzimologia , Proteínas de Arabidopsis/genética , Biomassa , Carboidratos/análise , Carbono/metabolismo , Fertilizantes , Regulação da Expressão Gênica de Plantas/efeitos dos fármacos , Engenharia Genética , Imuno-Histoquímica , Pirofosfatase Inorgânica/genética , Lactuca/efeitos dos fármacos , Lactuca/genética , Lactuca/crescimento & desenvolvimento , Transportadores de Nitrato , Nitratos/farmacologia , Raízes de Plantas/efeitos dos fármacos , Raízes de Plantas/metabolismo , Plantas Geneticamente Modificadas , Solubilidade
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