Localization of the MTP4 transporter to trans-Golgi network in pollen tubes of Arabidopsis thaliana.

Autor: Muro K; Graduate School of Agriculture, Osaka Metropolitan University, Sakai, Osaka, 599-8531, Japan., Segami S; Division of Evolutionary Biology, National Institute for Basic Biology, Okazaki, Aichi, 444-8585, Japan., Kawachi M; Division of Crop Plant Genetics, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, 37075, Göttingen, Germany., Horikawa N; Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University, Sakai, Osaka, 37075, Japan., Namiki A; Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University, Sakai, Osaka, 599-8531, Japan., Hashiguchi K; Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University, Sakai, Osaka, 599-8531, Japan., Maeshima M; College of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Chubu University, Kasugai, Aichi, 487-8501, Japan., Takano J; Graduate School of Agriculture, Osaka Metropolitan University, Sakai, Osaka, 599-8531, Japan. jtakano@omu.ac.jp.; Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University, Sakai, Osaka, 37075, Japan. jtakano@omu.ac.jp.; Department of Life and Environmental Sciences, Osaka Prefecture University, Sakai, Osaka, 599-8531, Japan. jtakano@omu.ac.jp.
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of plant research [J Plant Res] 2024 Sep; Vol. 137 (5), pp. 939-950. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Jul 28.
DOI: 10.1007/s10265-024-01559-8
Abstrakt: Zinc (Zn) is an essential element for plants. Numerous proteins in different cellular compartments require Zn for their structure and function. Zn can be toxic when it accumulates in high levels in the cytoplasm. Therefore, Zn homeostasis at tissue, cell, and organelle levels is vital for plant growth. A part of the metal tolerance protein (MTP) / Cation Diffusion Facilitator (CDF) transporters functions as Zn transporters, exporting Zn from the cytosol to various membrane compartments. In Arabidopsis thaliana, MTP1, MTP2, MTP3, MTP4, MTP5, and MTP12 are classified as Zn transporters (Zn-CDF). In this study, we systematically analyzed the localization of GFP-fused Zn-CDFs in the leaf epidermal cells of Nicotiana benthamiana. As previously reported, MTP1 and MTP3 were localized to tonoplast, MTP2 to endoplasmic reticulum, and MTP5 to Golgi. In addition, we identified the localization of MTP4 to trans-Golgi Network (TGN). Since MTP4 is specifically expressed in pollen, we analyzed the localization of MTP4-GFP in the Arabidopsis pollen tubes and confirmed that it is in the TGN. We also showed the Zn transport capability of MTP4 in yeast cells. We then analyzed the phenotype of an mtp4 T-DNA insertion mutant under both limited and excess Zn conditions. We found that their growth and fertility were not largely different from the wild-type. Our study has paved the way for investigating the possible roles of MTP4 in metallating proteins in the secretory pathway or in exporting excess Zn through exocytosis. In addition, our system of GFP-fused MTPs will help study the mechanisms for targeting transporters to specific membrane compartments.
(© 2024. The Author(s) under exclusive licence to The Botanical Society of Japan.)
Databáze: MEDLINE
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