Journal
PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL
Volume 18, Issue 12, Pages 2406-2419Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/pbi.13414
Keywords
phosphate acquisition; phosphate redistribution; ZmPT7; phosphorylation modification; maize; Arabidopsis
Funding
- National Key Research and Development Program of China [2016YFD0100707]
- Ministry of Agriculture of China for transgenic research [2016ZX08009002]
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [31670245, 31970273]
- Chinese Universities Scientific Fund [2019TC122, 2019TC228]
- Beijing Outstanding University Discipline Program
Ask authors/readers for more resources
Phosphorus, an essential mineral macronutrient, is a major constituent of fertilizers for maize (Zea mays L.) production. However, the molecular mechanisms of phosphate (Pi) acquisition in maize plants and its redistribution remain unclear. This study presents the functional characterization of ZmPT7 in Pi uptake and redistribution in maize. The ZmPT7 was expressed in roots and leaves, and induced during Pi starvation. The ZmPT7 complemented the Pi-uptake deficiency of yeast mutant pho Delta null and Arabidopsis mutant pht1;1 Delta 4 Delta, indicating that ZmPT7 functioned as a Pi transporter. We generated zmpt7 mutants by CRISPR/Cas9 and ZmPT7-overexpressing lines. The zmpt7 mutants showed reduced, whereas the ZmPT7-overexpressing lines displayed increased Pi-uptake capacity and Pi redistribution from old to young leaves, demonstrating that ZmPT7 played central roles in Pi acquisition and Pi redistribution from old to young leaves. The ZmCK2 kinases phosphorylated ZmPT7 at Ser-521 in old maize leaves, which enhanced transport activity of ZmPT7. The Ser-520 of Arabidopsis AtPHT1;1, a conserved residue of ZmPT7 Ser-521, was also phosphorylated by AtCK2 kinase, and the mutation of Ser-520 to Glu (phosphorylation mimic) yielded enhanced transport activity of AtPHT1;1. Taken together, these results indicate that ZmPT7 plays important roles in Pi acquisition and redistribution, and its transport activity is modulated by phosphorylation.
Authors
I am an author on this paper
Click your name to claim this paper and add it to your profile.
Reviews
Recommended
No Data Available