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BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS
Volume 533, Issue 1, Pages 104-109Publisher
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2020.08.025
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Arabidopsis thaliana; NRT1.2; PLD alpha 1; Seed germination; Seedling development; ABA
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- Basic Research Project of MOST in China (973 Project) [2015CB755700]
- National High-Tech (863) Program of China [2012AA02A703]
- Natural Science Foundation of China [31071458]
- China Transgenic Program [2019AA08009-010]
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NRT1.2 has been characterized as a low-affinity nitrate transporter and an abscisic acid (ABA) transporter in Arabidopsis. In this study, we demonstrate that NRT1.2 positively regulated the ABA response during germination and seedling development. The transgenic Arabidopsis NRT1.2-over-expressionors showed increased sensitivity to ABA during these processes. qRT-PCR assays indicated that NRT1.2 overproduction in 7-days-old seedlings up-regulated the expression of ABA-responsive genes: ABI1, ABI2, ABI3, ABI4, ABI5, RAB18, RD29A, and RD29B and PHOSPHOLIPASE D alpha 1 (PLD alpha 1). The expression of these genes was suppressed in the nrt12 mutant in comparison with the wild type following ABA treatment. Importantly, bimolecular fluorescence complementation assays indicated that NRT1.2 interacts with PLD alpha 1 at the plasma membrane. Their interaction was further confirmed by using yeast two hybrid (Y2H) experiments with the mating-based split ubiquitin system (MbSUS). Moreover, genetic assays indicated that PLD alpha 1 acts epistatically on NRT1.2 to affect ABA signaling. Taken together, our results provide detailed mechanisms of NRT1.2 in ABA-mediated seed germination and seedling development. (C) 2020 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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