期刊
PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT
卷 35, 期 11, 页码 1948-1957出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3040.2012.02527.x
关键词
cadmium; heavy metal ATPase; metal transporter; Oryza sativa; zinc
资金
- Program for Promotion of Basic Research Activities for Innovative Biosciences (PROBRAIN)
- Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries of Japan (Genomics for Agricultural Innovation) [GMB0001]
- Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research [23248011] Funding Source: KAKEN
Zinc (Zn) is an essential micronutrient for plants and humans. Cadmium (Cd) is a Zn analog and one of the most toxic heavy metals to humans. Here we investigated the role of the Zn/Cd transporter OsHMA2. OsHMA2:GFP fusion protein localized to the plasma membrane in onion epidermal cells. The yeast expressing OsHMA2 was able to reverse the growth defect in the presence of excess Zn. The expression of OsHMA2 in rice was observed mainly in the roots where OsHMA2 transcripts were abundant in vascular bundles. Furthermore, Zn and Cd concentrations of OsHMA2-suppressed rice decreased in the leaves, while the Zn concentration increased in the roots compared with the wild type (WT). These results suggest that OsHMA2 plays a role in Zn and Cd loading to the xylem and participates in root-to-shoot translocation of these metals in rice. Furthermore, the Cd concentration in the grains of OsHMA2-overexpressing rice as well as in OsSUT1-promoter OsHMA2 rice decreased to about half that of the WT, although the other metal concentrations were the same as in the WT. A phenotype that reduces only the Cd concentration in rice grains will be very useful for transgenic approaches to food safety.
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