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NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
卷 12, 期 1, 页码 -出版社
NATURE PORTFOLIO
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-26535-x
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- JSPS KAKENHI [JP16H06296, JP21H05034, JP17H06879, JP19K16056, 18H05155, 18H01937, 20H03217, 20H05090, 16H06560, 18H01186]
- JST CREST [JPMJCR1656]
- Interdisciplinary Computational Science Program in CCS, University of Tsukuba
- Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research [20H05090, 20H03217, 18H01186, 16H06560, 18H05155] Funding Source: KAKEN
The authors have shown the crystal structure of rice Lsi1 and identified a unique hydrophilic selectivity filter composed of five residues. This structure provides a solid basis for the highly selective activity of Lsi1 in silicon uptake, contributing to secure and sustainable rice production.
The rice Lsi1 aquaporin mediates uptake of silicic acid via the roots. Here the authors show the crystal structure of rice Lsi1 and characterize a unique five residue hydrophilic selectivity filter providing a structural basis for the highly selective activity of Lsi1 in Si uptake. Silicon (Si), the most abundant mineral element in the earth's crust, is taken up by plant roots in the form of silicic acid through Low silicon rice 1 (Lsi1). Lsi1 belongs to the Nodulin 26-like intrinsic protein subfamily in aquaporin and shows high selectivity for silicic acid. To uncover the structural basis for this high selectivity, here we show the crystal structure of the rice Lsi1 at a resolution of 1.8 angstrom. The structure reveals transmembrane helical orientations different from other aquaporins, characterized by a unique, widely opened, and hydrophilic selectivity filter (SF) composed of five residues. Our structural, functional, and theoretical investigations provide a solid structural basis for the Si uptake mechanism in plants, which will contribute to secure and sustainable rice production by manipulating Lsi1 selectivity for different metalloids.
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