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Cadmium Transport in Maize Root Segments Using a Classical Physiological Approach: Evidence of Influx Largely Exceeding Efflux in Subapical Regions

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PLANTS-BASEL
卷 12, 期 5, 页码 -

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MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/plants12050992

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Zea mays L; root; cadmium; calcium; transport

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The bidirectional fluxes of cadmium and calcium across the plasma membrane were compared in subapical maize root segments. Cadmium influx was characterized by a combination of a saturable rectangular hyperbola and a straight line, indicating multiple transport systems. Calcium influx was described by a simple Michaelis-Menten function. The addition of calcium reduced cadmium influx, suggesting competition between the two ions.
The bidirectional fluxes of cadmium and calcium across the plasma membrane were assessed and compared in subapical maize root segments. This homogeneous material provides a simplified system for investigating ion fluxes in whole organs. The kinetic profile of cadmium influx was characterized by a combination of a saturable rectangular hyperbola (K-m = 30.15) and a straight line (k = 0.0013 L h(-1) g(-1) fresh weight), indicating the presence of multiple transport systems. In contrast, the influx of calcium was described by a simple Michaelis-Menten function (K-m = 26.57 mu M). The addition of calcium to the medium reduced cadmium influx into the root segments, suggesting a competition between the two ions for the same transport system(s). The efflux of calcium from the root segments was found to be significantly higher than that of cadmium, which was extremely low under the experimental conditions used. This was further confirmed by comparing cadmium and calcium fluxes across the plasma membrane of inside-out vesicles purified from maize root cortical cells. The inability of the root cortical cells to extrude cadmium may have driven the evolution of metal chelators for detoxifying intracellular cadmium ions.

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