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PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY
卷 203, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
ELSEVIER FRANCE-EDITIONS SCIENTIFIQUES MEDICALES ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.plaphy.2023.108057
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Molecular dynamics simulation; Silicon; Stress; NPA motifs; Selectivity filters
In this study, VrNIP2-1 was identified as a metalloid transporter in mungbean through a comprehensive evaluation of AQPs in the mungbean genome. Molecular dynamics simulation revealed the pore-morphology of VrNIP2-1. The study also found that VrNIP2-1 has a unique aromatic/arginine selectivity filter, different from other metalloid transporters in higher plants. The metalloid transport activity of VrNIP2-1 with its unique structural features provides insights into the solute specificity of NIP2s in mungbean and related pulses.
Nodulin 26-like intrinsic protein (NIP) subfamily of aquaporins (AQPs) in plants, is known to be involved in the uptake of metalloids including boron, germanium (Ge), arsenic (As), and silicon (Si). In the present study, a thorough evaluation of 55 AQPs found in the mungbean genome, including phylogenetic distribution, sequence homology, expression profiling, and structural characterization, contributed to the identification of VrNIP2-1 as a metalloid transporter. The pore-morphology of VrNIP2-1 was studied using molecular dynamics simulation. Interestingly, VrNIP2-1 was found to harbor an aromatic/arginine (ar/R) selectivity filter formed with ASGR amino acids instead of GSGR systematically reported in metalloid transporters (NIP2s) in higher plants. Evaluation of diverse cultivars showed a high level of Si accumulation in leaves indicating functional Si transport in mungbean. In addition, heterologous expression of VrNIP2-1 in yeast revealed As(III) and GeO2 transport activity. Similarly, VrNIP2-1 expression in Xenopus oocytes confirmed its Si transport ability. The metalloid transport activity with unique structural features will be helpful to better understand the solute specificity of NIP2s in mungbean and related pulses. The information provided here will also serve as a basis to improve Si uptake while restricting hazardous metalloids like As in plants.
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