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PLANT AND CELL PHYSIOLOGY
卷 58, 期 7, 页码 1222-1237出版社
OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1093/pcp/pcw230
关键词
Arabidopsis thaliana; Mechanosensitive ion channel; Osmotic stress; Pollen germination; Pollen hydration
资金
- National Science Foundation (NSF) [MCB1253103]
- Monsanto Excellence Fund Fellowship
- Direct For Biological Sciences
- Div Of Molecular and Cellular Bioscience [1253103] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
All cells respond to osmotic challenges, including those imposed during normal growth and development. Mechanosensitive (MS) ion channels provide a conserved mechanism for regulating osmotic forces by conducting ions in response to increased membrane tension. We previously demonstrated that the MS ion channel MscS-Like 8 (MSL8) is required for pollen to survive multiple osmotic challenges that occur during the normal process of fertilization, and that it can inhibit pollen germination. However, it remained unclear whether these physiological functions required ion flux through a mechanically gated channel provided by MSL8. We introduced two point mutations into the predicted pore-lining domain of MSL8 that disrupted normal channel function in different ways. The Ile711Ser mutation increased the tension threshold of the MSL8 channel while leaving conductance unchanged, and the Phe720Leu mutation severely disrupted the MSL8 channel. Both of these mutations impaired the ability of MSL8 to preserve pollen viability during hydration and to maintain the integrity of the pollen tube when expressed at endogenous levels. When overexpressed in an msl8-4 null background, MSL8(I711S) could partially rescue loss-of-function phenotypes, while MSL8(F720L) could not. When overexpressed in the wild-type Ler background, MSL8(I711S) suppressed pollen germination, similar to wild-type MSL8. In contrast, MSL8(F720L) failed to suppress pollen germination and increased pollen bursting, thereby phenocopying the msl8-4 mutant. Thus, an intact MSL8 channel is required for normal pollen function during hydration and germination. These data establishMSL8 as the first plantMS channel to fulfill previously established criteria for assignment as a mechanotransducer.
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