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ArticlePlant & cell physiology2016

Co-overexpressing a Plasma Membrane and a Vacuolar Membrane Sodium/Proton Antiporter Significantly Improves Salt Tolerance in Transgenic Arabidopsis Plants.

Necla Pehlivan, Li Sun, Philip Jarrett, Xiaojie Yang, Neelam Mishra, Lin Chen, Asim Kadioglu, Guoxin Shen, Hong Zhang

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Article in Plant & cell physiology, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 27 papers.

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27 citing papers in PubMed, 101 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Necla PehlivanDepartment of Biology, Recep Tayyip Erdogan University, Rize, Turkey These authors contributed equally to this work.
Li SunDepartment of Biological Sciences, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, USA These authors contributed equally to this work.
Philip JarrettDepartment of Biological Sciences, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, USA.
Xiaojie YangHenan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Zhengzhou, China.
Neelam MishraDepartment of Biological Sciences, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, USA.
Lin ChenZhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou, China.
Asim KadiogluDepartment of Biology, Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon, Turkey.
Guoxin ShenZhejiang Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hangzhou, China guoxin.shen@ttu.edu hong.zhang@ttu.edu.
Hong ZhangDepartment of Biological Sciences, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, USA guoxin.shen@ttu.edu hong.zhang@ttu.edu.
Texas Tech University · USHenan Academy of Agricultural Sciences · CNKaradeniz Technical University · TRRecep Tayyip Erdoğan University · TR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The Arabidopsis gene AtNHX1 encodes a vacuolar membrane-bound sodium/proton (Na(+)/H(+)) antiporter that transports Na(+) into the vacuole and exports H(+) into the cytoplasm. The Arabidopsis gene SOS1 encodes a plasma membrane-bound Na(+)/H(+) antiporter that exports Na(+) to the extracellular space and imports H(+) into the plant cell. Plants rely on these enzymes either to keep Na(+) out of the cell or to sequester Na(+) into vacuoles to avoid the toxic level of Na(+) in the cytoplasm. Overexpression of AtNHX1 or SOS1 could improve salt tolerance in transgenic plants, but the improved salt tolerance is limited. NaCl at concentration >200 mM would kill AtNHX1-overexpressing or SOS1-overexpressing plants. Here it is shown that co-overexpressing AtNHX1 and SOS1 could further improve salt tolerance in transgenic Arabidopsis plants, making transgenic Arabidopsis able to tolerate up to 250 mM NaCl treatment. Furthermore, co-overexpression of AtNHX1 and SOS1 could significantly reduce yield loss caused by the combined stresses of heat and salt, confirming the hypothesis that stacked overexpression of two genes could substantially improve tolerance against multiple stresses. This research serves as a proof of concept for improving salt tolerance in other plants including crops.

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Gene Expression Regulation, PlantArabidopsisArabidopsis ProteinsBiological TransportCation Transport ProteinsCell MembraneCytoplasmHot TemperaturePlants, Genetically ModifiedSalt ToleranceSodium ChlorideSodium-Hydrogen ExchangersStress, PhysiologicalVacuolesArabidopsis ProteinsCation Transport ProteinsNHX1 protein, ArabidopsisSodium ChlorideSodium-Hydrogen ExchangersSOS1 protein, ArabidopsisArabidopsisCombined stressesGenetic engineeringHeat stressSalt stressSodium/proton antiporter

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