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ArticleNature communications2025

Cationic amino acid transporters (CAT) enhance accumulation and susceptibility to the systemic herbicide L-phosphinothricin.

Grace Zi Hao Tan, Herrick Yu Kan Koh, Zheng Yong Poh, Yuri Trusov, Shalini Krishnamoorthi, Kasey Goh, Célio Cabral Oliveira, José Ramón Botella, Daisuke Urano

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Grace Zi Hao TanTemasek Life Sciences Laboratory, 1 Research Link, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0003-8141-0633
Herrick Yu Kan KohTemasek Life Sciences Laboratory, 1 Research Link, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0002-0528-2759
Zheng Yong PohTemasek Life Sciences Laboratory, 1 Research Link, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.
Yuri TrusovPlant Genetic Engineering Laboratory, School of Agriculture and Food Sustainability, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8215-5492
Shalini KrishnamoorthiTemasek Life Sciences Laboratory, 1 Research Link, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8501-035X
Kasey GohTemasek Life Sciences Laboratory, 1 Research Link, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0001-3678-2484
Célio Cabral OliveiraBrazilian Biorenewables National Laboratory (LNBR), Brazilian Center for Research in Energy and Materials (CNPEM), Campinas, Brazil.
José Ramón BotellaPlant Genetic Engineering Laboratory, School of Agriculture and Food Sustainability, The University of Queensland, St Lucia, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4446-3432
Daisuke UranoTemasek Life Sciences Laboratory, 1 Research Link, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore. daisuke@tll.org.sg.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4541-1076

Funding

Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) A19E4a0101
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The broad-spectrum herbicide L-phosphinothricin (PPT) irreversibly inhibits glutamine synthetase (GS) activity. Here we present cationic amino acid transporters (CAT) as mediators of PPT accumulation and susceptibility. Comparative analysis of Arabidopsis thaliana, Marchantia polymorpha, rice, and Klebsormidium nitens reveals conserved responses to GS inhibition, with absence of efficient PPT uptake underlying resistance in M. polymorpha. Transcriptomic analysis identifies four candidate transporters in A. thaliana which, when overexpressed in M. polymorpha, confer varying levels of sensitivity corresponding with PPT accumulation. AtCAT1 and AtCAT5 confer the greatest sensitivities and are required for glutamic acid uptake and endogenous nitrogen metabolism in A. thaliana, and PPT susceptibility. Molecular dynamics simulation of AtCAT5 identifies key residues involved in PPT binding, which induce the rotational flexibility of helices H1 and H6 which form an intracellular access tunnel. These findings highlight the natural diversity underlying PPT accumulation and susceptibility, which can guide herbicide resistance management strategies.

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Amino Acid Transport Systems, BasicAminobutyratesHerbicidesArabidopsisArabidopsis ProteinsGene Expression Regulation, PlantGlutamate-Ammonia LigaseGlutamic AcidHerbicide ResistanceMolecular Dynamics SimulationOryzaPlant ProteinsPlants, Genetically ModifiedAmino Acid Transport Systems, BasicAminobutyratesArabidopsis ProteinsGlutamate-Ammonia LigaseGlutamic AcidHerbicidesphosphinothricinPlant Proteins

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PMCPMC12775149

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