Plasma membrane H+-ATPase-dependent citrate exudation from cluster roots of phosphate-deficient white lupin

Nicola Tomasi, Tobias Kretzschmar, Luca Espen, Laure Weisskopf, Anja Thoe Fuglsang, Michael Palmgren, Günter Neumann, Zeno Varanini, Roberto Pinton, Enrico Martinoia, Stefano Cesco

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    Abstract

    ABSTRACT

    White lupin (Lupinus albus L.) is able to grow on soils with

    sparingly available phosphate (P) by producing specialized

    structures called cluster roots.To mobilize sparingly soluble

    P forms in soils, cluster roots release substantial amounts of

    carboxylates and concomitantly acidify the rhizosphere.The

    relationship between acidification and carboxylate exudation

    is still largely unknown. In the present work,we studied

    the linkage between organic acids (malate and citrate) and

    proton exudations in cluster roots of P-deficient white lupin.

    After the illumination started, citrate exudation increased

    transiently and reached a maximum after 5 h. This effect

    was accompanied by a strong acidification of the external

    medium and alkalinization of the cytosol, as evidenced by in

    vivo nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) analysis. Fusicoccin,

    nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) analysis. Fusicoccin,an activator of the plasmamembrane (PM)H+-ATPase,

    stimulated citrate exudation, whereas vanadate, an inhibitor

    of the H+-ATPase, reduced citrate exudation. The burst of

    citrate exudation was associated with an increase in expression

    of theLHA1PMH+-ATPase gene,an increased amount

    of H+-ATPase protein, a shift in pH optimum of the enzymeand post-translational modification of an H

    ++-ATPase

    protein involving binding of activating 14-3-3 protein.Taken

    together, our results indicate a close link in cluster roots of

    P-deficient white lupin between the burst of citrate exudation

    and PM H+-ATPase-catalysed proton efflux.

    Original languageEnglish
    JournalPlant, Cell and Environment
    Volume32
    Issue number5
    Pages (from-to)465-475
    Number of pages11
    ISSN0140-7791
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2009

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