CPK28-mediated phosphorylation enhances nitrate transport activity of NRT2.1 during nitrogen deprivation

© 2024 The Author(s). New Phytologist © 2024 New Phytologist Foundation.

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Veröffentlicht in:The New phytologist. - 1979. - 245(2024), 1 vom: 01. Jan., Seite 249-262
1. Verfasser: Yue, Lindi (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Liu, Mengyuan, Liao, Jiahui, Zhang, Kaina, Wu, Wei-Hua, Wang, Yang
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2025
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:The New phytologist
Schlagworte:Journal Article CPK28 NRT2.1 high‐affinity nitrate uptake nitrate transport protein phosphorylation Nitrates Nitrogen N762921K75 Anion Transport Proteins mehr... Arabidopsis Proteins Calcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein Kinases EC 2.7.11.17 AtNRT2.1 protein, Arabidopsis
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Zusammenfassung:© 2024 The Author(s). New Phytologist © 2024 New Phytologist Foundation.
Nitrate (NO3 -) serves as the primary inorganic nitrogen source assimilated by most terrestrial plants. The acquisition of nitrate from the soil is facilitated by NITRATE TRANSPORTERS (NRTs), with NRT2.1 being the key high-affinity nitrate transporter. The activity of NRT2.1, which has multiple potential phosphorylation sites, is intricately regulated under various physiological conditions. Here, we discovered that CALCIUM-DEPENDENT PROTEIN KINASE 28 (CPK28) positively regulates nitrate uptake under nitrogen deprivation conditions. We found CPK28 as the kinase targeted by immunoprecipitation followed by mass spectrometry and examined the in-planta phosphorylation status of NRT2.1 in cpk28 mutant plants by employing quantitative MS-based phosphoproteomics. Through a combination of in vitro phosphorylation experiment and immunoblotting using phospho-specific antibody, we successfully demonstrated that CPK28 specifically phosphorylates NRT2.1 at Ser21. Functional analysis conducted in Xenopus oocytes revealed that co-expression of CPK28 significantly enhanced high-affinity nitrate uptake of NRT2.1. Further investigation using transgenic plants showed that the phosphomimic variant NRT2.1S21E, but not the nonphosphorylatable variant NRT2.1S21A, fully restored high-affinity 15NO3 - uptake ability in both nrt2.1 and cpk28 mutant backgrounds. This study clarifies that the kinase activity of CPK28 is promoted during nitrogen deprivation conditions. These significant findings provide valuable insights into the intricate regulatory mechanisms that govern nitrate-demand adaptation
Beschreibung:Date Completed 05.12.2024
Date Revised 05.12.2024
published: Print-Electronic
Citation Status MEDLINE
ISSN:1469-8137
DOI:10.1111/nph.20236