Qu, Z.; Nakanishi, H. Amino Acid Residues of the Metal Transporter OsNRAMP5 Responsible for Cadmium Absorption in Rice. Plants2023, 12, 4182.
Qu, Z.; Nakanishi, H. Amino Acid Residues of the Metal Transporter OsNRAMP5 Responsible for Cadmium Absorption in Rice. Plants 2023, 12, 4182.
Qu, Z.; Nakanishi, H. Amino Acid Residues of the Metal Transporter OsNRAMP5 Responsible for Cadmium Absorption in Rice. Plants2023, 12, 4182.
Qu, Z.; Nakanishi, H. Amino Acid Residues of the Metal Transporter OsNRAMP5 Responsible for Cadmium Absorption in Rice. Plants 2023, 12, 4182.
Abstract
OsNRAMP5—a member of the same family as the iron, manganese (Mn), and cadmium (Cd) transporter OsNRAMP1—is responsible for the transport of Mn and Cd from soil in rice. Knockout of OsNRAMP5 markedly reduces both Cd and Mn absorption; therefore, in low -Mn environments, such plants would exhibit Mn deficiency and suppressed growth. Amino acid mutations in IRT1 alter its metal selectivity. We generated random mutations in OsNRAMP5 via error-prone PCR, and used yeast to screen for the retention of Mn absorption and inhibition of Cd absorption. The results showed ththat alanine 512th is the most important amino acid residue for Cd absorption, and that its substitution resulted in the absorption of Mn but not Cd.
Keywords
OsNRAMP5; cadmium; manganese; rice; transporter; random mutation
Subject
Biology and Life Sciences, Agricultural Science and Agronomy
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