TY - JOUR
T1 - Soybean SAT1 (Symbiotic Ammonium Transporter 1) encodes a bHLH transcription factor involved in nodule growth and NH4 + transport
AU - Chiasson, David
AU - Loughlin, Patrick
AU - Mazurkiewicz, Danielle
AU - mohammadidehcheshmeh, Manijeh
AU - Fedorova, Elena E
AU - Okamoto, Mamoru
AU - Mclean, Elizabeth
AU - Glass, Anthony
AU - Smith, Sally
AU - Bisseling, Ton
AU - Tyerman, Stephen
AU - Day, David
AU - Kaiser, Brent
PY - 2014/4/1
Y1 - 2014/4/1
N2 - Glycine max symbiotic ammonium transporter 1 was first documented as a putative ammonium (NH4 +) channel localized to the symbiosome membrane of soybean root nodules. We show that Glycine max symbiotic ammonium transporter 1 is actually a membrane- localized basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) DNA-binding transcription factor now renamed Glycine max bHLH membrane 1 (GmbHLHm1). In yeast, GmbHLHm1 enters the nucleus and transcriptionally activates a unique plasma membrane NH4 + channel Saccharomyces cerevisiae ammonium facilitator 1. Ammonium facilitator 1 homologs are present in soybean and other plant species, where they often share chromosomal microsynteny with bHLHm1 loci. GmbHLHm1 is important to the soybean rhizobium symbiosis because loss of activity results in a reduction of nodule fitness and growth. Transcriptional changes in nodules highlight downstream signaling pathways involving circadian clock regulation, nutrient transport, hormone signaling, and cell wall modification. Collectively, these results show that GmbHLHm1 influences nodule development and activity and is linked to a novel mechanism for NH4 + transport common to both yeast and plants.
AB - Glycine max symbiotic ammonium transporter 1 was first documented as a putative ammonium (NH4 +) channel localized to the symbiosome membrane of soybean root nodules. We show that Glycine max symbiotic ammonium transporter 1 is actually a membrane- localized basic helix-loop-helix (bHLH) DNA-binding transcription factor now renamed Glycine max bHLH membrane 1 (GmbHLHm1). In yeast, GmbHLHm1 enters the nucleus and transcriptionally activates a unique plasma membrane NH4 + channel Saccharomyces cerevisiae ammonium facilitator 1. Ammonium facilitator 1 homologs are present in soybean and other plant species, where they often share chromosomal microsynteny with bHLHm1 loci. GmbHLHm1 is important to the soybean rhizobium symbiosis because loss of activity results in a reduction of nodule fitness and growth. Transcriptional changes in nodules highlight downstream signaling pathways involving circadian clock regulation, nutrient transport, hormone signaling, and cell wall modification. Collectively, these results show that GmbHLHm1 influences nodule development and activity and is linked to a novel mechanism for NH4 + transport common to both yeast and plants.
KW - Legume
KW - Nitrogen fixation
KW - Nitrogen transport
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U2 - 10.1073/pnas.1312801111
DO - 10.1073/pnas.1312801111
M3 - Article
SN - 0027-8424
VL - 111
SP - 4814
EP - 4819
JO - Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
JF - Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
IS - 13
ER -