The transport of cations across membranes in higher plants plays an essential role in many physiological processes including mineral nutrition, cell expansion, and the transduction of environmental signals. In higher plants the coordinated expression of transport mechanisms is essential for specialized cellular processes and for adaptation to variable environmental conditions. To understand the...

The high affinity K⁺ transporter 1;4 (HKT1;4) in rice (Oryza sativa), which shows Na⁺ selective transport with little K⁺ transport activity, has been suggested to be involved in reducing Na in leaves and stems under salt stress. However, detailed physiological roles of OsHKT1;4 remain unknown. Here, we have characterized a transfer DNA (T-DNA) insertion mutant line of rice, which overexpresses ...

We report the characterization of rice OsHKT1 (Oryza sativa ssp. indica) homologous to the wheat K+/Na+-symporter HKT1. Expression of OsHKT1 in the yeast strain CY162 defective in K+-uptake restored growth at mM and micro M concentrations of K+ and mediated hypersensitivity to Na+. When expressed in Xenopus oocytes, rice OsHKT1 showed uptake characteristics of a Na+-transporter but mediated tra...

Twelve alfalfa genotypes that were selected for biomass under salinity, differences in Na and Cl concentrations in shoots and K/Na ratio were evaluated in this long-term salinity experiment. The selected plants were cloned to reduce genetic variability within each genotype. Salt tolerance (ST) index of the genotypes ranged from 0.39 to 1. The most salt-tolerant genotypes SISA14-1 (G03) and AZ-9...

We report here the isolation and functional analysis of AlTMP1 gene encoding a member of the PMP3 protein family. In Aeluropus littoralis, AlTMP1 is highly induced by abscisic acid (ABA), cold, salt, and osmotic stresses. Transgenic tobacco expressing AlTMP1 exhibited enhanced tolerance to salt, osmotic, H₂O₂, heat and freezing stresses at the seedling stage. Under greenhouse conditions, the tr...

عوامل متعددی بر روند تاثیرگذاری نگاره های ایران شبه قاره هند در دوران حکومت مغولان موثر بوده است. موضوع این پژوهش بررسی نگارگری دوره با منابع کتابخانه ای و بکارگیری روش توصيفی- تحليلی رویکرد تاریخی، آثار از منظر شیوه پیدایش، ساختار، خصایص صوری تاثیرپذیری هنر ایرانی مورد قرار گرفته ‏است. اساس نتایج پژوهش، عصر مغولان، به گونه چشم گیر معرف نفوذ طور کلی، گرایش هنرمندان مغول هنرهای تصویری ایران‏ قوا...

Cellular Na(+)/K(+) ratio is a crucial parameter determining plant salinity stress resistance. We tested the function of plasma membrane Na(+)/K(+) cotransporters in the High-affinity K(+) Transporter (HKT) family from the halophytic Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana) relative Thellungiella salsuginea. T. salsuginea contains at least two HKT genes. TsHKT1;1 is expressed at very low levels, whil...

The accumulation of ions due to increased salinity in the soil is one major abiotic stressors cultivated plants that negatively affect their productivity. model plant, Medicago truncatula, only species has been extensively studied, whereas research into adaptation two important forage legumes, M. sativa and arborea, limited. In present study, expression six genes, namely SOS1, SOS3, NHX2, AKT, ...