V-ATPase and V-PPase at the Tonoplast Affect NO3 − Content in Brassica napus by Controlling Distribution of NO3 − Between the Cytoplasm and Vacuole
2015
Han, Yongliang | Liu, Qiang | Gu, J.-D. | Gong, Jiming | Guan, Chunyun | Lepo, Joe Eugene | Rong, Xiangmin | Song, Haixing | Zhang, Zhenhua
Nitrate, once taken up by plants, can either be stored in vacuoles or reduced by nitrate reductase in the cytoplasm. High accumulation of NO₃ ⁻ in the vacuole occurs when assimilation into the cytoplasm is saturated. This study elucidates how proton pumps at the tonoplast (V-ATPase and V-PPase) affect the NO₃ ⁻ content of Brassica napus by controlling the distribution of NO₃ ⁻ between the cytoplasm and vacuole. Pot experiments were conducted in a greenhouse under normal N (15.0 mM nitrate) conditions using B. napus genotypes that demonstrated either high (Xiangyou15) or low (814) nitrogen use efficiency (NUE). The NO₃ ⁻ content of the high NUE genotype was significantly lower than that of the low NUE genotype, whereas the total N per plant of the two genotypes was almost the same, suggesting that the different NUE between the two genotypes is not due to the difference of NO₃ ⁻ uptake. The relative expression levels of V-ATPase (vha-a3) and V-PPase (avp1) genes in the high NUE genotype were significantly lower than in the low NUE genotype, resulting in lower V-ATPase and V-PPase activities in the high NUE genotype. The transport of NO₃ ⁻ and protons from the cytoplasm to the vacuole is powered by V-ATPase and V-PPase, so their lower activities increase H⁺ efflux from and reduce NO₃ ⁻ influx into the vacuoles of the high NUE genotype. We conclude that the lower activity of proton pumps at the tonoplast is the main reason the high NUE genotype possesses lower NO₃ ⁻ content and higher N-use efficiency.
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