Regulation of Apoplastic NH4+ Concentration in Leaves of Oilseed Rape1

AUTOR(ES)

Nielsen, Kent Høier

FONTE

American Society of Plant Physiologists

RESUMO

Regulation of apoplastic NH4+ concentration in leaves of oilseed rape (Brassica napus L.) was studied using a vacuum-infiltration technique that allowed controlled manipulations of the apoplastic solution. In leaves infiltrated with NH4+-free solution, the apoplastic NH4+ concentration returned in less than 1.5 min to the preinfiltration level of 0.8 mm. Infiltrated 15NH4+ was rapidly diluted by 14NH4+/14NH3 effluxed from the cell. The exchange rate of 15N/14N over the apoplast due to combined 14N efflux from the symplast and 15N influx from the apoplastic solution was 29.4 μmol g−1 fresh weight h−1 between 0 and 5 min after infiltration. The net uptake of NH4+ into the leaf cells increased linearly with apoplastic NH4+ concentrations between 2 and 10 mm and could be partially inhibited by the channel inhibitors La3+ and tetraethylammonium and by Na+ and K+. When apoplastic pH increased from 5.0 to 8.0, the steady-state apoplastic NH4+ concentration decreased from 1.0 to 0.3 mm. Increasing temperature increased the rate of NH4+ net uptake and reduced the apoplastic steady-state NH4+ concentration. We conclude that the apoplastic solution in leaves of oilseed rape constitutes a highly dynamic NH4+ pool.

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