Arabidopsis thaliana high-affinity phosphate transporters exhibit multiple levels of posttranslational regulation.

Abstract

In Arabidopsis thaliana, the PHOSPHATE TRANSPORTER1 (PHT1) family encodes the high-affinity phosphate transporters. They are transcriptionally induced by phosphate starvation and require PHOSPHATE TRANSPORTER TRAFFIC FACILITATOR (PHF1) to exit the endoplasmic reticulum (ER), indicating intracellular traffic as an additional level of regulation of PHT1 activity. Our study revealed that PHF1 acts on PHT1, upstream of vesicle coat protein COPII formation, and that additional regulatory events occur during PHT1 trafficking and determine its ER exit and plasma membrane stability. Phosphoproteomic and mutagenesis analyses revealed modulation of PHT1;1 ER export by Ser-514 phosphorylation status. Confocal microscopy analysis of root tip cells showed that PHT1;1 is localized to the plasma membrane and is present in intracellular endocytic compartments. More precisely, PHT1;1 was localized to sorting endosomes associated with prevacuolar compartments. Kinetic analysis of PHT1;1 stability and targeting suggested a modulation of PHT1 internalization from the plasma membrane to the endosomes, followed by either subsequent recycling (in low Pi) or vacuolar degradation (in high Pi). For the latter condition, we identified a rapid mechanism that reduces the pool of PHT1 proteins present at the plasma membrane. This mechanism is regulated by the Pi concentration in the medium and appears to be independent of degradation mechanisms potentially regulated by the PHO2 ubiquitin conjugase. We propose a model for differential trafficking of PHT1 to the plasma membrane or vacuole as a function of phosphate concentration.

• Authors: Vincent Bayle, Jean-François Arrighi, Audrey Creff, Claude Nespoulous, Jérôme Vialaret, Michel Rossignol, Esperanza Gonzalez, Javier Paz-Ares, Laurent Nussaume
• Journal: The Plant cell (Plant Cell) Vol. 23 Issue 4 Pg. 1523-35 (Apr 2011) ISSN: 1532-298X [Electronic] England
• PMID: 21521698 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)

Chemical References

• Arabidopsis Proteins
• PHT1;1 protein, Arabidopsis
• Phosphate Transport Proteins
• Phosphates
• Recombinant Fusion Proteins
• Green Fluorescent Proteins

Topics

• Amino Acid Sequence
• Arabidopsis (genetics, metabolism)
• Arabidopsis Proteins (chemistry, metabolism)
• COP-Coated Vesicles (metabolism)
• Cell Compartmentation
• Cell Membrane (metabolism)
• Endoplasmic Reticulum (metabolism)
• Endosomes (metabolism)
• Gene Expression Regulation, Plant
• Green Fluorescent Proteins (metabolism)
• Intracellular Space (metabolism)
• Molecular Sequence Data
• Organ Specificity
• Phosphate Transport Proteins (chemistry, metabolism)
• Phosphates (deficiency, metabolism)
• Phosphorylation
• Protein Biosynthesis
• Protein Stability
• Protein Transport
• Recombinant Fusion Proteins (metabolism)