Biotechnology Bulletin ›› 2015, Vol. 31 ›› Issue (11): 159-165.doi: 10.13560/j.cnki.biotech.bull.1985.2015.11.021

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Clone and Expression Analysis of The High-affinity K+ Transporter Gene SeHKT1 from the Halophyte Salicornia europaea

Ma Jinbiao1,4, Zhang Dayong3, Zhang Meiru1,2, Xiao Xinlong1,2 , Zhang Xuan1,2, Li Li1   

  1. 1. Key Laboratory of Biogeography and Bioresource in Arid Land,Xinjiang Institute of Ecologyand Geography,Chinese Academy of Science,Urumqi 830011;
    2. University of Chinese Academy of Sciences,Beijing 100049;
    3. Provincial Key Laboratory of Agrobiology,Institute of Agro-biotechnology,Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences,Nanjing 210014;
    4. Shanghai Key Laboratory of Bio-Energy Crops,Shanghai 200444
  • Received:2015-03-26 Online:2015-11-26 Published:2015-11-26

Abstract: A putative high-affinity potassium transporter gene named SeHKT1 was cloned from halophyte Salicornia europaea using RACE techniques with GenBank number of KP739261. The characteristics of sequence was analyzed by bioinformatics and the expression patterns were verified by Real-time PCR in different tissues and under different salt stresses. The results showed that the SeHKT1 was highly closely related to SbHKT1 of Sorghum bicolor and with a 1 761 bp open reading frame(ORF)and encoding a polypeptide of 550 amino acids. Real-time PCR results showed that the SeHKT1 was expressed both in shoot and root by NaCl stimulus, but the transcription level were higher in root than shoot. The expression level reached highest level at 6 h and decreased after this time point in root under 200 mmol/L NaCl solution treatment. Under potassium starvation condition, the SeHKT1 was also induced in both of roots and shoots with high level. All of these results demonstrate SeHKT1 not only response NaCl stresses, but also regulate potassium absorption under potassium starvation environment.

Key words: Salicornia europaea, high-affinity potassium transporter, RACE, gene expression, salt-tolerance