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The plasma membrane (PM) Na+/H+ antiporter SOS1 (salt overly sensitive 1) has emerged as a key factor in regulating plant salt tolerance. The SpSOS1 gene, which encodes a PM Na+/H+ antiporter, was cloned from the halophyte Sesuvium portulacastrum and transformed into Arabidopsis sos1 mutant plants. As shown from the results, the SpSOS1 expression complemented the salt sensitivity of the sos1 mutant plants. Upon salinity stress, SpSOS1-transgenic Arabidopsis sos1 mutant seeds displayed higher germination ratio compared to the sos1 mutant. The sos1 mutant plants expressing SpSOS1 grew better and had a lower Na+/K+ ratio than that of the sos1 mutant and wild-type (WT) plants when they were treated with NaCl. In addition, SpSOS1-overexpressed Arabidopsis accumulated less malondialdehyde (MDA) and had a lower level of electrolyte leakage than that in the sos1 mutant and WT plants under salt stress. Furthermore, the SpSOS1 expression in transgenic sos1 mutant plants also increased the transcript levels of some salt stress-related genes, such as AtHKT1;1 (high-affinity K+ transporter 1;1), AtSOS2 (salt overly sensitive 2), AtSCABP8 (SOS3-like calcium binding protein 8), and AtNHX1 (Na+/H+ exchanger 1). These results suggested that SpSOS1 improved the plant salt tolerance by regulating ion homeostasis and protecting the plasma membrane against oxidative damage under salt stress.
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We thank American Journal Experts (AJE) for the English language editing. This work was financially supported by the Natural Science Foundation of China (31660253, 31260218), the Fundamental Scientific Research Funds for Chinese Academy of Tropical Agricultural Sciences (No. CATAS-1630052014004), and the Scientific and Technological Foundation of Hainan Province (HNGDhs201502).
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Zhou, Y., Yin, X., Wan, S. et al. The Sesuvium portulacastrum Plasma Membrane Na+/H+ Antiporter SpSOS1 Complemented the Salt Sensitivity of Transgenic Arabidopsis sos1 Mutant Plants. Plant Mol Biol Rep 36, 553–563 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11105-018-1099-6
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