Plant trans-golgi network/early endosome pH regulation requires cation chloride cotransporter (CCC1)
- University of Adelaide, Australia
- University of Toronto, Canada
Abstract
Plant cells maintain a low luminal pH in the Trans-Golgi-Network/Early Endosome (TGN/EE), the organelle in which the secretory and endocytic pathways intersect. Impaired TGN/EE pH regulation translates into severe plant growth defects. The identity of the proton pump and proton/ion antiporters that regulate TGN/EE pH have been determined, but an essential component required to complete the TGN/EE membrane transport circuit remains unidentified - a pathway for cation and anion efflux. Here, we have used complementation, genetically encoded fluorescent sensors, and pharmacological treatments to demonstrate that Arabidopsis Cation Chloride Cotransporter (CCC1) is this missing component necessary for regulating TGN/EE pH and function. Loss of CCC1 function leads to alterations in TGN/EE-mediated processes including endocytic trafficking, exocytosis and response to abiotic stress, consistent with the multitude of phenotypic defects observed in ccc1 knockout plants. This discovery places CCC1 as a central component of plant cellular function.
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Data generated or analysed during this study are included in the manuscript and supporting file; Source Data files have been provided for Figures 2-7. Original images files can be accesses here: https://doi.org/10.25909/17256545https://doi.org/10.25909/17256515https://doi.org/10.25909/17256467https://doi.org/10.25909/17256428
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Australian Research Council (DE160100804)
- Stefanie Wege
Australian Research Council (FT130100709)
- Matthew Gilliham
Australian Research Council (CE140100008)
- Matthew Gilliham
Australian Research Council (DE170100054)
- Heather E McFarlane
Canada Research Chairs Program
- Heather E McFarlane
The funders had no role in study design, data collection and interpretation, or the decision to submit the work for publication.
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© 2022, McKay et al.
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Plant trans-golgi network/early endosome pH regulation requires cation chloride cotransporter (CCC1)
eLife 11:e70701.
https://doi.org/10.7554/eLife.70701
