HKT1 — Medicago truncatula
Summary
MTR_6G092820 (MtHKT1) on barrel medic chromosome 6 encodes a transmembrane cation transporter with sodium and potassium transporter activity, belonging to the TrkH/K-transport family. It is associated with sodium and potassium ion membrane transport and homeostasis, response to salt and osmotic stress, and localises to the plasma membrane, ER, Golgi and mitochondria. The gene is linked to salt tolerance, sodium accumulation and exclusion, potassium retention, seed production and germination under salt stress, as well as photosynthetic rate and chlorophyll content. Studies of related genes in other species link the family to sodium transport, recirculation and homeostasis, potassium uptake, ion homeostasis, and fertility.
Annotations
- Chromosome
- 6
- Related genes
- HKT1
- GO terms
- homeostasis, response to thirst, potassium transporter activity, Potassium Ion Transport, ER membrane, transmembrane cation transporter activity, Golgi Membrane, Potassium Ion Homeostasis
- Publications
- 27940414, 23539361, 35794394, 11553756, 22238420, 29017432, 27380309, 25706745
- Traits
- salt tolerance, seed production, salt stress tolerance, seed germination under salt stress, potassium retention, Salt and Potassium Stress Tolerant, Trichome Defects, Suppressor of Salt Sensitivity, Improved Growth Under Salt Stress, Trichome Defects, Suppressor of Salt Sensitivity, Trichome Absence