HKT1 — Medicago truncatula
Summary
MTR_6G092890 (MtHKT1) on barrel medic chromosome 6 encodes a transmembrane cation transporter with sodium and potassium transporter activity, belonging to the TrkH/K_transport family. The gene is associated with sodium and potassium ion membrane transport, homeostasis, and responses to salt, osmotic stress, and thirst. It localizes to the plasmalemma, ER membrane, Golgi membrane, and mitochondria. MtHKT1 is associated with salt tolerance, sodium exclusion and accumulation, potassium retention, seed production and germination under salt stress, lateral root development, photosynthetic rate, and chlorophyll content. Studies of related genes in other species connect the family to sodium transport, recirculation, homeostasis, potassium uptake, 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