Early Copper-Induced Leakage of K+ from Arabidopsis Seedlings Is Mediated by Ion Channels and Coupled to Citrate Efflux1

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American Society of Plant Physiologists

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Copper tolerance among Arabidopsis ecotypes is inversely correlated with long-term K+ leakage and positively correlated with short-term K+ leakage (A. Murphy, L. Taiz [1997] New Phytol 136: 211–222). To probe the mechanism of the early phase of K+ efflux, we tested various channel blockers on copper and peroxide-induced K+ efflux from seedling roots. The K+ channel blockers tetraethyl ammonium chloride and 4-aminopyridine (4-AP) both inhibited short-term copper-induced K+ efflux. In contrast, peroxide-induced K+ efflux was insensitive to both tetraethyl ammonium chloride and 4-AP. Copper-induced lipid peroxidation exhibited a lag time of 4 h, while peroxide-induced lipid peroxidation began immediately. These results suggest that short-term copper-induced K+ efflux is mediated by channels, while peroxide-induced K+ efflux represents leakage through nonspecific lesions in the lipid bilayer. Tracer studies with 86Rb+ confirmed that copper promotes K+ efflux rather than inhibiting K+ uptake. Short-term K+ release is electroneutral, since electrophysiological measurements indicated that copper does not cause membrane depolarization. Short-term K+ efflux was accompanied by citrate release, and copper increased total citrate levels. Since citrate efflux was blocked by 4-AP, K+ appears to serve as a counterion during copper-induced citrate efflux. As copper but not aluminum selectively induces citrate production and release, it is proposed that copper may inhibit a cytosolic form of aconitase.

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