Heterologous expression of vacuolar H(+)-PPase enhances the electrochemical gradient across the vacuolar membrane and improves tobacco cell salt tolerance.

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The vacuolar H(+)-translocating inorganic pyrophosphatase (H(+)-PPase) uses pyrophosphate as substrate to generate the proton electrochemical gradient across the vacuolar membrane to acidify vacuoles in plant cells. The heterologous expression of H(+)-PPase genes (TsVP from Thellungiella halophila and AVP1 from Arabidopsis thaliana) improved the salt tolerance of tobacco plants. Under salt stress, the transgenic...

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