Na^+/H^+逆向转运蛋白与植物的耐盐性有密切的关系。在高等植物体内,主要存在两种Na^+/H^+逆向转运蛋白,分别为位于细胞质膜上的逆向转运蛋白SOS1,以及存在于液泡膜上的AtNHX1。质膜Na^+/H^+逆向转运蛋白主要负责Na^+的外排,液泡膜Na^+/H^+逆向转运蛋白主要负责把Na^+区隔化入液泡。过量表达质膜Na^+/H^+逆向转运蛋白SOS1或液泡膜Na^+/H^+逆向转运蛋白AtNHX1能够明显提高植物的耐盐性。对植物中Na^+/H^+逆向转运蛋白及其与植物耐盐性之间的关系最新研究进展作一概述。
Na^+/H^+ antiporter plays an important role in plant salt toletance. There are two types of Na^+/H^+ antiporter in plant. One is the SOS1, which localizes in plasma menbrance, the other is AtNHX1, which localized in tonoplast. The plasma menbrance Na^+/H^+ antiporter is responsible for the transport of Na^+ out of the cell, while the tonoplast Na^+/H^+ antiporter is responsible for the transportion of Na^+ from cytoplasm into vacuole. Therefore, these two types of antiporters were considered as key proteins for plant salt tolerance. Recently, many evidences have shown that overexpression of a plasma menbrance Na^+/H^+ antiporter SOS1 and a tonoplast Na^+/H^+ antiporter AtNHX1 can increase salt tolerance of plants. The latest progress in the study of Na^+/H^+ antiporter and its relationship with plant salt tolerance were reviewed.