SgMTP1 Mn transporter

Vacuolar sequestration detox

Unlike typical MTPs, SgMTP1 localizes to the tonoplast and detoxifies excess Mn by vacuolar sequestration, enhancing tolerance without efflux.

Wang, Wenqiang · Linjie, Wang · Jia, Yidan · Liu, Pandao · Chen, Zhijian

Plant Physiology and Biochemistry 2025

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SgMTP1 expression specifically rescued Mn hypersensitivity in yeast mutant Δpmr1

Transgenic composite plants overexpressing SgMTP1 showed increased shoot and root dry weight under Mn toxicity

Site-directed mutagenesis identified 13 residues critical for SgMTP1-mediated Mn transport