Paper · 2026 · Plant Cell & Environment

Root Epidermis‐Specific Expression of Potassium Transporter AtHAK5 Enhances Potassium Acquisition and Salt Tolerance

Kohei Watanabe; Yuki Watanabe; Megumi Itakura; et al.

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Abstract

Summary statement We demonstrate that root epidermis‑specific expression of a truncated, constitutively active form of the potassium transporter AtHAK5 enhances potassium uptake and improves salt tolerance in transgenic Arabidopsis .

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

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Epidermal expression of active truncated AtHAK5 enhanced potassium uptake in Arabidopsis.

Taxon
ArabidopsisArabidopsise0
Treatment
root epidermis‑specific expression of a truncated, constitutively active form of the potassium transporter AtHAK5e0
Gene
AtHAK5e0
Outcome
potassium uptakee0
Direction
enhancese0

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Arabidopsis
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“root epidermis‑specific expression of a truncated, constitutively active form of the potassium transporter AtHAK5 enhances potassium uptake and improves salt tolerance in transgenic Arabidopsis”

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Intervention effectobservedoriginal resultpositivemeasured

Claim · model-written summary

Epidermal expression of active truncated AtHAK5 improved salt tolerance in Arabidopsis.

Taxon
ArabidopsisArabidopsise0
Treatment
root epidermis‑specific expression of a truncated, constitutively active form of the potassium transporter AtHAK5e0
Gene
AtHAK5e0
Outcome
salt tolerancee0
Direction
improvese0

Not reportedComparator

Organisms pictured · Representative pictures of the matched species, not figures from the paper.

Arabidopsis
Arabidopsis · Taxon · picture of the genus (one of its species)Original uploader was Brona at en.wikipedia . User:Roepers at nl.wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗

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“root epidermis‑specific expression of a truncated, constitutively active form of the potassium transporter AtHAK5 enhances potassium uptake and improves salt tolerance in transgenic Arabidopsis”

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transgenic · nutrient: content · ArabidopsisPositive and negative results

17 papers: 11 positive, 6 negative or no effect

10 papers in the same direction as this paper · 6 in the opposite direction

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  3. negative

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transgenic · tolerance: abiotic · ArabidopsisPositive and negative results

21 papers: 19 positive, 2 negative or no effect

18 papers in the same direction as this paper · 2 in the opposite direction

  1. no effect
  2. negative
  3. positive

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