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Abstract

In most halophiles, K generally acts as a major osmotic solute for osmotic adjustment and pH homeostasis. However, strains also need to extrude excessive intracellular K to avoid its toxicity. In the halotolerant and alkaliphilic Halomonas sp. Y2, an Na-induced K extrusion process was observed when the cells were confronted with high extracellular K pressure and supplementation by millimolar Na ions. Among three mechanosensitive channels (KefA) and two K/H antiporters founded in the genome of the strain, ke1 displayed around 3–5-fold upregulation to ion stress at pH 8.0, while much higher upregulation of Ha-mrp was observed at pH 10.0. Compared to the growth of wild-type Halomonas sp. Y2, deletion of these genes from the strain resulted in different growth phenotypes in response to the osmotic pressure of potassium. In combination with the transcriptional response of these genes, we proposed that the KefA channel of Ke1 is the main contributor to the K-extrusion process under weak alkalinity, while the Mrp system plays critical roles in alleviating K contents at high pH. The combination of these strategies allows Halomonas sp. Y2 to grow over a range of extracellular pH and ion concentrations, and thus protect cells under high osmotic stress conditions.

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