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Abstract

The physiological role of Cnh1, a member of the Na/H antiporter family, was characterized. Though Cnh1p had broad substrate specificity and mediated efflux of at least four alkali metal cations upon heterologous expression in , its presence in cells was important especially for potassium homeostasis. In , Cnh1p tagged with GFP was localized in the plasma membrane of cells growing as both yeasts and hyphae. Deletion of alleles did not affect tolerance to NaCl, LiCl or CsCl, but resulted in increased sensitivity to high external concentrations of KCl and RbCl. The potassium and rubidium tolerance of a homozygous mutant was fully restored by reintegration of into the genome. The higher sensitivity of the mutant to external KCl was caused by a lower K efflux from these cells. Together, the functional characterization of the Cnh1 antiporter in revealed that this antiporter plays a significant role in physiology. It ensures potassium and rubidium tolerance and participates in the regulation of intracellular potassium content of cells.

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