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Plants have evolved to express some members of the nitrate transporter 1/peptide transporter family ( NPF ) to uptake and transport nitrate. However, little is known of the physiological and functional roles of this family in rice ( Oryza sativa  L.). Here, we characterized the vascular specific transporter OsNPF2.2. Functional analysis using cDNA-injected  Xenopus laevis  oocytes revealed that OsNPF2.2 is a low-affinity, pH-dependent nitrate transporter. Use of a green fluorescent protein tagged OsNPF2.2 showed that the transporter is located in the plasma membrane in the rice protoplast. Expression analysis showed that  OsNPF2.2  is nitrate inducible and is mainly expressed in parenchyma cells around the xylem. Disruption of  OsNPF2.2  increased nitrate concentration in the shoot xylem exudate when nitrate was supplied after a deprivation period; this result suggests that OsNPF2.2 may participate in unloading nitrate from the xylem. Under steady-state nitrate supply, the  osnpf2.2  mutants maintained high levels of nitrate in the roots and low shoot:root nitrate ratios; this observation suggests that OsNPF2.2 is involved in root-to-shoot nitrate transport. Mutation of  OsNPF2.2  also caused abnormal vasculature and retarded plant growth and development. Our findings demonstrate that OsNPF2.2 can unload nitrate from the xylem to affect the root-to-shoot nitrate transport and plant development.

Disruption of the rice nitrate transporter OsNPF2.2 hinders root-to-shoot nitrate transport and vascular development