Dichotomy in the NRT gene families of dicots and grass species.

A large proportion of the nitrate (NO(3)(-)) acquired by plants from soil is actively transported via members of the NRT families of NO(3)(-) transporters. In Arabidopsis, the NRT1 family has eight functionally characterised members and predominantly comprises low-affinity transporters; the NRT2 fam...

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Main Authors: Darren Plett, John Toubia, Trevor Garnett, Mark Tester, Brent N Kaiser, Ute Baumann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-12-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/21151904/?tool=EBI