Evolutionary significance of amino acid permease transporters in 17 plants from Chlorophyta to Angiospermae

Abstract Background Nitrogen is an indispensable nutrient for plant growth. It is used and transported in the form of amino acids in living organisms. Transporting amino acids to various parts of plants requires relevant transport proteins, such as amino acid permeases (AAPs), which were our focus i...

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Main Authors: Chao Zhang, Nana Kong, Minxuan Cao, Dongdong Wang, Yue Chen, Qin Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-06-01
Series:BMC Genomics
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12864-020-6729-3