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Phosphate import in plants: focus on the PHT1 transporters
- Source :
- Frontiers in Plant Science, Vol 2 (2011), Frontiers in plant science
- Publication Year :
- 2011
- Publisher :
- Frontiers Media S.A., 2011.
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Abstract
- The main source of phosphorus for plants is inorganic phosphate (Pi), which is characterized by its poor availability and low mobility. Uptake of this element from the soil relies heavily upon the PHT1 transporters, a specific family of plant plasma membrane proteins that were identified by homology with the yeast PHO84 Pi transporter. Since the discovery of PHT1 transporters in 1996, various studies have revealed that their function is controlled by a highly complex network of regulation. This review will summarize the current state of research on plant PHT1 multigenic families, including physiological, biochemical, molecular, cellular, and genetics studies.
- Subjects :
- Mineral nutrition
Arabidopsis
chemistry.chemical_element
plant
Review Article
Plant Science
transporters
Biology
lcsh:Plant culture
transcriptional and post-translational regulation
Homology (biology)
chemistry.chemical_compound
Botany
lcsh:SB1-1110
Phosphate uptake
phosphate
Phosphorus
food and beverages
Transporter
PHT1
biology.organism_classification
Phosphate
Yeast
chemistry
Biochemistry
Membrane protein
transporter
uptake
Function (biology)
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- Volume :
- 2
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Frontiers in Plant Science
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....5c1f6c493fd09705f2ed6a4032ef43ff
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2011.00083/full