Recent advances in the molecular biology of a family of eukaryotic high affinity nitrate transporters

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Aspergillus nidulans, Barley, Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, crnA, major facilitator superfamily, nitrate inducibility, roots

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Recent advances in the molecular biology of a family of eukaryotic high affinity nitrate transporters. / Trueman, L. J.; Onyeocha, I.; Forde, B. G.
In: Plant Physiology and Biochemistry, Vol. 34, No. 5, 1996, p. 621-627.

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title = "Recent advances in the molecular biology of a family of eukaryotic high affinity nitrate transporters",

abstract = "Nitrate transporters have now been cloned from bacteria, fungi, algae and higher plants, and those identified to date belong to three distinct transporter superfamilies: the ABC (ATP binding cassette) superfamily, the POT (proton dependent oligopeptide transporter) superfamily and the MFS (major facilitator superfamily). The crnA gene from the fungus Aspergillus nidulans and the nar-3/nar-4 genes from the green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii encode high affinity NO3/- transporters belonging to the MFS, and recently homologues of crnA have also been identified in higher plants. In this paper we review our current state of knowledge regarding the structure, evolutionary relationships and regulation of the crnA family of NO3/- transport proteins.",

keywords = "Aspergillus nidulans, Barley, Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, crnA, major facilitator superfamily, nitrate inducibility, roots",

author = "Trueman, {L. J.} and I. Onyeocha and Forde, {B. G.}",

year = "1996",

language = "English",

volume = "34",

pages = "621--627",

journal = "Plant Physiology and Biochemistry",

issn = "0981-9428",

publisher = "Elsevier Masson SAS",

number = "5",

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T1 - Recent advances in the molecular biology of a family of eukaryotic high affinity nitrate transporters

AU - Trueman, L. J.

AU - Onyeocha, I.

AU - Forde, B. G.

PY - 1996

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N2 - Nitrate transporters have now been cloned from bacteria, fungi, algae and higher plants, and those identified to date belong to three distinct transporter superfamilies: the ABC (ATP binding cassette) superfamily, the POT (proton dependent oligopeptide transporter) superfamily and the MFS (major facilitator superfamily). The crnA gene from the fungus Aspergillus nidulans and the nar-3/nar-4 genes from the green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii encode high affinity NO3/- transporters belonging to the MFS, and recently homologues of crnA have also been identified in higher plants. In this paper we review our current state of knowledge regarding the structure, evolutionary relationships and regulation of the crnA family of NO3/- transport proteins.

AB - Nitrate transporters have now been cloned from bacteria, fungi, algae and higher plants, and those identified to date belong to three distinct transporter superfamilies: the ABC (ATP binding cassette) superfamily, the POT (proton dependent oligopeptide transporter) superfamily and the MFS (major facilitator superfamily). The crnA gene from the fungus Aspergillus nidulans and the nar-3/nar-4 genes from the green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii encode high affinity NO3/- transporters belonging to the MFS, and recently homologues of crnA have also been identified in higher plants. In this paper we review our current state of knowledge regarding the structure, evolutionary relationships and regulation of the crnA family of NO3/- transport proteins.

KW - Aspergillus nidulans

KW - Barley

KW - Chlamydomonas reinhardtii

KW - crnA

KW - major facilitator superfamily

KW - nitrate inducibility

KW - roots

M3 - Review article

AN - SCOPUS:0029850021

VL - 34

SP - 621

EP - 627

JO - Plant Physiology and Biochemistry

JF - Plant Physiology and Biochemistry

SN - 0981-9428

IS - 5

ER -

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