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Characterization of a HKT-type transporter in rice as a general alkali cation transporter.
The Plant journal : for cell and molecular biology - 1 Aug 2002
Golldack Dortje, Su Hua, Quigley Francoise, Kamasani Uma R, Muñoz-Garay Carlos, Balderas Enrique, Popova Olga V, Bennett John, Bohnert Hans J, Pantoja Omar
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We report the characterization of rice OsHKT1 (Oryza sativa ssp. indica) homologous to the wheat K+/Na+-symporter HKT1. Expression of OsHKT1 in the yeast strain CY162 defective in K+-uptake restored growth at mM and micro M concentrations of K+ and mediated hypersensitivity to Na+. When expressed...
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