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The metal ion transporter IRT1 is necessary for iron homeostasis and efficient photosynthesis in Arabidopsis thaliana.
The Plant journal : for cell and molecular biology - 1 Sept 2002
Varotto Claudio, Maiwald Daniela, Pesaresi Paolo, Jahns Peter, Salamini Francesco, Leister Dario
Abstract excerpt
The mutants irt1-1 and irt1-2 of Arabidopsis thaliana were identified among a collection of T-DNA-tagged lines on the basis of a decrease in the effective quantum yield of photosystem II. The mutations responsible interfere with expression of IRT1, a nuclear gene that encodes the metal ion transporter IRT1. In irt1 mutants, photosensitivity and chlorophyll fluorescence parameters, as well as abundance and...
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