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The characterization of novel mycorrhiza-specific phosphate transporters from Lycopersicon esculentum and Solanum tuberosum uncovers functional redundancy in symbiotic phosphate transport in solanaceous species.
The Plant journal : for cell and molecular biology - 1 Apr 2005
Nagy Réka, Karandashov Vladimir, Chague Véronique, Kalinkevich Katsiaryna, Tamasloukht M'barek, Xu Guohua, Jakobsen Iver, Levy Avraham A, Amrhein Nikolaus, Bucher Marcel
Abstract excerpt
Solanaceous species are among the >200 000 plant species worldwide forming a mycorrhiza, that is, a root living in symbiosis with soil-borne arbuscular-mycorrhizal (AM) fungi. An important parameter of this symbiosis, which is vital for ecosystem productivity, agriculture, and horticulture, is the transfer of phosphate (Pi) from the AM fungus to the plant, facilitated by plasma membrane-spanning Pi transporter...
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