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Arabidopsis LHT1 is a high-affinity transporter for cellular amino acid uptake in both root epidermis and leaf mesophyll.
The Plant cell - 1 Aug 2006
Hirner Axel, Ladwig Friederike, Stransky Harald, Okumoto Sakiko, Keinath Melanie, Harms Agnes, Frommer Wolf B, Koch Wolfgang
Abstract excerpt
Amino acid transport in plants is mediated by at least two large families of plasma membrane transporters. Arabidopsis thaliana, a nonmycorrhizal species, is able to grow on media containing amino acids as the sole nitrogen source. Arabidopsis amino acid permease (AAP) subfamily genes are preferentially expressed in the vascular tissue, suggesting roles in long-distance transport between organs. We show that the...
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