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The Arabidopsis vacuolar malate channel is a member of the ALMT family.
The Plant journal : for cell and molecular biology - 1 Dec 2007
Kovermann Peter, Meyer Stefan, Hörtensteiner Stefan, Picco Cristiana, Scholz-Starke Joachim, Ravera Silvia, Lee Youngsook, Martinoia Enrico
Abstract excerpt
In plants, malate is a central metabolite and fulfills a large number of functions. Vacuolar malate may reach very high concentrations and fluctuate rapidly, whereas cytosolic malate is kept at a constant level allowing optimal metabolism. Recently, a vacuolar malate transporter (Arabidopsis thaliana tonoplast dicarboxylate transporter, AttDT) was identified that did not correspond to the well-characterized...
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