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Variation in molybdenum content across broadly distributed populations of Arabidopsis thaliana is controlled by a mitochondrial molybdenum transporter (MOT1).
PLoS genetics - 29 Feb 2008
Baxter Ivan, Muthukumar Balasubramaniam, Park Hyeong Cheol, Buchner Peter, Lahner Brett, Danku John, Zhao Keyan, Lee Joohyun, Hawkesford Malcolm J, Guerinot Mary Lou, Salt David E
Abstract excerpt
Molybdenum (Mo) is an essential micronutrient for plants, serving as a cofactor for enzymes involved in nitrate assimilation, sulfite detoxification, abscisic acid biosynthesis, and purine degradation. Here we show that natural variation in shoot Mo content across 92 Arabidopsis thaliana accessions is controlled by variation in a mitochondrially localized transporter (Molybdenum Transporter 1 - MOT1) that belongs...
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