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Magnesium transporter AtMGT9 is essential for pollen development in Arabidopsis.
Cell research - 1 Jul 2009
Chen Jian, Li Le-gong, Liu Zhen-hua, Yuan Yu-ju, Guo Li-lin, Mao Dan-dan, Tian Lian-fu, Chen Liang-bi, Luan Sheng, Li Dong-ping
Abstract excerpt
Magnesium (Mg(2+)) is abundant in plant cells and plays a critical role in many physiological processes. A 10-member gene family AtMGT (also known as AtMRS2) was identified in Arabidopsis, which belongs to a eukaryote subset of the CorA superfamily, functioning as Mg(2+) transporters. Some family members (AtMGT1 and AtMGT10) function as high-affinity Mg(2+) transporter and could complement bacterial mutant or...
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