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A root-expressed magnesium transporter of the MRS2/MGT gene family in Arabidopsis thaliana allows for growth in low-Mg2+ environments.
The Plant cell - 1 Dec 2009
Gebert Michael, Meschenmoser Karoline, Svidová Sona, Weghuber Julian, Schweyen Rudolf, Eifler Karolin, Lenz Henning, Weyand Katrin, Knoop Volker
Abstract excerpt
The MRS2/MGT gene family in Arabidopsis thaliana belongs to the superfamily of CorA-MRS2-ALR-type membrane proteins. Proteins of this type are characterized by a GMN tripeptide motif (Gly-Met-Asn) at the end of the first of two C-terminal transmembrane domains and have been characterized as magnesium transporters. Using the recently established mag-fura-2 system allowing direct measurement of Mg(2+) uptake into...
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