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MCA1 and MCA2 that mediate Ca2+ uptake have distinct and overlapping roles in Arabidopsis.
Plant physiology - 1 Mar 2010
Yamanaka Takuya, Nakagawa Yuko, Mori Kendo, Nakano Masataka, Imamura Tomomi, Kataoka Hajime, Terashima Asuka, Iida Kazuko, Kojima Itaru, Katagiri Takeshi, Shinozaki Kazuo, Iida Hidetoshi
Abstract excerpt
Ca(2+) is important for plant growth and development as a nutrient and a second messenger. However, the molecular nature and roles of Ca(2+)-permeable channels or transporters involved in Ca(2+) uptake in roots are largely unknown. We recently identified a candidate for the Ca(2+)-permeable mechanosensitive channel in Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana), named MCA1. Here, we investigated the only paralog of MCA1...
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