Article
Natural variation underlies alterations in Nramp aluminum transporter (NRAT1) expression and function that play a key role in rice aluminum tolerance.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 29 Apr 2014
Li Jian-Yong, Liu Jiping, Dong Dekun, Jia Xiaomin, McCouch Susan R, Kochian Leon V
Abstract excerpt
Aluminum (Al) toxicity is a major constraint for crop production on acid soils which compose ∼ 40% of arable land in the tropics and subtropics. Rice is the most Al-tolerant cereal crop and offers a good model for identifying Al tolerance genes and mechanisms. Here we investigated natural variation in the rice Nramp aluminum transporter (NRAT1) gene encoding a root plasma membrane Al uptake transporter previously...
Topics
- Adaptation, Physiological
- Alleles
- Aluminum
- Arabidopsis
- Cell Wall
- Ecotype
- Gene Expression Regulation, Plant
- Genetic Variation
- Haplotypes
- Open Reading Frames