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Variation in NRT1.1B contributes to nitrate-use divergence between rice subspecies.
Nature genetics - 1 Jul 2015
Hu Bin, Wang Wei, Ou Shujun, Tang Jiuyou, Li Hua, Che Ronghui, Zhang Zhihua, Chai Xuyang, Wang Hongru, Wang Yiqin, Liang Chengzhen, Liu Linchuan, Piao Zhongze, Deng Qiyun, Deng Kun, Xu Chi, Liang Yan, Zhang Lianhe, Li Legong, Chu Chengcai
Abstract excerpt
Asian cultivated rice (Oryza sativa L.) consists of two main subspecies, indica and japonica. Indica has higher nitrate-absorption activity than japonica, but the molecular mechanisms underlying that activity remain elusive. Here we show that variation in a nitrate-transporter gene, NRT1.1B (OsNPF6.5), may contribute to this divergence in nitrate use. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that NRT1.1B diverges between...
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