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Medicago truncatula copper transporter 1 (MtCOPT1) delivers copper for symbiotic nitrogen fixation.
The New phytologist - 1 Apr 2018
Senovilla Marta, Castro-Rodríguez Rosario, Abreu Isidro, Escudero Viviana, Kryvoruchko Igor, Udvardi Michael K, Imperial Juan, González-Guerrero Manuel
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Copper is an essential nutrient for symbiotic nitrogen fixation. This element is delivered by the host plant to the nodule, where membrane copper (Cu) transporter would introduce it into the cell to synthesize cupro-proteins. COPT family members in the model legume Medicago truncatula were identified and their expression determined. Yeast complementation assays, confocal microscopy and phenotypical...
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