Identification of a nicotine transporter in leaf vacuoles of Nicotiana tabacum

Plant Signaling and Behavior

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 530-532

  Shitan, Nobukazu ^a   Morita, Masahiko ^a   Yazaki, Kazufumi ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alkaloid; Leaf vacuole; MATE; Nicotiana tabacum; Nicotine; Transporter

Indexed keywords

NICOTIANA; NICOTIANA OBTUSIFOLIA; NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 67650114911     PISSN: 15592316     EISSN: 15592324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/psb.4.6.8588     Document Type: Article

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