Characterization of nitrite uptake in Arabidopsis thaliana: Evidence for a nitrite-specific transporter

New Phytologist

Volumn 200, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 201-210

  Kotur, Zorica ^a   Siddiqi, Yaeesh M ^a   Glass, Anthony D M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Arabidopsis; Atnar2.1 mutant; Nitrate; Nitrite; Transporter

Indexed keywords

ALGA; ANGIOSPERM; MEMBRANE; NITRITE; NUTRIENT UPTAKE; PLASMA; SATURATION;

ALGAE; ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EMBRYOPHYTA; FUNGI; TRACHEOPHYTA;

AMMONIUM DERIVATIVE; ANION TRANSPORT PROTEIN; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEIN; NITRATE; NITRITE; NITROGEN;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; ATNAR2.1 MUTANT; GENETICS; ION TRANSPORT; METABOLISM; MUTATION; PLANT ROOT; TRANSPORTER;

ARABIDOPSIS; ATNAR2.1 MUTANT; NITRATE; NITRITE; TRANSPORTER;

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; ANION TRANSPORT PROTEINS; ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS PROTEINS; ION TRANSPORT; MUTATION; NITRATES; NITRITES; NITROGEN; PLANT ROOTS;

EID: 84883054213     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: 14698137     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/nph.12358     Document Type: Article

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