Complex phylogeny and gene expression patterns of members of the NITRATE TRANSPORTER 1/PEPTIDE TRANSPORTER family (NPF) in wheat

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 65, Issue 19, 2014, Pages 5697-5710

  Buchner, Peter ^a   Hawkesford, Malcolm J ^a  

^a ROTHAMSTED RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Nitrate; Nutrition; Senescence; Transport; Triticum aestivum

Indexed keywords

ANION TRANSPORT PROTEIN; NITRATE TRANSPORTERS; NITRIC ACID DERIVATIVE; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MULTIGENE FAMILY; PHYLOGENY; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; TRANSPORT AT THE CELLULAR LEVEL; WHEAT;

ANION TRANSPORT PROTEINS; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NITRATES; PHYLOGENY; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANT ROOTS; TRITICUM;

EID: 84928973710     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: 14602431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/eru231     Document Type: Article

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