A toggle switch in plant nitrate uptake.
basic_science · Level V
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Abstract
In plants, the uptake of nitrate from the soil is a critical process controlled by complex regulatory networks that target nitrate transporters in the roots. In this issue, Ho et al. (2009) show that phosphorylation of the CHL1 nitrate transporter allows the plant root to sense and respond to different nitrate concentrations in the soil.
Medical subject headings
- Arabidopsis
- Nitrates