Plant nitrate transporters: from gene function to application.
We summarize nitrate transporters and discuss their potential in breeding for improved nitrogen use efficiency and yield.
State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China.|Key Laboratory of Plant Nutrition and Fertilization in Lower-Middle Reaches of the Yangtze River, Ministry of Agriculture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China.
Xiaorong
X
Fan
State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China.
Misbah
M
Naz
State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China.|Key Laboratory of Plant Nutrition and Fertilization in Lower-Middle Reaches of the Yangtze River, Ministry of Agriculture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China.
Xiaoru
X
Fan
Key Laboratory of Plant Nutrition and Fertilization in Lower-Middle Reaches of the Yangtze River, Ministry of Agriculture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China.
Wei
W
Xuan
Metabolic Biology Department, John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park , Norwich NR4 7UH, UK.
Anthony J
AJ
Miller
State Key Laboratory of Crop Genetics and Germplasm Enhancement, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China.|Key Laboratory of Plant Nutrition and Fertilization in Lower-Middle Reaches of the Yangtze River, Ministry of Agriculture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China.
Guohua
G
Xu
D027321:Anion Transport Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D018556:Crops, Agricultural / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D000091285:Nitrate Transporters; D009584:Nitrogen / Q000378:metabolism*; D000069600:Plant Breeding; D010940:Plant Proteins / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D010944:Plants / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism
D027321:Anion Transport Proteins; D000091285:Nitrate Transporters; D010940:Plant Proteins; D009584:Nitrogen
Crop; gene function; nitrate transporter; nitrogen use efficiency.