Ludewig, Uwe ; Neuhäuser, Benjamin ; Dynowski, Marek (2007):
Molecular mechanisms of ammonium transport and accumulation in plants.
In: FEBS letters, 581 (12), pp. 2301-8. ISSN 0014-5793,
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Abstract
The integral membrane proteins of the ammonium transporter (AMT/Rh) family provide the major route for shuttling ammonium (NH(4)(+)/NH(3)) across bacterial, archaeal, fungal and plant membranes. These proteins are distantly related to the Rh (rhesus) glycoproteins, which are absent in higher plants, but are present in many species, including bacteria and mammals. It appears that the large nitrogen requirement of plants resulted in unique strategies to acquire, capture and/or release ammonium. The biological function of plant ammonium transporters will be discussed and compared to other AMT/Rh proteins.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Erschienen: | 2007 |
| Creators: | Ludewig, Uwe ; Neuhäuser, Benjamin ; Dynowski, Marek |
| Title: | Molecular mechanisms of ammonium transport and accumulation in plants |
| Language: | English |
| Abstract: | The integral membrane proteins of the ammonium transporter (AMT/Rh) family provide the major route for shuttling ammonium (NH(4)(+)/NH(3)) across bacterial, archaeal, fungal and plant membranes. These proteins are distantly related to the Rh (rhesus) glycoproteins, which are absent in higher plants, but are present in many species, including bacteria and mammals. It appears that the large nitrogen requirement of plants resulted in unique strategies to acquire, capture and/or release ammonium. The biological function of plant ammonium transporters will be discussed and compared to other AMT/Rh proteins. |
| Journal or Publication Title: | FEBS letters |
| Volume of the journal: | 581 |
| Issue Number: | 12 |
| Divisions: | 10 Department of Biology > Plant Nutrition and Biomass ?? fb10_botanik ?? 10 Department of Biology |
| Date Deposited: | 16 Mar 2010 13:16 |
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