Identification of plant vacuolar transporters mediating phosphate storage
The plant vacuole acts as a storage compartment for inorganic phosphate and buffers cytoplasmic phosphate concentration. Here, Liu et al. identify a group of vacuolar phosphate transporters in Arabidopsisthat are required for plant growth in response to fluctuating availability of phosphate.
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2016-03-01
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Series: | Nature Communications |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms11095 |