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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Tzu-Yin Liu, Teng-Kuei Huang, Shu-Yi Yang, Yu-Ting Hong, Sheng-Min Huang, Fu-Nien Wang, Su-Fen Chiang, Shang-Yueh Tsai, Wen-Chien Lu, Tzyy-Jen Chiou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2016-03-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/ncomms11095