Amino acid transporter (AAT) gene family in foxtail millet (Setaria italica L.): widespread family expansion, functional differentiation, roles in quality formation and response to abiotic stresses

Abstract Background Amino acid transporters (AATs) plays an essential roles in growth and development of plants, including amino acids long-range transport, seed germination, quality formation, responsiveness to pathogenic bacteria and abiotic stress by modulating the transmembrane transfer of amino...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Yang Yang, Yongmao Chai, Jiayi Liu, Jie Zheng, Zhangchen Zhao, Aduragbemi Amo, Chunge Cui, Qiumei Lu, Liang Chen, Yin-Gang Hu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-07-01
Series:BMC Genomics
Subjects:
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12864-021-07779-9