Plant nitrate transporters: from gene function to application.

Xiaorong Fan, Misbah Naz, Xiaoru Fan, Wei Xuan, Anthony J Miller, Guohua Xu

Journal: Journal of experimental botany 2018;68(10):2463-2475

PMID: 28158856

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Abstract

We summarize nitrate transporters and discuss their potential in breeding for improved nitrogen use efficiency and yield.

Address: 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.; 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.; Metabolic Biology Department, John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park , Norwich NR4 7UH, UK.

DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erx011

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MeSH Terms: Anion Transport Proteins, Crops, Agricultural, Nitrate Transporters, Nitrogen, Plant Breeding, Plant Proteins, Plants