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Transporters for uptake and allocation of organic nitrogen compounds in plants
Author(s) -
Rentsch Doris,
Schmidt Susanne,
Tegeder Mechthild
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
febs letters
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.593
H-Index - 257
eISSN - 1873-3468
pISSN - 0014-5793
DOI - 10.1016/j.febslet.2007.04.013
Subject(s) - assimilation (phonology) , transporter , chemistry , nitrogen , biochemistry , metabolism , nitrogen assimilation , organelle , membrane transport , membrane , nitrogen cycle , amino acid , function (biology) , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , organic chemistry , gene , philosophy , linguistics
Nitrogen is an essential macronutrient for plant growth. Following uptake from the soil or assimilation within the plant, organic nitrogen compounds are transported between organelles, from cell to cell and over long distances in support of plant metabolism and development. These translocation processes require the function of integral membrane transporters. The review summarizes our current understanding of the molecular mechanisms of organic nitrogen transport processes, with a focus on amino acid, ureide and peptide transporters.