Molecular mechanisms of ammonium transport and accumulation in plants

被引:191
作者
Ludewlg, Uwe [1 ]
Neuhduser, Benjamin [1 ]
Dynowski, Marek [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Tubingen, ZMBP, D-72076 Tubingen, Germany
关键词
nitrogen; rhesus glycoprotein; gas channel; ammonia toxicity;
D O I
10.1016/j.febslet.2007.03.034
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
The integral membrane proteins of the ammonium transporter (AMT/Rh) family provide the major route for shuttling ammonium (NH4+/NH3) across bacterial, archaeal, fungal and plant membranes. These proteins are distantly related to the Rh (rhesus) glycoproteins, which are absent in higher plants, but are present in many species, including bacteria and mammals. It appears that the large nitrogen requirement of plants resulted in unique strategies to acquire, capture and/or release ammonium. The biological function of plant ammonium transporters will be discussed and compared to other AMT/Rh proteins. (c) 2007 Federation of European Biochemical Societies. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:2301 / 2308
页数:8
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