Using membrane transporters to improve crops for sustainable food production

Increased leaf photosynthesis caused by elevated stomatal conductance in a rice mutant deficient in SLAC1, a guard cell anion channel protein

(2012) Kensuke Kusumi et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Activation of Rice nicotianamine synthase 2 (OsNAS2) enhances iron availability for biofortification

(2012) Sichul Lee et al.   MOLECULES AND CELLS

NRT/PTR transporters are essential for translocation of glucosinolate defence compounds to seeds

(2012) Hussam Hassan Nour-Eldin et al.   NATURE

The protein kinase Pstol1 from traditional rice confers tolerance of phosphorus deficiency

(2012) Rico Gamuyao et al.   NATURE

Closing yield gaps through nutrient and water management

(2012) Nathaniel D. Mueller et al.   NATURE

Engineering phosphorus metabolism in plants to produce a dual fertilization and weed control system

(2012) Damar Lizbeth López-Arredondo et al.   NATURE BIOTECHNOLOGY

Wheat grain yield on saline soils is improved by an ancestral Na+ transporter gene

(2012) Rana Munns et al.   NATURE BIOTECHNOLOGY

High-efficiency TALEN-based gene editing produces disease-resistant rice

(2012) Ting Li et al.   NATURE BIOTECHNOLOGY

A transcription activator-like effector toolbox for genome engineering

(2012) Neville E Sanjana et al.   Nature Protocols

The Pht1;9 and Pht1;8 transporters mediate inorganic phosphate acquisition by the Arabidopsis thaliana root during phosphorus starvation

(2012) E. Remy et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Engineering nitrogen use efficient crop plants: the current status

(2012) Chandra H. McAllister et al.   PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL

The Arabidopsis Nitrate Transporter NRT2.4 Plays a Double Role in Roots and Shoots of Nitrogen-Starved Plants

(2012) T. Kiba et al.   PLANT CELL

Ion Exchangers NHX1 and NHX2 Mediate Active Potassium Uptake into Vacuoles to Regulate Cell Turgor and Stomatal Function in Arabidopsis

(2012) V. Barragan et al.   PLANT CELL

Nonredundant Regulation of Rice Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Symbiosis by Two Members of thePHOSPHATE TRANSPORTER1Gene Family

(2012) Shu-Yi Yang et al.   PLANT CELL

Gene silencing using the recessive rice bacterial blight resistance gene xa13 as a new paradigm in plant breeding

(2012) Changyan Li et al.   PLANT CELL REPORTS

Vacuolar membrane transporters OsVIT1 and OsVIT2 modulate iron translocation between flag leaves and seeds in rice

(2012) Yu Zhang et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

Ion-beam irradiation, gene identification, and marker-assisted breeding in the development of low-cadmium rice

(2012) S. Ishikawa et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Uptake, allocation and signaling of nitrate

(2012) Ya-Yun Wang et al.   TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE

Metal Selectivity Determinants in a Family of Transition Metal Transporters

(2011) Dorina Podar et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Solutions for a cultivated planet

(2011) Jonathan A. Foley et al.   NATURE

Bio-available zinc in rice seeds is increased by activation tagging of nicotianamine synthase

(2011) Sichul Lee et al.   PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL

A paralog of the MtN3/saliva family recessively confers race-specific resistance to Xanthomonas oryzae in rice

(2011) QINSONG LIU et al.   PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT

Over-expression of an Na+- and K+-permeable HKT transporter in barley improves salt tolerance

(2011) Afaq Mian et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

A tonoplast-localized half-size ABC transporter is required for internal detoxification of aluminum in rice

(2011) Chao-Feng Huang et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

Arabidopsis Pht1;5 Mobilizes Phosphate between Source and Sink Organs and Influences the Interaction between Phosphate Homeostasis and Ethylene Signaling

(2011) V. K. Nagarajan et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Nitrogen economics of root foraging: Transitive closure of the nitrate-cytokinin relay and distinct systemic signaling for N supply vs. demand

(2011) S. Ruffel et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Rice consumption contributes to arsenic exposure in US women

(2011) D. Gilbert-Diamond et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Sucrose Efflux Mediated by SWEET Proteins as a Key Step for Phloem Transport

(2011) L.-Q. Chen et al.   SCIENCE

Genetic Architecture of Aluminum Tolerance in Rice (Oryza sativa) Determined through Genome-Wide Association Analysis and QTL Mapping

(2011) Adam N. Famoso et al.   PLoS Genetics

Guard Cell Signal Transduction Network: Advances in Understanding Abscisic Acid, CO2, and Ca2+Signaling

(2010) Tae-Houn Kim et al.   Annual Review of Plant Biology

Nitrate-Regulated Auxin Transport by NRT1.1 Defines a Mechanism for Nutrient Sensing in Plants

(2010) Gabriel Krouk et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL CELL

Sugar transporters for intercellular exchange and nutrition of pathogens

(2010) Li-Qing Chen et al.   NATURE

Rice xa13 Recessive Resistance to Bacterial Blight Is Defeated by Induction of the Disease Susceptibility Gene Os-11N3

(2010) G. Antony et al.   PLANT CELL

Rice metal-nicotianamine transporter, OsYSL2, is required for the long-distance transport of iron and manganese

(2010) Yasuhiro Ishimaru et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

ABC transporter AtABCG25 is involved in abscisic acid transport and responses

(2010) T. Kuromori et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

PDR-type ABC transporter mediates cellular uptake of the phytohormone abscisic acid

(2010) J. Kang et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Gene limiting cadmium accumulation in rice

(2010) D. Ueno et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Plasma membrane-localized transporter for aluminum in rice

(2010) J. Xia et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Arsenic tolerance in Arabidopsis is mediated by two ABCC-type phytochelatin transporters

(2010) W.-Y. Song et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

CHL1 Functions as a Nitrate Sensor in Plants

(2009) Cheng-Hsun Ho et al.   CELL

A safe operating space for humanity

(2009) Johan Rockström et al.   NATURE

Carbonic anhydrases are upstream regulators of CO2-controlled stomatal movements in guard cells

(2009) Honghong Hu et al.   NATURE CELL BIOLOGY

Rice endosperm iron biofortification by targeted and synergistic action of nicotianamine synthase and ferritin

(2009) Judith Wirth et al.   PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL

Transgenic barley (Hordeum vulgareL.) expressing the wheat aluminium resistance gene (TaALMT1) shows enhanced phosphorus nutrition and grain production when grown on an acid soil

(2009) Emmanuel Delhaize et al.   PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL

Shoot Na+ Exclusion and Increased Salinity Tolerance Engineered by Cell Type-Specific Alteration of Na+ Transport in Arabidopsis

(2009) I. S. Moller et al.   PLANT CELL

The Ferroportin Metal Efflux Proteins Function in Iron and Cobalt Homeostasis in Arabidopsis

(2009) J. Morrissey et al.   PLANT CELL

Two functionally distinct members of the MATE (multi-drug and toxic compound extrusion) family of transporters potentially underlie two major aluminum tolerance QTLs in maize

(2009) Lyza G. Maron et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

Iron fortification of rice seeds through activation of the nicotianamine synthase gene

(2009) S. Lee et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Organic agriculture cannot feed the world

(2008) D.J. Connor   FIELD CROPS RESEARCH

AtCIPK8, a CBL-interacting protein kinase, regulates the low-affinity phase of the primary nitrate response

(2008) Heng-Cheng Hu et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

Transporters of arsenite in rice and their role in arsenic accumulation in rice grain

(2008) J. F. Ma et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Zinc biofortification of cereals: problems and solutions

(2008) Michael G. Palmgren et al.   TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE

Increase in Iron and Zinc Concentrations in Rice Grains Via the Introduction of Barley Genes Involved in Phytosiderophore Synthesis

(2008) Hiroshi Masuda et al.   Rice