Functional Residues in Plant Nutrient Transporters: An Opportunity for Gene Editing to Improve Agronomic Traits

Biofortification of Crops to Fight Anemia: Role of Vacuolar Iron Transporters

(2023) Thumadath Palayullaparambil Ajeesh Krishna et al.   Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry

CRISPR/Cas genome editing in plants: Dawn of Agrobacterium transformation for recalcitrant and transgene-free plants for future crop breeding

(2023) S. Antony Ceasar et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY

The Role of Membrane Transporters in the Biofortification of Zinc and Iron in Plants

(2022) T. P. Ajeesh Krishna et al.   BIOLOGICAL TRACE ELEMENT RESEARCH

Insights to improve the plant nutrient transport by CRISPR/Cas system

(2022) Stanislaus Antony Ceasar et al.   BIOTECHNOLOGY ADVANCES

Uptake mechanism of iron-phytosiderophore from the soil based on the structure of yellow stripe transporter

(2022) Atsushi Yamagata et al.   Nature Communications

Plant mineral transport systems and the potential for crop improvement

(2021) Bindu Yadav et al.   PLANTA

Genome engineering for crop improvement and future agriculture

(2021) Caixia Gao   CELL

Vacuolar Iron Transporter (Like) proteins: Regulators of cellular iron accumulation in plants

(2021) Hasthi Ram et al.   PHYSIOLOGIA PLANTARUM

Structure and function of an Arabidopsis thaliana sulfate transporter

(2021) Lie Wang et al.   Nature Communications

A twin histidine motif is the core structure for high-affinity substrate selection in plant ammonium transporters

(2020) Pascal Ganz et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Structural basis of proton-coupled potassium transport in the KUP family

(2020) Igor Tascón et al.   Nature Communications

Gene Expression Pattern of Vacuolar-Iron Transporter-Like (VTL) Genes in Hexaploid Wheat during Metal Stress

(2020) Shivani Sharma et al.   Plants-Basel

Function and Regulation of Ammonium Transporters in Plants

(2020) Dong-Li Hao et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES

Characterization of the Nitrate Transporter gene family and functional identification of HvNRT2.1 in barley (Hordeum vulgare L.)

(2020) Baojian Guo et al.   PLoS One

Structure, Function, Regulation and Phylogenetic Relationship of ZIP Family Transporters of Plants

(2020) T. P. Ajeesh Krishna et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

CRISPR-Cas9 System for Plant Genome Editing: Current Approaches and Emerging Developments

(2020) Jake Adolf V. Montecillo et al.   Agronomy-Basel

Medicago truncatula Yellow Stripe1-Like3 gene is involved in vascular delivery of transition metals to root nodules

(2020) Rosario Castro-Rodríguez et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Identification and functional analysis of the CorA/MGT/MRS2-type magnesium transporter in banana

(2020) MengYing Tong et al.   PLoS One

UCSF ChimeraX : Structure visualization for researchers, educators, and developers

(2020) Eric F. Pettersen et al.   PROTEIN SCIENCE

Copper bioavailability, uptake, toxicity and tolerance in plants: A comprehensive review

(2020) Vinod Kumar et al.   CHEMOSPHERE

Sulfur Homeostasis in Plants

(2020) Qian Li et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES

The CRISPR/Cas9 system and its applications in crop genome editing

(2019) Aili Bao et al.   CRITICAL REVIEWS IN BIOTECHNOLOGY

DNA-Free Genome Editing: Past, Present and Future

(2019) Janina Metje-Sprink et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

X-ray structures of the high-affinity copper transporter Ctr1

(2019) Feifei Ren et al.   Nature Communications

Sulfate transport systems in plants: functional diversity and molecular mechanisms underlying regulatory coordination

(2019) Hideki Takahashi   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

CRISPR/Cas Genome Editing and Precision Plant Breeding in Agriculture

(2019) Kunling Chen et al.   Annual Review of Plant Biology

Structure–Function Analysis Reveals Amino Acid Residues of Arabidopsis Phosphate Transporter AtPHT1;1 Crucial for Its Activity

(2019) Ya-Yun Liao et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

Exploring the fundamental role of potassium channels in novel model plants

(2019) Ingo Dreyer et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Search-and-replace genome editing without double-strand breaks or donor DNA

(2019) Andrew V. Anzalone et al.   NATURE

NRT1.1s in plants: functions beyond nitrate transport

(2019) Wei Wang et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

A Functional Study Identifying Critical Residues Involving Metal Transport Activity and Selectivity in Natural Resistance-Associated Macrophage Protein 3 in Arabidopsis thaliana

(2018) Jiyu Li et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES

The metal-binding domain of wheat heavy metal ATPase 2 (TaHMA2) is involved in zinc/cadmium tolerance and translocation in Arabidopsis

(2018) Kun Qiao et al.   PLANT CELL REPORTS

Bioinformatic and Functional Analysis of a Key Determinant Underlying the Substrate Selectivity of the Al Transporter, Nrat1

(2018) Muxue Lu et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

Elemental Profiling of Rice FOX Lines Leads to Characterization of a New Zn Plasma Membrane Transporter, OsZIP7

(2018) Felipe K. Ricachenevsky et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

Copper uptake mechanism of Arabidopsis thaliana high-affinity COPT transporters

(2018) Amparo Sanz et al.   PROTOPLASMA

Iron transport and its regulation in plants

(2018) Takanori Kobayashi et al.   FREE RADICAL BIOLOGY AND MEDICINE

ZmHAK5 and ZmHAK1 function in K + uptake and distribution in maize under low K + conditions

(2018) Ya‐Juan Qin et al.   Journal of Integrative Plant Biology

Precise Editing of a Target Base in the Rice Genome Using a Modified CRISPR/Cas9 System

(2017) Yuming Lu et al.   Molecular Plant

Programmable base editing of A•T to G•C in genomic DNA without DNA cleavage

(2017) Nicole M. Gaudelli et al.   NATURE

Towards CRISPR/Cas crops - bringing together genomics and genome editing

(2017) Armin Scheben et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Structural and mechanistic basis of proton-coupled metal ion transport in the SLC11/NRAMP family

(2017) Ines A. Ehrnstorfer et al.   Nature Communications

Crystal structures of a ZIP zinc transporter reveal a binuclear metal center in the transport pathway

(2017) Tuo Zhang et al.   Science Advances

The conservation of phosphate-binding residues among PHT1 transporters suggests that distinct transport affinities are unlikely to result from differences in the phosphate-binding site

(2016) S. Antony Ceasar et al.   BIOCHEMICAL SOCIETY TRANSACTIONS

Transporters involved in mineral nutrient uptake in rice

(2016) Akimasa Sasaki et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Identification, and Functional and Expression Analyses of the CorA/MRS2/MGT-Type Magnesium Transporter Family in Maize

(2016) Hongyou Li et al.   PLANT AND CELL PHYSIOLOGY

Advancing Crop Transformation in the Era of Genome Editing

(2016) Fredy Altpeter et al.   PLANT CELL

Variation in NRT1.1B contributes to nitrate-use divergence between rice subspecies

(2015) Bin Hu et al.   NATURE GENETICS

Increased phosphate transport ofArabidopsis thaliana Pht1;1 by site-directed mutagenesis of tyrosine 312 may be attributed to the disruption of homomeric interactions

(2015) Elena B. Fontenot et al.   PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT

Nitrate-dependent control of shoot K homeostasis by NPF7.3/NRT1.5 and SKOR in Arabidopsis

(2015) Navina Drechsler et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Crystal structure of the plant nitrate transporter NRT1.1

(2015) Simon Newstead et al.   Acta Crystallographica A-Foundation and Advances

Uncoupling of Ionic Currents from Substrate Transport in the Plant Ammonium TransporterAtAMT1;2

(2014) Benjamin Neuhäuser et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Molecular basis of nitrate uptake by the plant nitrate transporter NRT1.1

(2014) Joanne L. Parker et al.   NATURE

Crystal structure of the plant dual-affinity nitrate transporter NRT1.1

(2014) Ji Sun et al.   NATURE

Crystal structure of a SLC11 (NRAMP) transporter reveals the basis for transition-metal ion transport

(2014) Ines A Ehrnstorfer et al.   NATURE STRUCTURAL & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Molecular mechanism of Mg2+-dependent gating in CorA

(2014) Olivier Dalmas et al.   Nature Communications

The F130S point mutation in the Arabidopsis high-affinity K+ transporter AtHAK5 increases K+ over Na+ and Cs+ selectivity and confers Na+ and Cs+ tolerance to yeast under heterologous expression

(2014) Fernando Alemán et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

Identification and characterization of the zinc-regulated transporters, iron-regulated transporter-like protein (ZIP) gene family in maize

(2013) Suzhen Li et al.   BMC PLANT BIOLOGY

Crystal structure of a eukaryotic phosphate transporter

(2013) Bjørn P. Pedersen et al.   NATURE

Using membrane transporters to improve crops for sustainable food production

(2013) Julian I. Schroeder et al.   NATURE

A unified nomenclature of NITRATE TRANSPORTER 1/PEPTIDE TRANSPORTER family members in plants

(2013) Sophie Léran et al.   TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE

The role of K+ channels in uptake and redistribution of potassium in the model plant Arabidopsis thaliana

(2013) Tripti Sharma et al.   Frontiers in Plant Science

Mutational analysis of putative phosphate- and proton-binding sites in theSaccharomyces cerevisiaePho84 phosphate:H+transceptor and its effect on signalling to the PKA andPHOpathways

(2012) Dieter R. Samyn et al.   BIOCHEMICAL JOURNAL

Alternating access mechanism in the POT family of oligopeptide transporters

(2012) Nicolae Solcan et al.   EMBO JOURNAL

Amino acid screening based on structural modeling identifies critical residues for the function, ion selectivity and structure of Arabidopsis MTP1

(2012) Miki Kawachi et al.   FEBS Journal

A Programmable Dual-RNA-Guided DNA Endonuclease in Adaptive Bacterial Immunity

(2012) M. Jinek et al.   SCIENCE

Molecular and functional analyses of COPT/Ctr-type copper transporter-like gene family in rice

(2011) Meng Yuan et al.   BMC PLANT BIOLOGY

PvAMT1;1, a Highly Selective Ammonium Transporter That Functions as H+/NH4+Symporter

(2011) Carlos Ortiz-Ramirez et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

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

(2011) Afaq Mian et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

Point mutations change specificity and kinetics of metal uptake by ZupT from Escherichia coli

(2010) Nadine Taudte et al.   BIOMETALS

Freeways in the plant: transporters for N, P and S and their regulation

(2009) Anthony J Miller et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN PLANT BIOLOGY

Placing metal micronutrients in context: transport and distribution in plants

(2009) Sergi Puig et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN PLANT BIOLOGY

Ammonium ion transport by the AMT/Rh homolog TaAMT1;1 is stimulated by acidic pH

(2009) Rikke Søgaard et al.   PFLUGERS ARCHIV-EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY

Metal movement within the plant: contribution of nicotianamine and yellow stripe 1-like transporters

(2008) Catherine Curie et al.   ANNALS OF BOTANY

Evolution of metal hyperaccumulation required cis-regulatory changes and triplication of HMA4

(2008) Marc Hanikenne et al.   NATURE

Mutation of the Arabidopsis NRT1.5 Nitrate Transporter Causes Defective Root-to-Shoot Nitrate Transport

(2008) S.-H. Lin et al.   PLANT CELL

Two rice phosphate transporters, OsPht1;2 and OsPht1;6, have different functions and kinetic properties in uptake and translocation

(2008) Penghui Ai et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

Iron-Induced Turnover of the Arabidopsis IRON-REGULATED TRANSPORTER1 Metal Transporter Requires Lysine Residues

(2008) L. Kerkeb et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY