Nitrogen use efficiency in crops: lessons from Arabidopsis and rice

Shoot-to-Root Mobile Transcription Factor HY5 Coordinates Plant Carbon and Nitrogen Acquisition

(2016) Xiangbin Chen et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

The OsAMT1.1 gene functions in ammonium uptake and ammonium–potassium homeostasis over low and high ammonium concentration ranges

(2016) Chang Li et al.   Journal of Genetics and Genomics

Long-distance nitrate signaling displays cytokinin dependent and independent branches

(2016) Sandrine Ruffel et al.   Journal of Integrative Plant Biology

OsSPL13 controls grain size in cultivated rice

(2016) Lizhen Si et al.   NATURE GENETICS

Agronomic nitrogen-use efficiency of rice can be increased by drivingOsNRT2.1expression with theOsNAR2.1promoter

(2016) Jingguang Chen et al.   PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL

MicroRNA-targeted transcription factor geneRDD1promotes nutrient ion uptake and accumulation in rice

(2016) Masao Iwamoto et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

Overexpression of a pH-sensitive nitrate transporter in rice increases crop yields

(2016) Xiaorong Fan et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

The Arabidopsis NPF3 protein is a GA transporter

(2016) Iris Tal et al.   Nature Communications

Overexpression of Arabidopsis NLP7 improves plant growth under both nitrogen-limiting and -sufficient conditions by enhancing nitrogen and carbon assimilation

(2016) Lin-Hui Yu et al.   Scientific Reports

AtTGA4, a bZIP transcription factor, confers drought resistance by enhancing nitrate transport and assimilation in Arabidopsis thaliana

(2015) Li Zhong et al.   BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS

Organic nitrogen uptake by plants: reevaluation by position-specific labeling of amino acids

(2015) Daniel Moran-Zuloaga et al.   BIOGEOCHEMISTRY

From phenotypes to causal sequences: using genome wide association studies to dissect the sequence basis for variation of plant development

(2015) Takehiko Ogura et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN PLANT BIOLOGY

Overexpressing of OsAMT1-3, a High Affinity Ammonium Transporter Gene, Modifies Rice Growth and Carbon-Nitrogen Metabolic Status

(2015) Aili Bao et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES

Functional overlap of the Arabidopsis leaf and root microbiota

(2015) Yang Bai et al.   NATURE

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

(2015) Bin Hu et al.   NATURE GENETICS

OsAMT1.3 expression alters rice ammonium uptake kinetics and root morphology

(2015) Leandro Martins Ferreira et al.   Plant Biotechnology Reports

A 150 kDa plasma membrane complex of AtNRT2.5 and AtNAR2.1 is the major contributor to constitutive high-affinity nitrate influx inArabidopsis thaliana

(2015) ZORICA KOTUR et al.   PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT

The Arabidopsis root stele transporter NPF2.3 contributes to nitrate translocation to shoots under salt stress

(2015) Christelle Taochy et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

Structure, variation, and assembly of the root-associated microbiomes of rice

(2015) Joseph Edwards et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Breeding signatures of rice improvement revealed by a genomic variation map from a large germplasm collection

(2015) Weibo Xie et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

The jasmonate-responsive GTR1 transporter is required for gibberellin-mediated stamen development in Arabidopsis

(2015) Hikaru Saito et al.   Nature Communications

Disruption of the rice nitrate transporter OsNPF2.2 hinders root-to-shoot nitrate transport and vascular development

(2015) Yuge Li et al.   Scientific Reports

AtNPF5.5, a nitrate transporter affecting nitrogen accumulation in Arabidopsis embryo

(2015) Sophie Léran et al.   Scientific Reports

Multiple mechanisms of nitrate sensing by Arabidopsis nitrate transceptor NRT1.1

(2015) E. Bouguyon et al.   Nature Plants

Rice nitrate transporter OsNPF2.4 functions in low-affinity acquisition and long-distance transport

(2014) Xiudong Xia et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Reassimilation of ammonium in Lotus japonicus

(2014) M. Betti et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

AMT1;1 transgenic rice plants with enhanced NH4+ permeability show superior growth and higher yield under optimal and suboptimal NH4+ conditions

(2014) Kosala Ranathunge et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Synthetic biology approaches to engineering the nitrogen symbiosis in cereals

(2014) C. Rogers et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Signal interactions in the regulation of root nitrate uptake

(2014) S. Ruffel et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Evidence supporting distinct functions of three cytosolic glutamine synthetases and two NADH-glutamate synthases in rice

(2014) Tomoyuki Yamaya et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

MADS-Box Transcription Factor AGL21 Regulates Lateral Root Development and Responds to Multiple External and Physiological Signals

(2014) Lin-Hui Yu et al.   Molecular Plant

How to switch affinity

(2014) Yi-Fang Tsay   NATURE

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

A Single-Pore Residue Renders the Arabidopsis Root Anion Channel SLAH2 Highly Nitrate Selective

(2014) T. Maierhofer et al.   PLANT CELL

A Scalable Open-Source Pipeline for Large-Scale Root Phenotyping of Arabidopsis

(2014) R. Slovak et al.   PLANT CELL

Anion channel SLAH3 functions in nitrate-dependent alleviation of ammonium toxicity inArabidopsis

(2014) XIAOJIANG ZHENG et al.   PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT

The rice OsAMT1;1 is a proton-independent feedback regulated ammonium transporter

(2014) Shunying Yang et al.   PLANT CELL REPORTS

Systems approach identifies TGA1 and TGA4 transcription factors as important regulatory components of the nitrate response ofArabidopsis thalianaroots

(2014) José M. Alvarez et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

The Arabidopsis nitrate transporter NRT2.5 plays a role in nitrate acquisition and remobilization in nitrogen-starved plants

(2014) Lina Lezhneva et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

The Nitrate Transporter MtNPF6.8 (MtNRT1.3) Transports Abscisic Acid and Mediates Nitrate Regulation of Primary Root Growth in Medicago truncatula

(2014) A. Pellizzaro et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Over-expression of OsPTR6 in rice increased plant growth at different nitrogen supplies but decreased nitrogen use efficiency at high ammonium supply

(2014) Xiaorong Fan et al.   PLANT SCIENCE

Nitrate foraging byArabidopsisroots is mediated by the transcription factor TCP20 through the systemic signaling pathway

(2014) Peizhu Guan et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Cytosolic glutamine synthetase: a target for improvement of crop nitrogen use efficiency?

(2014) Hanne C. Thomsen et al.   TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE

Structure and Functions of the Bacterial Microbiota of Plants

(2013) Davide Bulgarelli et al.   Annual Review of Plant Biology

Arabidopsis NRT1.1 Is a Bidirectional Transporter Involved in Root-to-Shoot Nitrate Translocation

(2013) Sophie Léran et al.   Molecular Plant

Enhanced nitrogen deposition over China

(2013) Xuejun Liu et al.   NATURE

TheNRT2.5andNRT2.6genes are involved in growth promotion ofArabidopsisby the plant growth-promoting rhizobacterium (PGPR) strainPhyllobacterium brassicacearumSTM196

(2013) Maya Kechid et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Identification and Expression Analyses of Cytosolic Glutamine Synthetase Genes in Barley (Hordeum vulgare L.)

(2013) A. J. Goodall et al.   PLANT AND CELL PHYSIOLOGY

Cytosolic Glutamine Synthetase1;2 is Responsible for the Primary Assimilation of Ammonium in Rice Roots

(2013) Kazuhiro Funayama et al.   PLANT AND CELL PHYSIOLOGY

Allosteric Regulation of Transport Activity by Heterotrimerization of Arabidopsis Ammonium Transporter Complexes in Vivo

(2013) L. Yuan et al.   PLANT CELL

The advantages and limitations of trait analysis with GWAS: a review

(2013) Arthur Korte et al.   Plant Methods

Two Phloem Nitrate Transporters, NRT1.11 and NRT1.12, Are Important for Redistributing Xylem-Borne Nitrate to Enhance Plant Growth

(2013) P.-K. Hsu et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Single-particle analysis reveals shutoff control of the Arabidopsis ammonium transporter AMT1;3 by clustering and internalization

(2013) Q. Wang et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Integration of responses within and across Arabidopsis natural accessions uncovers loci controlling root systems architecture

(2013) U. Rosas et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Systems approaches map regulatory networks downstream of the auxin receptor AFB3 in the nitrate response of Arabidopsis thaliana roots

(2013) E. A. Vidal et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

ABA transport and transporters

(2013) Yann Boursiac et al.   TRENDS IN PLANT SCIENCE

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

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

Arabidopsis NIN-like transcription factors have a central role in nitrate signalling

(2013) Mineko Konishi et al.   Nature Communications

Plasticity Regulators Modulate Specific Root Traits in Discrete Nitrogen Environments

(2013) Miriam L. Gifford et al.   PLoS Genetics

Plant Nitrogen Assimilation and Use Efficiency

(2012) Guohua Xu et al.   Annual Review of Plant Biology

Hydroponics versus field lysimeter studies of urea, ammonium and nitrate uptake by oilseed rape(Brassica napus L.)

(2012) M. Arkoun et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

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

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

Expression Patterns of Nine Ammonium Transporters in Rice in Response to N Status

(2012) Su-Mei LI et al.   PEDOSPHERE

Overexpressing the ANR1 MADS-Box Gene in Transgenic Plants Provides New Insights into its Role in the Nitrate Regulation of Root Development

(2012) Yinbo Gan et al.   PLANT AND CELL PHYSIOLOGY

Altered expression of thePTR/NRT1homologueOsPTR9affects nitrogen utilization efficiency, growth and grain yield in rice

(2012) Zhongming Fang 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

Knockdown of a Rice Stelar Nitrate Transporter Alters Long-Distance Translocation But Not Root Influx

(2012) Z. Tang et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Identification of an abscisic acid transporter by functional screening using the receptor complex as a sensor

(2012) Y. Kanno 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

Diversity and selective sweep in the OsAMT1;1genomic region of rice

(2011) Zehong Ding et al.   BMC EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

Spatial expression and regulation of rice high-affinity nitrate transporters by nitrogen and carbon status

(2011) Huimin Feng et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Genome-wide association study of flowering time and grain yield traits in a worldwide collection of rice germplasm

(2011) Xuehui Huang et al.   NATURE GENETICS

Rice DUR3 mediates high-affinity urea transport and plays an effective role in improvement of urea acquisition and utilization when expressed in Arabidopsis

(2011) Wei-Hong Wang et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Reappraisal of nitrogen use efficiency in rice overexpressing glutamine synthetase1

(2011) Elizabeth K. Brauer et al.   PHYSIOLOGIA PLANTARUM

ASN2 is a key enzyme in asparagine biosynthesis under ammonium sufficient conditions

(2011) Daisuke Igarashi et al.   Plant Biotechnology

Introduction of the ZmDof1 gene into rice enhances carbon and nitrogen assimilation under low-nitrogen conditions

(2011) Tomohiro Kurai et al.   PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL

ArabidopsisNitrate Transporter NRT1.9 Is Important in Phloem Nitrate Transport

(2011) Ya-Yun Wang et al.   PLANT CELL

Rice OsNAR2.1 interacts with OsNRT2.1, OsNRT2.2 and OsNRT2.3a nitrate transporters to provide uptake over high and low concentration ranges

(2011) MING YAN et al.   PLANT CELL AND ENVIRONMENT

Regulation of High-Affinity Nitrate Uptake in Roots of Arabidopsis Depends Predominantly on Posttranscriptional Control of the NRT2.1/NAR2.1 Transport System

(2011) E. Laugier et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

AtPTR4 and AtPTR6 are differentially expressed, tonoplast-localized members of the peptide transporter/nitrate transporter 1 (PTR/NRT1) family

(2011) Annett Weichert et al.   PLANTA

GNC and CGA1 Modulate Chlorophyll Biosynthesis and Glutamate Synthase (GLU1/Fd-GOGAT) Expression in Arabidopsis

(2011) Darryl Hudson et al.   PLoS One

Future Prospects for Cereals That Fix Nitrogen

(2011) P. H. Beatty et al.   SCIENCE

Reverse genetics approach to characterize a function of NADH-glutamate synthase1 in rice plants

(2010) Wataru Tamura et al.   AMINO ACIDS

Nitrate, ammonium, and potassium sensing and signaling

(2010) Cheng-Hsun Ho et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN PLANT BIOLOGY

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

(2010) Gabriel Krouk et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL CELL

New perspectives on glutamine synthetase in grasses

(2010) S. M. Swarbreck et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

The cytosolic glutamine synthetase GLN1;2 plays a role in the control of plant growth and ammonium homeostasis in Arabidopsis rosettes when nitrate supply is not limiting

(2010) Jérémy Lothier et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Understanding plant response to nitrogen limitation for the improvement of crop nitrogen use efficiency

(2010) S. Kant et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY

Genome-wide association study of 107 phenotypes in Arabidopsis thaliana inbred lines

(2010) Susanna Atwell et al.   NATURE

Genome-wide association studies of 14 agronomic traits in rice landraces

(2010) Xuehui Huang et al.   NATURE GENETICS

CLC-b-Mediated NOFormula/H+ Exchange Across the Tonoplast of Arabidopsis Vacuoles

(2010) J. von der Fecht-Bartenbach et al.   PLANT AND CELL PHYSIOLOGY

The Arabidopsis Nitrate Transporter NRT1.8 Functions in Nitrate Removal from the Xylem Sap and Mediates Cadmium Tolerance

(2010) J.-Y. Li et al.   PLANT CELL

Characterization of an intact two-component high-affinity nitrate transporter from Arabidopsis roots

(2010) Zhenhua Yong et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

Identification and analysis of eight peptide transporter homologs in rice

(2010) Jie Ouyang et al.   PLANT SCIENCE

Nitrate-responsive miR393/AFB3 regulatory module controls root system architecture in Arabidopsis thaliana

(2010) E. A. Vidal et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Food Security: The Challenge of Feeding 9 Billion People

(2010) H. C. J. Godfray et al.   SCIENCE

Molecular Basis and Regulation of Ammonium Transporter in Rice

(2010) Bao-zhen LI et al.   Rice Science

CHL1 Functions as a Nitrate Sensor in Plants

(2009) Cheng-Hsun Ho et al.   CELL

The importance of cytosolic glutamine synthetase in nitrogen assimilation and recycling

(2009) Stéphanie M. Bernard et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Uptake of organic nitrogen by plants

(2009) Torgny Näsholm et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Transcriptome analysis of nitrogen-efficient rice over-expressing alanine aminotransferase

(2009) Perrin H. Beatty et al.   PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL

Feedback Inhibition of Ammonium Uptake by a Phospho-Dependent Allosteric Mechanism in Arabidopsis

(2009) V. Lanquar et al.   PLANT CELL

Members of the LBD Family of Transcription Factors Repress Anthocyanin Synthesis and Affect Additional Nitrogen Responses in Arabidopsis

(2009) G. Rubin et al.   PLANT CELL

The Arabidopsis Nitrate Transporter NRT1.7, Expressed in Phloem, Is Responsible for Source-to-Sink Remobilization of Nitrate

(2009) S.-C. Fan et al.   PLANT CELL

Overexpressed glutamine synthetase gene modifies nitrogen metabolism and abiotic stress responses in rice

(2009) Hongmei Cai et al.   PLANT CELL REPORTS

Short panicle1encodes a putative PTR family transporter and determines rice panicle size

(2009) Shengben Li et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

Gene Structure and Expression of the High-affinity Nitrate Transport System in Rice Roots

(2008) Chao Cai et al.   Journal of Integrative Plant Biology

AtAMT1;4, a Pollen-Specific High-Affinity Ammonium Transporter of the Plasma Membrane in Arabidopsis

(2008) Lixing Yuan et al.   PLANT AND CELL PHYSIOLOGY

Genetic engineering of improved nitrogen use efficiency in rice by the tissue-specific expression ofalanine aminotransferase

(2008) Ashok K. Shrawat et al.   PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL

Characterization of the Arabidopsis Nitrate Transporter NRT1.6 Reveals a Role of Nitrate in Early Embryo Development

(2008) A. Almagro et al.   PLANT CELL

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

(2008) S.-H. Lin et al.   PLANT CELL

The nodule inception-like protein 7 modulates nitrate sensing and metabolism in Arabidopsis

(2008) Loren Castaings et al.   PLANT JOURNAL

Systems approach identifies an organic nitrogen-responsive gene network that is regulated by the master clock control gene CCA1

(2008) R. A. Gutierrez et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA