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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
370
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-3-25
pubmed:abstractText
Nitrite transport to the chloroplast is not a well documented process in spite of being a central step in the nitrate assimilation pathway. The lack of molecular evidence, as well as the easy diffusion of nitrite through biological membranes, have made this physiological process difficult to understand in plant nutrition. The aim of this review is to illustrate that nitrite transport to the chloroplast is a regulated step, intimately related to the efficiency of nitrate utilization. In Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, the Nar1;1 gene has been shown to have this role in nitrate assimilation. NAR1;1 corresponds to a plastidic membrane transporter protein related to the bacterial formate/nitrite transporters. At least four Nar1 genes might exist in Chlamydomonas. The existence of orthologous Nar1 genes in plants is discussed.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0022-0957
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
53
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
845-53
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2002
pubmed:articleTitle
Nitrite transport to the chloroplast in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii: molecular evidence for a regulated process.
pubmed:affiliation
Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular, Universidad de Córdoba. Campus de Rabanales, Edif. 'Severo Ochoa', 14071-Córdoba, Spain.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't