Organic carbon and nitrogen transporters

Title: Organic carbon and nitrogen transporters
Creator: Tegeder, Mechthild; Rentsch, Doris; Patrick, John W.
Relation: The Plant Plasma Membrane p. 331-352
Relation: Plant Cell Monographs 19
Publisher Link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-13431-9_15
Publisher: Springer
Resource Type: book chapter
Date: 2011
Description: During growth and storage phases, plant cells import large amounts of carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) assimilates to drive their metabolism and to facilitate synthesis of storage products. Following assimilation, organic C and N metabolites are transported via the phloem (C) or via the xylem followed by phloem (N) to sink tissues. These translocation processes involve participation of metabolite transporters located in source and sink cells. While information on transporters mediating cellular efflux of C and N metabolites is scarce, cell import systems have been identified and characterized. An overview is provided on transporters importing amino acids, peptides, and sugars into plant cells with particular emphasis on their substrate selectivity, expression, and function.
Subject: plant physiology; cell biology; plant biochemistry; plant anatomy/development
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1325494
Identifier: uon:25281
Identifier: ISBN:9783642134302
Language: eng

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