Plant ABC transporters enable many unique aspects of a terrestrial plant's lifestyle
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- Plant ABC Transporters Enable Many Unique Aspects of a Terrestrial Plant’s Lifestyle
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Terrestrial plants have two to four times more ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporter genes than other organisms, including their ancestral microalgae. Recent studies found that plants harboring mutations in these transporters exhibit dramatic phenotypes, many of which are related to developmental processes and functions necessary for life on dry land. These results suggest that ABC transporters multiplied during evolution and assumed novel functions that allowed plants to adapt to terrestrial environmental conditions. Examining the literature on plant ABC transporters from this viewpoint led us to propose that diverse ABC transporters enabled many unique and essential aspects of a terrestrial plant's lifestyle, by transporting various compounds across specific membranes of the plant.
Original language | English |
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Journal | Molecular Plant |
Volume | 9 |
Issue number | 3 |
Pages (from-to) | 338-355 |
Number of pages | 18 |
ISSN | 1674-2052 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2016 |
- Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Review
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