A two-staged model of Na+ exclusion in rice explained by 3D modeling of HKT transporters and alternative splicing.

The HKT family of Na(+) and Na(+)/K(+) transporters is implicated in plant salinity tolerance. Amongst these transporters, the cereal HKT1;4 and HKT1;5 are responsible for Na(+) exclusion from photosynthetic tissues, a key mechanism for plant salinity tolerance. It has been suggested that Na(+) is r...

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Main Authors: Olivier Cotsaftis, Darren Plett, Neil Shirley, Mark Tester, Maria Hrmova
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3394774?pdf=render