Understanding nitrate assimilation and its regulation in microalgae
Nitrate assimilation is a key process for nitrogen (N) acquisition in green microalgae. Among Chlorophyte algae, Chlamydomonas reinhardtii has resulted to be a good model system to unravel important facts of this process, and has provided important insights for agriculturally relevant plants. In thi...
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| author | Emanuel eSanz-Luque Alejandro eChamizo-Ampudia Angel eLlamas Aurora eGalvan Emilio eFernandez |
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| description | Nitrate assimilation is a key process for nitrogen (N) acquisition in green microalgae. Among Chlorophyte algae, Chlamydomonas reinhardtii has resulted to be a good model system to unravel important facts of this process, and has provided important insights for agriculturally relevant plants. In this work, the recent findings on nitrate transport, nitrate reduction and the regulation of nitrate assimilation are presented in this and several other algae. Latest data have shown nitric oxide (NO) as an important signal molecule in the transcriptional and posttranslational regulation of nitrate reductase and inorganic N transport. Participation of regulatory genes and proteins in positive and negative signaling of the pathway and the mechanisms involved in the regulation of nitrate assimilation, as well as those involved in Molybdenum cofactor synthesis required to nitrate assimilation, are critically reviewed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c24bc2336e9a488792bd7a3027deb3e62022-12-22T03:15:02ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Plant Science1664-462X2015-10-01610.3389/fpls.2015.00899163887Understanding nitrate assimilation and its regulation in microalgaeEmanuel eSanz-Luque0Alejandro eChamizo-Ampudia1Angel eLlamas2Aurora eGalvan3Emilio eFernandez4University of CordobaUniversity of CordobaUniversity of CordobaUniversity of CordobaUniversity of CordobaNitrate assimilation is a key process for nitrogen (N) acquisition in green microalgae. Among Chlorophyte algae, Chlamydomonas reinhardtii has resulted to be a good model system to unravel important facts of this process, and has provided important insights for agriculturally relevant plants. In this work, the recent findings on nitrate transport, nitrate reduction and the regulation of nitrate assimilation are presented in this and several other algae. Latest data have shown nitric oxide (NO) as an important signal molecule in the transcriptional and posttranslational regulation of nitrate reductase and inorganic N transport. Participation of regulatory genes and proteins in positive and negative signaling of the pathway and the mechanisms involved in the regulation of nitrate assimilation, as well as those involved in Molybdenum cofactor synthesis required to nitrate assimilation, are critically reviewed.http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpls.2015.00899/fullChlamydomonasNitric Oxidegreen algaenitrogen metabolismnitrate assimilationNitrate/Nitrite Uptake |
| spellingShingle | Emanuel eSanz-Luque Alejandro eChamizo-Ampudia Angel eLlamas Aurora eGalvan Emilio eFernandez Understanding nitrate assimilation and its regulation in microalgae Frontiers in Plant Science Chlamydomonas Nitric Oxide green algae nitrogen metabolism nitrate assimilation Nitrate/Nitrite Uptake |
| title | Understanding nitrate assimilation and its regulation in microalgae |
| title_full | Understanding nitrate assimilation and its regulation in microalgae |
| title_fullStr | Understanding nitrate assimilation and its regulation in microalgae |
| title_full_unstemmed | Understanding nitrate assimilation and its regulation in microalgae |
| title_short | Understanding nitrate assimilation and its regulation in microalgae |
| title_sort | understanding nitrate assimilation and its regulation in microalgae |
| topic | Chlamydomonas Nitric Oxide green algae nitrogen metabolism nitrate assimilation Nitrate/Nitrite Uptake |
| url | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpls.2015.00899/full |
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