Unlocking the potentials of nitrate transporters at improving plant nitrogen use efficiency
Nitrate (NO3-) transporters have been identified as the primary targets involved in plant nitrogen (N) uptake, transport, assimilation, and remobilization, all of which are key determinants of nitrogen use efficiency (NUE). However, less attention has been directed toward the influence of plant nutr...
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| author | Oluwaseun Olayemi Aluko Oluwaseun Olayemi Aluko Surya Kant Surya Kant Oluwafemi Michael Adedire Chuanzong Li Chuanzong Li Guang Yuan Guang Yuan Haobao Liu Qian Wang |
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| description | Nitrate (NO3-) transporters have been identified as the primary targets involved in plant nitrogen (N) uptake, transport, assimilation, and remobilization, all of which are key determinants of nitrogen use efficiency (NUE). However, less attention has been directed toward the influence of plant nutrients and environmental cues on the expression and activities of NO3- transporters. To better understand how these transporters function in improving plant NUE, this review critically examined the roles of NO3- transporters in N uptake, transport, and distribution processes. It also described their influence on crop productivity and NUE, especially when co-expressed with other transcription factors, and discussed these transporters’ functional roles in helping plants cope with adverse environmental conditions. We equally established the possible impacts of NO3- transporters on the uptake and utilization efficiency of other plant nutrients while suggesting possible strategic approaches to improving NUE in plants. Understanding the specificity of these determinants is crucial to achieving better N utilization efficiency in crops within a given environment. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f9b597b8cc484205984919cd864e6f422023-02-21T05:29:41ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Plant Science1664-462X2023-02-011410.3389/fpls.2023.10748391074839Unlocking the potentials of nitrate transporters at improving plant nitrogen use efficiencyOluwaseun Olayemi Aluko0Oluwaseun Olayemi Aluko1Surya Kant2Surya Kant3Oluwafemi Michael Adedire4Chuanzong Li5Chuanzong Li6Guang Yuan7Guang Yuan8Haobao Liu9Qian Wang10Tobacco Research Institute of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Qingdao, ChinaGraduate School of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, ChinaAgriculture Victoria, Grains Innovation Park, Horsham, VIC, AustraliaSchool of Applied Systems Biology, La Trobe University, Bundoora, VIC, AustraliaSchool of Agriculture, Federal College of Agriculture, Ibadan, NigeriaTobacco Research Institute of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Qingdao, ChinaGraduate School of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, ChinaTobacco Research Institute of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Qingdao, ChinaGraduate School of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, ChinaTobacco Research Institute of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Qingdao, ChinaTobacco Research Institute of Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Qingdao, ChinaNitrate (NO3-) transporters have been identified as the primary targets involved in plant nitrogen (N) uptake, transport, assimilation, and remobilization, all of which are key determinants of nitrogen use efficiency (NUE). However, less attention has been directed toward the influence of plant nutrients and environmental cues on the expression and activities of NO3- transporters. To better understand how these transporters function in improving plant NUE, this review critically examined the roles of NO3- transporters in N uptake, transport, and distribution processes. It also described their influence on crop productivity and NUE, especially when co-expressed with other transcription factors, and discussed these transporters’ functional roles in helping plants cope with adverse environmental conditions. We equally established the possible impacts of NO3- transporters on the uptake and utilization efficiency of other plant nutrients while suggesting possible strategic approaches to improving NUE in plants. Understanding the specificity of these determinants is crucial to achieving better N utilization efficiency in crops within a given environment.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpls.2023.1074839/fullnitrate transportersnitrate uptakenitrate transport and signalingnitrate remobilizationnitrogen use efficiencyenvironmental stress |
| spellingShingle | Oluwaseun Olayemi Aluko Oluwaseun Olayemi Aluko Surya Kant Surya Kant Oluwafemi Michael Adedire Chuanzong Li Chuanzong Li Guang Yuan Guang Yuan Haobao Liu Qian Wang Unlocking the potentials of nitrate transporters at improving plant nitrogen use efficiency Frontiers in Plant Science nitrate transporters nitrate uptake nitrate transport and signaling nitrate remobilization nitrogen use efficiency environmental stress |
| title | Unlocking the potentials of nitrate transporters at improving plant nitrogen use efficiency |
| title_full | Unlocking the potentials of nitrate transporters at improving plant nitrogen use efficiency |
| title_fullStr | Unlocking the potentials of nitrate transporters at improving plant nitrogen use efficiency |
| title_full_unstemmed | Unlocking the potentials of nitrate transporters at improving plant nitrogen use efficiency |
| title_short | Unlocking the potentials of nitrate transporters at improving plant nitrogen use efficiency |
| title_sort | unlocking the potentials of nitrate transporters at improving plant nitrogen use efficiency |
| topic | nitrate transporters nitrate uptake nitrate transport and signaling nitrate remobilization nitrogen use efficiency environmental stress |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpls.2023.1074839/full |
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