Genome-Wide Identification and Characterization of Ammonium Transporter (AMT) Genes in Chlamydomonas reinhardtii.

ABSTRACT: Ammonium transporters (AMTs) are vital plasma membrane proteins facilitating NH₄⁺ uptake and transport, crucial for plant growth. The identification of favorable AMT genes is the main goal of improving ammonium-tolerant algas. However, there have been no reports on the systematic identification and expression analysis of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii (C. reinhardtii) AMT genes. This study comprehensively identified eight CrAMT genes, distributed across eight chromosomes, all containing more than 10 transmembrane structures. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that all CrAMTs belonged to the AMT1 subfamily. The conserved motifs and domains of CrAMTs were similar to those of the AMT1 members of OsAMTs and AtAMTs. Notably, the gene fragments of CrAMTs are longer and

SUBMITTER: Hu W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11353525 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature