MtNIP5;1, a novel Medicago truncatula boron diffusion facilitator induced under deficiency.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Legumes comprise important crops that offer major agronomic benefits, including the capacity of establishing symbiosis with rhizobia, fixing atmospheric N₂. It has been proven that legumes are particularly susceptible to boron (B) stress, which leads to important yield penalties. Boron (B) deficiency or toxicity in plants causes the inhibition of growth and an altered development. Under such conditions, the participation of two distinct protein families (the major intrinsic protein family MIP and the Boron transporter family BOR) is required to minimize detrimental effects caused by B stress. However, in legumes, little is known about the transport mechanisms responsible for B uptake and distribution, especially under deficiency.

Results

A Medicago trun

SUBMITTER: Granado-Rodriguez S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7724820 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature