植物におけるミネラル関連トランスポーター

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Plants are characterized by mineral nutrition, which require 17 essential elements for their growth. Among them, 14 are minerals. These minerals are taken up by the roots, translocated from the roots to the shoots and finally distributed to different cells for functions. A large number of transporters is required for these transport processes. On the other hand, plants are exposed to toxic minerals, therefore detoxification of these minerals by plants at different cellular levels is also required for survival. Herein, we reviewed recent progresses in identification of transporters involved in uptake, translocation, and distribution of essential minerals and of transporters involved in the detoxification of toxic minerals, focusing on iron (Fe), silicon (Si) and aluminum (Al), which represent essential, beneficial and toxic minerals, respectively.
2010-05-31