The distinction between CLC ion channels and ion exchangers has ... but one function is evidently to concentrate nitrate in plant vacuoles. Moreover, chloride channels were pre-viously considered ...

The protein NRT1.1 transports nitrate ions into plants over a wide range of concentrations. Two studies provide structural insight into this unusual behaviour, but give different explanations for it.

Fertilisers containing nitrate ions (NO 3-) not only contain an essential ... you often find that the fertiliser is classified according to which plant it can improve the best.

In the cells of most living beings calcium ions function as so-called second messengers to transmit important signals. The same applies equally to animal, plant and fungal cells. Calcium is a very ...

AtCLCf functions as a chloride ion (Cl ‑) efflux channel on the plasma membrane, enhancing the plant’s salinity tolerance. The images show Arabidopsis plant protoplasts (cells without their ...

The gene MADS27, which regulates nitrate absorption, root development and stress tolerance, is activated by the micro-RNA, miR444, therefore offers a way to control these properties of the plant.