Publications by authors named "Melanie PapenfuSS"
Article Synopsis
- Plants utilize nitrate as a primary nitrogen source and transport it through their vascular system, unlike animal cells.
- The study identified SLAH2 as a nitrate-specific anion channel that exclusively allows nitrate to pass, distinguishing it from SLAC1 and SLAH3, which can also permit chloride ions.
- Molecular analysis revealed that the selectivity for nitrate in SLAH2 is influenced by the structure and type of residues lining the channel, particularly with mutations in specific amino acids altering its permeability to chloride.
