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Top-tier transcription factor AtNLP2: When nitrogen meets carbon and energy

Durand et al. explore the role of an NLP transcription factor in the plant nitrate response. By Mickaël Durand 1,2,3 and Anne Krapp1 1 Université Paris-Saclay, INRAE, AgroParisTech, Institut Jean-Pierre Bourgin, 78000, Versailles, France 2 Université de Poitiers, UMR CNRS 7267, EBI Ecologie…

Ion channels regulate nitrogen–potassium balance

Liu et al. reveal that anion channel SLAH3 forms complexes with potassium channels GORK and SKOR to modulate membrane potential via coordinating nitrogen–potassium balance. By Beibei Liu and Kai He Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Cell Activities and Stress Adaptations, School of Life…

N-mediated heading date-1 (Nhd1) regulates nitrogen uptake efficiency and root growth in rice (Plant Physiol)

In rice, the transcription factor N-mediated heading date-1 (Nhd1) activates the expression of Heading date 3a (Hd3a), a floral regulator gene and regulate flowering. Li et al. report the role of Nhd1 in nitrogen (N) use efficiency and N-dependent root growth in rice. nhd1 mutants were impaired in root…

Nitrate transporter NPF7.9 is a regulator nitrogen use efficiency and stress-induced nitrate allocation to roots in rice (Plant Physiol)

In addition to its role as a nutrient and a developmental signal, nitrate regulates stress responses in plants. By homology to nitrate transporters previously identified in Arabidopsis as contributing to stress induced-nitrate allocation to roots (SINAR) and nitrogen use efficiency (NUE), Guan et al.…