%A Xi Zhang, Jinxing Lin, Xiaoyi Shan %T Progress in Inorganic Nitrogen Transport Proteins and Their Phosphorylation Regulatory Mechanism in Arabidopsis %0 Journal Article %D 2016 %J Chinese Bulletin of Botany %R 10.11983/CBB14222 %P 120-129 %V 51 %N 1 %U {https://www.chinbullbotany.com/CN/abstract/article_2723.shtml} %8 2016-01-01 %X

Nitrogen (N) is an essential nutrient element. Its supply and demand imbalance would seriously affect plant growth and development. Inorganic N (nitrate and ammonium radical) is the major N source in plant, with assimilation and transportation depending on synergistic action of various transport proteins. The activity of some inorganic N transporters is regulated at the post-translation level by phosphorylation. This review describes a global picture of the inorganic N transporters including their classification, molecular structure, location and biological function in Arabidopsis. The phosphorylation regulatory mechanisms of some inorganic N transporters are mainly discussed.