Ammonia and amino acid transport across symbiotic membranes in nitrogen-fixing legume nodules

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dc.contributor.authorDay, D.
dc.contributor.authorPoole, P.
dc.contributor.authorTyerman, S.
dc.contributor.authorRosendahl, L.
dc.date.issued2001
dc.descriptionThe original publication can be found at www.springerlink.com
dc.description.abstractBiological nitrogen fixation involves the reduction of atmospheric N2 to ammonia by the bacterial enzyme nitrogenase. In legume-rhizobium symbioses, the nitrogenase-producing bacteria (bacteroids) are contained in the infected cells of root nodules within which they are enclosed by a plant membrane to form a structure known as the symbiosome. The plant provides reduced carbon to the bacteroids in exchange for fixed nitrogen, which is exported to the rest of the plant. This exchange is controlled by plant-synthesised transport proteins on the symbiosome membranes. This review summarises our current understanding of these transport processes, focusing on ammonia and amino acid transport.
dc.identifier.citationCellular and Molecular Life Sciences, 2001; 58(1):61-71
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/PL00000778
dc.identifier.issn1420-682X
dc.identifier.issn1420-9071
dc.identifier.orcidTyerman, S. [0000-0003-2455-1643]
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2440/37324
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherBirkhauser Verlag Ag
dc.source.urihttp://www.springerlink.com/content/jtd3m7rew8laavh6/
dc.subjectCell Membrane
dc.subjectRhizobium
dc.subjectFabaceae
dc.subjectPlant Roots
dc.subjectPlants, Medicinal
dc.subjectNitrogen
dc.subjectAmmonia
dc.subjectNitrogenase
dc.subjectAmino Acids
dc.subjectCarrier Proteins
dc.subjectNitrogen Fixation
dc.subjectSymbiosis
dc.subjectBiological Transport
dc.titleAmmonia and amino acid transport across symbiotic membranes in nitrogen-fixing legume nodules
dc.typeJournal article
pubs.publication-statusPublished

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