Disruption of an amino acid transporter LHT1 leads to growth inhibition and low yields in rice.
Xiaohu WangGuangzhe YangMingxing ShiDongli HaoQiuxing WeiZhigang WangShan FuYanhua SuJixing XiaPublished in: BMC plant biology (2019)
Our results indicated that OsLHT1 is an amino acid transporter with wide substrate specificity and with preference for neutral and acidic amino acids, and disruption of OsLHT1 function markedly inhibited rice growth and fecundity.
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