Title |
Characterization of a putative grapevine Zn transporter, VvZIP3, suggests its involvement in early reproductive development in Vitis vinifera L
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Published in |
BMC Plant Biology, July 2012
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DOI | 10.1186/1471-2229-12-111 |
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Authors |
Felipe Gainza-Cortés, Ricardo Pérez-Dïaz, Ramón Pérez-Castro, Jaime Tapia, José A Casaretto, Sebastián González, Hugo Peña-Cortés, Simón Ruiz-Lara, Enrique González |
Abstract |
Zinc (Zn) deficiency is one of the most widespread mineral nutritional problems that affect normal development in plants. Because Zn cannot passively diffuse across cell membranes, it must be transported into intracellular compartments for all biological processes where Zn is required. Several members of the Zinc-regulated transporters, Iron-regulated transporter-like Protein (ZIP) gene family have been characterized in plants, and have shown to be involved in metal uptake and transport. This study describes the first putative Zn transporter in grapevine. Unravelling its function may explain an important symptom of Zn deficiency in grapevines, which is the production of clusters with fewer and usually smaller berries than normal. |
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