Gene Details:

• Gene ID:
• Gene Symbol: LjMATE1
• Gene Name: multidrug and toxic compound extrusion (MATE) protein1
• Genome:
• Species: Lotus japonicus

Functional Descriptions:

• LjMATE1: A Citrate Transporter Responsible for Iron Supply to the Nodule Infection Zone of Lotus japonicus.
• A multidrug and toxic compound extrusion (MATE) protein, LjMATE1, is specifically induced during nodule formation, which nearly paralleled nodule maturation, in a model legume Lotus japonicus.
• To characterize the transport function of LjMATE1, we conducted a biochemical analysis using a heterologous expression system, Xenopus oocytes, and found that LjMATE1 is a specific transporter for citrate.
• It was noteworthy that Fe localization was clearly altered in nodule tissues of the knock-down line. These results strongly suggest that LjMATE1 is a nodule-specific transporter that assists the translocation of Fe from the root to nodules by providing citrate.

Function-related keywords:

• root ,  transporter ,  iron ,  fe ,  nodule ,  toxic ,  protein

Literature:

• LjMATE1: a citrate transporter responsible for iron supply to the nodule infection zone of Lotus japonicus.   DOI:  10.1093/pcp/pct019 ;  PMID:  23385147

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Gene Resources:

• NCBI ID: AB649311.1
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Sequences:

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