Gene Details:

  • Gene ID:
  • Gene Symbol: LeIRT2
  • Gene Name: iron-regulated transporter 2
  • Genome: Tomato Genome version SL4.0
  • Species: Solanum lycopersicum

Functional Descriptions:

  • To extend our molecular knowledge of Fe transport in crop plants, we have isolated two cDNAs (LeIRT1 and LeIRT2) from a library constructed from roots of iron-deficient tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) plants, using the Arabidopsis iron transporter cDNA, IRT1, as a probe.
  • Transcription of LeIRT2 was unaffected by the iron status of the plant, while expression of LeIRT1 was strongly enhanced by iron limitation.
  • The growth defect of an iron uptake-deficient yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) mutant was complemented by LeIRT1 and LeIRT2 when ligated to a yeast expression plasmid.

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