Researchers have identified a plant enzyme that is key to activating a nitrate uptake mechanism in response to nitrogen starvation. This finding explains how plants meet their needs in challenging ...

Each molecule of nitrate imported into roots by the transporter NRT2.1 is accompanied by a proton. The consequent increase in soil pH can be used to follow its dephosphorylation-dependent activation ...

Nitrogen is essential for plant growth, but its availability in soil often fluctuates. To cope with nitrate scarcity, plants have evolved sophisticated responses, though many underlying mechanisms ...

Nitrates are critical for the growth of plants, so plants have evolved sophisticated mechanisms to ensure sufficient nitrate uptake from their environments. In a new study published in Nature Plants, ...