Evolution of Electrogenic Ammonium Transporters (AMTs)

McDonald, Tami R.; Ward, John M.

doi:10.3389/fpls.2016.00352

Title: Evolution of Electrogenic Ammonium Transporters (AMTs)

Journal Article · 31 March 2016 · Frontiers in Plant Science

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2016.00352 · OSTI ID:1393413

McDonald, Tami R. ^[1]; Ward, John M. ^[2]

St. Catherine Univ., St.Paul, MN (United States). Biology Dept.
Univ. of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN (United States). Dept. of Plant Biology

The ammonium transporter gene family consists of three main clades, AMT, MEP, and Rh. The evolutionary history of the AMT/MEP/Rh gene family is characterized by multiple horizontal gene transfer events, gene family expansion and contraction, and gene loss; thus the gene tree for this family of transporters is unlike the organismal tree. The genomes of angiosperms contain genes for both electrogenic and electroneutral ammonium transporters, but it is not clear how far back in the land plant lineage electrogenic ammonium transporters occur. Here, we place Marchantia polymorpha ammonium transporters in the AMT/MEP/Rh phylogeny and we show that AMTs from the liverwort M. polymorpha are electrogenic. This information suggests that electrogenic ammonium transport evolved at least as early as the divergence of bryophytes in the land plant lineage.

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Research Organization:: St. Catherine Univ., St.Paul, MN (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)

Grant/Contract Number:: FG02-10ER15886; FG02-07ER15886

OSTI ID:: 1393413

Journal Information:: Frontiers in Plant Science, Vol. 7; ISSN 1664-462X

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