Phosphorylation-Mediated Dynamics of Nitrate Transceptor NRT1.1 Regulate Auxin Flux and Nitrate Signaling in Lateral

Xi Zhang1,2, Yaning Cui1,2, Meng Yu1,2

  • 1Beijing Advanced Innovation Center for Tree Breeding by Molecular Design, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing 10083, China.

Plant Physiology
|August 22, 2019
PubMed

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