Plant hormone transporters: what we know and what we would like to know

BMC Biol. 2017 Oct 25;15(1):93. doi: 10.1186/s12915-017-0443-x.

Abstract

Hormone transporters are crucial for plant hormone action, which is underlined by severe developmental and physiological impacts caused by their loss-of-function mutations. Here, we summarize recent knowledge on the individual roles of plant hormone transporters in local and long-distance transport. Our inventory reveals that many hormones are transported by members of distinct transporter classes, with an apparent dominance of the ATP-binding cassette (ABC) family and of the Nitrate transport1/Peptide transporter family (NPF). The current need to explore further hormone transporter regulation, their functional interaction, transport directionalities, and substrate specificities is briefly reviewed.

Publication types

  • Review
  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Biological Transport*
  • Plant Growth Regulators / metabolism*
  • Plant Proteins / metabolism*
  • Plants / metabolism*

Substances

  • Plant Growth Regulators
  • Plant Proteins