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Genomes and Genes

Gene Symbol: LOC778339

Description: inorganic phosphate transporter 1-11

Alias: PT5, inorganic phosphate transporter 1-11, mycorrhiza-inducible inorganic phosphate transporter

Species: tomato

Nagy R, Karandashov V, Chague V, Kalinkevich K, Tamasloukht M, Xu G, et al. The characterization of novel mycorrhiza-specific phosphate transporters from Lycopersicon esculentum and Solanum tuberosum uncovers functional redundancy in symbiotic phosphate transport in solanaceous species. Plant J. 2005;42:236-50 pubmed publisher

..Knock out of LePT4 in the tomato cv. MicroTom indicated considerable redundancy between LePT4 and other Pi transporters in tomato...