NCBI Accession #
NP_563899.1
NCBI GenBank Nucleotide #
NM_101083.4
NCBI Official Full Name
nitrate transporter 1.1
NCBI Official Symbol
NRT1.1
NCBI Official Synonym Symbols
ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA NITRATE TRANSPORTER 1; AtNPF6.3; ATNRT1; ATNRT1.1; B-1; CHL1; CHL1-1; CHLORATE/NITRATE TRANSPORTER; CHLORINA 1; F12F1.1; F12F1_1; NITRATE TRANSPORTER 1; nitrate transporter 1.1; NITRATE/CHLORATE TRANSPORTER; NPF6.3; NRT1; NRT1/ PTR fa
NCBI Protein Information
nitrate transporter 1.1
NCBI Summary
Encodes NRT1.1 (CHL1), a dual-affinity nitrate transporter. The protein is expressed in guard cells and function in stomatal opening. Mutants have less transpiration and are more tolerant to drought. Expressed in lateral roots. Involved in nitrate signaling which enables the plant root system to detect and exploit nitrate-rich soil patches. Comparing to the wild type, the mutant displays a strongly decreased lateral root proliferation phenotype in nitrate rich patches on growth medium.
UniProt Synonym Gene Names
CHL1; NRT1; NRT1.1; AtNPF6.3; AtNRT1
UniProt Protein Name
Protein NRT1/ PTR FAMILY 6.3
UniProt Synonym Protein Names
Nitrate transporter 1.1; AtNRT1; Nitrate/chlorate transporter; Protein CHLORINA 1
UniProt Primary Accession #
Q05085
UniProt Secondary Accession #
B9DHE6
UniProt Related Accession #
Q05085
UniProt Comments
Dual affinity nitrate transporter. Involved in proton-dependent nitrate uptake and in the regulation of the nitrate transporter NRT2.1. Acts also as a nitrate sensor that trigger a specific signaling pathway stimulating lateral root growth and seed germination. The uptake activity is not required for sensor function. Displays an auxin transport facilitation inhibited by high nitrate concentration. Required to prevent auxin accumulation in preemerged lateral root primordia and young lateral roots when external nitrate concentration is low or null. May be involved in the basipetal transport of auxin out of the lateral root tips. Acts as a bidirectional transporter involved in root-to-shoot nitrate translocation. Recognizes specifically nitrate and chlorate, but not nitrite, alanine, sulfate, phosphate or the di-peptide Ala-Ala.