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Ping-pong with boron

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The identification of a transport mechanism for boron in plant roots provides a surprising connection with transport systems in other, very different settings, such as the kidney.

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Figure 1: Phylogenetic analysis of the SLC4 anion-exchanger superfamily.
Figure 2: Comparative models of transport of bicarbonate in the kidney and of borate in the xylem.

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    Wolf B. Frommer

  2. the Institute for Plant Nutrition, Hohenheim University, Stuttgart, D-70593, Germany

    Nicolaus von Wirén

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