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Nitrate at the ion exchange

The distinction between CLC ion channels and ion exchangers has become blurred. The physiological role of CLC exchangers has been a mystery, but one function is evidently to concentrate nitrate in plant vacuoles.

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Figure 1: Nitrate accumulation in plant vacuoles mediated by the proton–nitrate (H+–NO3) exchanger AtCLCa.

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Schroeder, J. Nitrate at the ion exchange. Nature 442, 877–878 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1038/nature04999

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