Potassium is an obligatory component of living cells, and all of them depend on K+ uptake,
and also eventually on K+ e¥ ux, to grow and to keep themselves alive. It is also an …

K+ is an essential cation and the most abundant in plant cells. After N, its corresponding
element, K, is the nutrient required in the largest amounts by plants. Despite the numerous …

Mycorrhizae have been key living microorganisms in the plant colonization of terrestrial
environments. The crucial roles of mycorrhizae are to provide plant nutrition and stress …

The maintenance of ionic homeostasis in the cytoplasm is an essential and crucial
physiological process for all living beings. At cellular level, Na+ concentrations are …

In this study, we report an inventory of the K+ uptake systems in 62 fungal species for which
the complete genome sequences are available. This inventory reveals that three types of K+ …

Eukaryotic plasma membranes (PMs) are energized by electrogenic P-type ATPases that
generate either Na+ or H+ motive forces to drive Na+ and H+ dependent transport …

For thermodynamic reasons algae growing in media of both high salinity and high alkalinity
require active export of sodium. However, experimental evidence for an active Na+ …

The regulation of plant physiology by plant mineral nutrient transporter (MNT) is well
understood. Recently, the extensive characterization of beneficial and pathogenic plant …

Abstract Background The P-type II ATPase gene family encodes proteins with an important
role in adaptation of the cell to variation in external K+, Ca 2+ and Na 2+ concentrations. The …

Recent work shows that transport-independent as well as transport-dependent functions of
ion transporters, and in particular the Na-K-ATPase, are required for formation and …