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The influence of carbohydrates on ammonium uptake and ammonium transporter (AMT1) expression was investigated in roots of field pea (Pisum arvense) and rutabaga (Brassica napus var. rapifera). Ammonium transport into field pea seedlings diminished markedly following cotyledon removal, which indicated that uptake of ammonium was under control of reserves stored in the cotyledons. Excision of cotyledons decreased also the level of some amino acids, glucose and total reducing sugars in field pea roots. To investigate the importance of the sugar supply for the regulation of ammonium uptake at low external NH +4 level, 1 mM glucose or sucrose was supplied for several hours to the field pea seedlings deprived cotyledons or to intact rutabaga plants. Supply of both sugars resulted in a substantial increase in ammonium uptake by both plant species and enhanced markedly the expression of AMT1 in rutabaga roots. The results indicate that sugars may regulate ammonium transport at the genetic level.
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Kubik-Dobosz, G., Bąkiewicz, M. & Górska, A. The importance of root carbohydrate abundance in ammonium uptake. Acta Physiol Plant 23, 187–192 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11738-001-0007-z
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