In eukaryotic cells, gene expression is greatly influenced by the dynamic chromatin
environment. Epigenetic mechanisms, including covalent modifications to DNA and histone …

Nitrogen (N) availability is a major factor determining plant growth and productivity. Plants
acquire inorganic N from the soil, mainly in the form of nitrate and ammonium. To date …

Unlike animals, plants are immobile and could not actively escape the effects of aggressive
environmental factors, such as pathogenic microorganisms, insect pests, parasitic plants …

Highlights•Myriad transporters ensures N uptake and its distribution throughout the
plant.•Distinct glutamine synthetase isoenzymes contribute to meet the N demand under …

Nitrate is a nutrient signal that triggers complex regulation of transcriptional networks to
modulate nutrient-dependent growth and development in plants. This includes time-and …

Plants are sessile organisms that need to adapt to constantly changing environmental
conditions. Unpredictable climate change places plants under a variety of abiotic stresses …

Background Nitrogen (N) is one of the key mineral nutrients for plants and its availability has
a major impact on their growth and development. Most often N resources are limiting and …

Highlights•Root nitrate sensing is affected by rhizosphere pH and water availability.•Nitrate
transporters are involved in sensing cellular pH changes.•Root derived small mobile …

Symbiotic nodules formed on legume roots with rhizobia fix atmospheric N2. Bacteria reduce
N2 to NH4+ that is assimilated into amino acids by the plant. In return, the plant provides …

Developmental plasticity of root system architecture is crucial for plant performance in
nutrient-poor soils. Roots of plants grown under mild nitrogen (N) deficiency show a foraging …