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ALMT9 aluminum-activated malate transporter 9 [ Arabidopsis thaliana (thale cress) ]

Gene ID: 821373, updated on 7-Sep-2023

Summary

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Gene symbol
ALMT9
Gene description
aluminum-activated malate transporter 9
Primary source
Araport:AT3G18440
Locus tag
AT3G18440
See related
TAIR:AT3G18440
Gene type
protein coding
RefSeq status
REVIEWED
Organism
Arabidopsis thaliana (ecotype: Columbia)
Lineage
Eukaryota; Viridiplantae; Streptophyta; Embryophyta; Tracheophyta; Spermatophyta; Magnoliopsida; eudicotyledons; Gunneridae; Pentapetalae; rosids; malvids; Brassicales; Brassicaceae; Camelineae; Arabidopsis
Also known as
aluminum-activated malate transporter 9; AtALMT9
Summary
Belongs to the aluminum-activated malate transporter family. Encodes a vacuolar malate channel. Expressed in all parts of plants. Almost exclusively expressed in mesophyll cells of leaves.
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Genomic context

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Location:
chromosome: 3
Exon count:
6
Sequence:
Chromosome: 3; NC_003074.8 (6328027..6330816)

Chromosome 3 - NC_003074.8Genomic Context describing neighboring genes Neighboring gene NADH dehydrogenase ubiquinone 1 beta subcomplex subunit 10-B-like protein (Complex I subunit NDUFS6) Neighboring gene Protein prenylyltransferase superfamily protein Neighboring gene Calcium-binding EF-hand family protein Neighboring gene PLAC8 family protein Neighboring gene PLAC8 family protein

Genomic regions, transcripts, and products

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Genomic Sequence:
NC_003074.8

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Bibliography

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Related articles in PubMed

  1. Vacuolar Chloride Fluxes Impact Ion Content and Distribution during Early Salinity Stress. Baetz U, et al. Plant Physiol, 2016 Oct. PMID 27503602, Free PMC Article
  2. Cytosolic nucleotides block and regulate the Arabidopsis vacuolar anion channel AtALMT9. Zhang J, et al. J Biol Chem, 2014 Sep 12. PMID 25028514, Free PMC Article
  3. Identification of a probable pore-forming domain in the multimeric vacuolar anion channel AtALMT9. Zhang J, et al. Plant Physiol, 2013 Oct. PMID 23918900, Free PMC Article
  4. AtALMT9 is a malate-activated vacuolar chloride channel required for stomatal opening in Arabidopsis. De Angeli A, et al. Nat Commun, 2013. PMID 23653216, Free PMC Article
  5. The Arabidopsis vacuolar malate channel is a member of the ALMT family. Kovermann P, et al. Plant J, 2007 Dec. PMID 18005230

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GeneRIFs: Gene References Into Functions

What's a GeneRIF?
  1. GABA signalling modulates stomatal opening to enhance plant water use efficiency and drought resilience.
    Title: GABA signalling modulates stomatal opening to enhance plant water use efficiency and drought resilience.
  2. Data indicate that vacuolar Cl(-) channel ALMT9 is highly expressed in the vasculature of shoots and roots.
    Title: Vacuolar Chloride Fluxes Impact Ion Content and Distribution during Early Salinity Stress.
  3. The block of AtALMT9-mediated anion currents by ATP at negative membrane potentials acts as a gate of the channel and vacuolar anion tune this gating mechanism
    Title: Cytosolic nucleotides block and regulate the Arabidopsis vacuolar anion channel AtALMT9.
  4. AtALMT9 is a tetramer and that the TMalpha5 domains of the subunits contribute to form the pore of this anion channel.
    Title: Identification of a probable pore-forming domain in the multimeric vacuolar anion channel AtALMT9.
  5. AtALMT9 is a vacuolar chloride channel having a major role in controlling stomata aperture.
    Title: AtALMT9 is a malate-activated vacuolar chloride channel required for stomatal opening in Arabidopsis.
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General gene information

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Homology

NM_112729.4

Gene Ontology Provided by TAIR

Function Evidence Code Pubs
enables monoatomic anion channel activity IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
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Process Evidence Code Pubs
acts_upstream_of_or_within malate transport IMP
Inferred from Mutant Phenotype
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Component Evidence Code Pubs
located_in plant-type vacuole membrane IDA
Inferred from Direct Assay
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located_in plasma membrane ISM
Inferred from Sequence Model
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General protein information

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Preferred Names
aluminum-activated malate transporter 9
NP_188473.1
  • aluminum-activated malate transporter 9 (ALMT9); CONTAINS InterPro DOMAIN/s: Malate transporter, aliminium toerance (InterPro:IPR020966); BEST Arabidopsis thaliana protein match is: Aluminium activated malate transporter family protein (TAIR:AT1G18420.1); Has 814 Blast hits to 808 proteins in 259 species: Archae - 0; Bacteria - 440; Metazoa - 0; Fungi - 20; Plants - 338; Viruses - 0; Other Eukaryotes - 16 (source: NCBI BLink).

NCBI Reference Sequences (RefSeq)

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Genome Annotation

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Reference assembly

Genomic

  1. NC_003074.8 Reference assembly

    Range
    6328027..6330816
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mRNA and Protein(s)

  1. NM_112729.4 → NP_188473.1  aluminum-activated malate transporter 9 [Arabidopsis thaliana]

    See identical proteins and their annotated locations for NP_188473.1

    Status: REVIEWED

    UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot
    Q9LS46
    UniProtKB/TrEMBL
    A0A178V9E5
    Conserved Domains (2) summary
    pfam11744
    Location:78 → 562
    ALMT; Aluminium activated malate transporter
    pfam13515
    Location:120 → 240
    FUSC_2; Fusaric acid resistance protein-like
Nucleotide Protein
Heading Accession and Version
Protein Accession Links
GenPept Link UniProtKB Link
Q9LS46.1

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