Structure, Function, and Applications of Soybean Calcium Transporters

• Published in: International journal of molecular sciences Vol. 23; no. 22; p. 14220
• Main Authors: Jia, Bowei, Li, Yuan, Sun, Xiaoli, Sun, Mingzhe
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 17.11.2022; MDPI
• Subjects: Binding sites; Calcium; Calcium - metabolism; Calcium efflux; Calcium influx; Calcium signalling; Calcium transport; calcium transporter; Calcium, Dietary; Crop yield; Efflux; Endoplasmic reticulum; Fertilizers; Genomes; Glycine max; Glycine max - metabolism; Kinases; Membrane Transport Proteins - metabolism; Metal ions; Phosphorylation; Proteins; Review; Salt; Signal transduction; Soybeans; stress response; Structure-function relationships; calcium transporter; calcium; stress response; Glycine max
• ISSN: 1422-0067; 1661-6596; 1422-0067
• DOI: 10.3390/ijms232214220

is a calcium-loving crop. The external application of calcium fertilizer is beneficial to the increase of soybean yield. Indeed, calcium is a vital nutrient in plant growth and development. As a core metal ion in signaling transduction, calcium content is maintained in dynamic balance under normal circumstances. Now, eight transporters were found to control the uptake and efflux of calcium. Though these calcium transporters have been identified through genome-wide analysis, only a few of them were functionally verified. Therefore, in this study, we summarized the current knowledge of soybean calcium transporters in structural features, expression characteristics, roles in stress response, and prospects. The above results will be helpful in understanding the function of cellular calcium transport and provide a theoretical basis for elevating soybean yield.