Structural basis for phosphorylation-induced inactivation of the rice ammonium transporter AMT1;1
Fang Yu, Xiaowei Huang, Shuang Wang, Ning An, Peng Zhang, Jirong Huang, Xue Zhang
This study determines cryo-EM structures of the rice ammonium transporter OsAMT1;1 in wild-type and phosphomimetic states, revealing how phosphorylation induces inactivation by stabilizing a closed channel conformation.
bioRxiv · Oct 12, 2026 · PreprintBiophysics