{
  "abstract": "Background\n\nPhosphorus (P) is an essential macronutrient for plant growth and development. The absorption and transport of phosphate in plants rely on phosphate transporter-encoded proteins, named PHT1 transporters. Flowering Chinese cabbage is an important vegetable crop, while the molecular mechanisms underlying PHT1-mediated phosphate adaptation to low-phosphate stress remain poorly understood in this species.Results\n\nIn this study, we identified 13 PHT1 transporter proteins in flowering Chinese cabbage, BcPHT1;9 was predominantly expressed in the roots and localized to the plasma membrane. Overexpression of BcPHT1;9 significantly increased total root length, surface area, and phosphorus content under low-phosphate stress, whereas silencing suppressed these traits. BcPHT1;9 thus coordinately regulates Pi uptake, phosphate homeostasis, and root architectural adaptation to sustain balanced phosphorus nutrition under phosphate-deficient conditions.Conclusion\n\nBcPHT1;9 positively enhances low-Pi tolerance by coordinating phosphate uptake and root architecture in flowering Chinese cabbage.",
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  "affiliations": [
    "College of Horticulture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China.",
    "College of Horticulture, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, 510642, China. swsong@scau.edu.cn."
  ],
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      "name": "Wenjie Yang"
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    {
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      ],
      "name": "Yanxu Xue"
    },
    {
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      "name": "Ali Anwar"
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    {
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      "name": "Caizhu Hu"
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    {
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      "name": "Mengge Zhang"
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      "name": "Chunfeng Chen"
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      "name": "Jinmiao Wang"
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    {
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      "name": "Shiwei Song"
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  "doi": "10.1186/s12870-026-09655-8",
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  "pdf_url": "https://europepmc.org/articles/PMC13725963?pdf=render",
  "pmcid": "PMC13725963",
  "pmid": "42968024",
  "published": "2026-08-05",
  "publisher": "BMC",
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  "title": "BcPHT1;9 mediates phosphate uptake and modulates root architecture in flowering Chinese cabbage.",
  "title_text": "BcPHT1;9 mediates phosphate uptake and modulates root architecture in flowering Chinese cabbage.",
  "type": "peer-reviewed",
  "updated_at": "2026-11-05T12:22:24Z",
  "url": "https://research.draconitic.com/paper/b87p98xe0sbve",
  "venue": "BMC plant biology",
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