Encodes Pht1;8, a member of the Pht1 family of phosphate transporters which include: Pht1;1/At5g43350, Pht1;2/At5g43370, Pht1;3/At5g43360, Pht1;4/At2g38940, Pht1;5/At2g32830, Pht1;6/At5g43340, Pht1;7/At3g54700, Pht1;8/At1g20860, Pht1;9/At1g76430 (Plant Journal 2002, 31:341).