Aquaporins in Plants
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique · Université de Montpellier · +2 more institutions
Abstract
Aquaporins are membrane channels that facilitate the transport of water and small neutral molecules across biological membranes of most living organisms. In plants, aquaporins occur as multiple isoforms reflecting a high diversity of cellular localizations, transport selectivity, and regulation properties. Plant aquaporins are localized in the plasma membrane, endoplasmic reticulum, vacuoles, plastids and, in some species, in membrane compartments interacting with symbiotic organisms. Plant aquaporins can transport various physiological substrates in addition to water. Of particular relevance for plants is the transport of dissolved gases such as carbon dioxide and ammonia or metalloids such as boron and…
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 26.80
- Percentile
- 100%
- References
- 348
Authors
6- CMChristophe MaurelCorresponding
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Université de Montpellier, Institut Agro Montpellier, Institut des Sciences des Plantes de Montpellier
- YBYann Boursiac
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Université de Montpellier, Institut Agro Montpellier, Institut des Sciences des Plantes de Montpellier
- DLDoan‐Trung Luu
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Université de Montpellier, Institut Agro Montpellier, Institut des Sciences des Plantes de Montpellier
- VSVéronique Santoni
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Université de Montpellier, Institut Agro Montpellier, Institut des Sciences des Plantes de Montpellier
- ZSZaigham Shahzad
Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Université de Montpellier, Institut Agro Montpellier, Institut des Sciences des Plantes de Montpellier
Topics & keywords
- Aquaporin
- Cell biology
- Biology
- Vacuole
- Plant cell
- Water transport
- Biochemistry
- Botany
- Clean water and sanitation