
Aquaporins in Plants - PubMed
Plant aquaporins are localized in the plasma membrane, endoplasmic reticulum, vacuoles, plastids and, in some species, in membrane compartments interacting with symbiotic …
Plant aquaporins: Their roles beyond water transport
Jun 1, 2024 · Plant growth and development depend on strict water transport and regulation in plants. Aquaporins (AQPs) (see Glossary), which mediate water transmembrane transport, are …
Aquaporins in Plants - Physiological Reviews
Plant aquaporins are localized in the plasma membrane, endoplasmic reticulum, vacuoles, plastids and, in some species, in membrane compartments interacting with symbiotic …
Versatile Roles of Aquaporins in Plant Growth and Development
In this review, we comprehensively summarize the expression and roles of diverse AQPs in the growth and development of various vegetative and reproductive organs in plants. The …
Plant aquaporins: membrane channels with multiple integrated ... - PubMed
Aquaporins are channel proteins present in the plasma and intracellular membranes of plant cells, where they facilitate the transport of water and/or small neutral solutes (urea, boric acid, silicic …
Regulation of aquaporins in plants under stress
Jan 16, 2018 · Aquaporins (AQP) are channel proteins belonging to the Major Intrinsic Protein (MIP) superfamily that play an important role in plant water relations. The main role of …
Exploring aquaporin functions during changes in leaf water …
Flux of water and solutes across plant cell membranes is influenced by the function of aquaporin proteins. Plants have numerous aquaporin proteins required for a multitude of physiological …
Exploring the Roles of Aquaporins in Plant–Microbe Interactions
In positive plant–microbe interactions involving rhizobia, arbuscular mycorrhizae (AM), and plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR), AQPs play important roles in nitrogen fixation, …
Plant aquaporins: novel functions and regulation properties
May 25, 2007 · Aquaporins are water channel proteins of intracellular and plasma membranes that play a crucial role in plant water relations. The present review focuses on the most recent …
Plant aquaporins: Roles in plant physiology - ScienceDirect
May 1, 2014 · In the present review, we present the comprehensive insights made on plant aquaporins in recent years, pointing to their molecular and physiological specificities with …