Regulation of aquaporins in plants under stress

• Published in: Biological research Vol. 51; no. 1; pp. 4 - 11
• Main Authors: Kapilan, Ranganathan, Vaziri, Maryam, Zwiazek, Janusz J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 16.01.2018; BioMed Central; Sociedad de Biología de Chile; BMC
• Subjects: Aquaporin; Aquaporins; BIOLOGY; Cellular signal transduction; Environmental stresses; Gating; Gene regulation; Phosphorylation; Review; Stress (Physiology); Water transport; Environmental stresses; Water transport; Phosphorylation; Gating; Gene regulation; Aquaporin

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 aquaporins in plants is transport of water and other small neutral molecules across cellular biological membranes. AQPs have remarka...