Plant Aquaporins: genome-wide identification, transcriptomics, proteomics, and advanced analytical tools

RK Deshmukh, H Sonah, RR Bélanger - Frontiers in plant science, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Aquaporins (AQPs) are channel-forming integral membrane proteins that facilitate the
movement of water and many other small molecules. Compared to animals, plants contain a …

Plant aquaporins: diversity, evolution and biotechnological applications

JP Bezerra-Neto, FC de Araújo… - Current Protein and …, 2019 - ingentaconnect.com
The plasma membrane forms a permeable barrier that separates the cytoplasm from the
external environment, defining the physical and chemical limits in each cell in all organisms …

Genome-wide identification and characterisation of Aquaporins in Nicotiana tabacum and their relationships with other Solanaceae species

A De Rosa, A Watson-Lazowski, JR Evans… - BMC Plant …, 2020 - Springer
Background Cellular membranes are dynamic structures, continuously adjusting their
composition, allowing plants to respond to developmental signals, stresses, and changing …

Genome-Wide Analysis of the Aquaporin Gene Family in Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.)

AA Deokar, B Tar'An - Frontiers in plant science, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Aquaporins (AQPs) are essential membrane proteins that play critical role in the transport of
water and many other solutes across cell membranes. In this study, a comprehensive …

Genome-wide identification of aquaporin encoding genes in Brassica oleracea and their phylogenetic sequence comparison to Brassica crops and Arabidopsis

TA Diehn, B Pommerrenig, N Bernhardt… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2015 - frontiersin.org
Aquaporins (AQPs) are essential channel proteins that regulate plant water homeostasis
and the uptake and distribution of uncharged solutes such as metalloids, urea, ammonia …

Genome-wide comparison reveals divergence of cassava and rubber aquaporin family genes after the recent whole-genome duplication

Z Zou, J Yang - BMC genomics, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Background Aquaporins (AQPs) are a class of integral membrane proteins that
facilitate the passive transport of water and other small solutes across biological …

Genome-wide identification of Jatropha curcas aquaporin genes and the comparative analysis provides insights into the gene family expansion and evolution in …

Z Zou, L Yang, J Gong, Y Mo, J Wang, J Cao… - Frontiers in Plant …, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Aquaporins (AQPs) are channel-forming integral membrane proteins that transport water
and other small solutes across biological membranes. Despite the vital role of AQPs, to date …

Genome-wide identification, structure characterization, and expression pattern profiling of aquaporin gene family in cucumber

YX Zhu, L Yang, N Liu, J Yang, XK Zhou, YC Xia… - BMC Plant …, 2019 - Springer
Background Aquaporin (AQP) proteins comprise a group of membrane intrinsic proteins
(MIPs) that are responsible for transporting water and other small molecules, which is crucial …

Aquaporins: dynamic role and regulation

RK Deshmukh, HT Nguyen, RR Belanger - Frontiers in plant science, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Aquaporins (AQPs), a class of channel forming integral membrane proteins, play a vital role
in the transport of water and many other small solutes in most living organisms. In higher …

Prediction of aquaporin function by integrating evolutionary and functional analyses

J Perez Di Giorgio, G Soto, K Alleva… - The Journal of …, 2014 - Springer
Aquaporins (AQPs) are a family of channel proteins, which transport water and/or small
solutes across cell membranes. AQPs are present in Bacteria, Eukarya, and Archaea. The …