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NIP1;1, an aquaporin homolog, determines the arsenite sensitivity of Arabidopsis thaliana.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 23 Jan 2009
Kamiya Takehiro, Tanaka Mayuki, Mitani Namiki, Ma Jian Feng, Maeshima Masayoshi, Fujiwara Toru
Abstract excerpt
Arsenite [As(III)] is highly toxic to organisms, including plants. Very recently, transporters in rice responsible for As(III) transport have been described (Ma, J. F., Yamaji, N., Mitani, N., Xu, X. Y., Su, Y. H., McGrath, S. P., and Zhao, F. J. (2008) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U. S. A. 105, 9931-9935), but little is known about As(III) tolerance. In this study, three independent As(III)-tolerant mutants were...
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