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A PIP1 aquaporin contributes to hydrostatic pressure-induced water transport in both the root and rosette of Arabidopsis.
Plant physiology - 1 Mar 2010
Postaire Olivier, Tournaire-Roux Colette, Grondin Alexandre, Boursiac Yann, Morillon Raphaël, Schäffner Anton R, Maurel Christophe
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Aquaporins are channel proteins that facilitate the transport of water across plant cell membranes. In this work, we used a combination of pharmacological and reverse genetic approaches to investigate the overall significance of aquaporins for tissue water conductivity in Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana). We addressed the function in roots and leaves of AtPIP1;2, one of the most abundantly expressed isoforms of...
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