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The role of the rice aquaporin Lsi1 in arsenite efflux from roots.
The New phytologist - 1 Apr 2010
Zhao Fang-Jie, Ago Yukiko, Mitani Namiki, Li Ren-Ying, Su Yu-Hong, Yamaji Naoki, McGrath Steve P, Ma Jian Feng
Abstract excerpt
*When supplied with arsenate (As(V)), plant roots extrude a substantial amount of arsenite (As(III)) to the external medium through as yet unidentified pathways. The rice (Oryza sativa) silicon transporter Lsi1 (OsNIP2;1, an aquaporin channel) is the major entry route of arsenite into rice roots....
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