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Identification and characterization of plasma membrane aquaporins isolated from fiber cells of Calotropis procera.
Journal of Zhejiang University. Science. B - 1 Jul 2013
Aslam Usman, Khatoon Asia, Cheema Hafiza Masooma Naseer, Bashir Aftab
Abstract excerpt
Calotropis procera, commonly known as "milkweed", possesses long seed trichomes for seed dispersal and has the ability to survive under harsh conditions such as drought and salinity. Aquaporins are water channel proteins expressed in all land plants, divided into five subfamilies plasma membrane intrinsic proteins (PIPs), tonoplast intrinsic proteins (TIPs), NOD26-like proteins (NIPs), small basic intrinsic...
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