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Structural basis for high selectivity of a rice silicon channel Lsi1.
Nature communications - 29 Oct 2021
Saitoh Yasunori, Mitani-Ueno Namiki, Saito Keisuke, Matsuki Kengo, Huang Sheng, Yang Lingli, Yamaji Naoki, Ishikita Hiroshi, Shen Jian-Ren, Ma Jian Feng, Suga Michihiro
Abstract excerpt
Silicon (Si), the most abundant mineral element in the earth's crust, is taken up by plant roots in the form of silicic acid through Low silicon rice 1 (Lsi1). Lsi1 belongs to the Nodulin 26-like intrinsic protein subfamily in aquaporin and shows high selectivity for silicic acid. To uncover the structural basis for this high selectivity, here we show the crystal structure of the rice Lsi1 at a resolution of...
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