A Brief Analysis of Subcellular Distribution and Physiological Functions of Plant Aquaporins
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This work was supported by grants from The National Natural Science Foundation of China (31200199), National Basic Research Program of China (2012CB114204) and National Nonprofit Institute Research Grant of CATAS-ITBB (ITBB110102)

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    Aquaporins (AQPs) got their name from the water transport ability, and recently, their multi-transport activities and multiple physiological functions were also frequently reported. This review focused on the analysis of recent progress on physiological functions and subcellular localizations of plant aquaporins. The relationship between the multi-physiological functionality and the multiple intracellular localizations and redistribution of plant aquaporins were also thoroughly discussed, thus raising questions about the current research and research direction for plant aquaporins. To reveal the possible mechanism on the multiple physiological functions, it is necessary and essential to analyze the connections between functions and tissue and subcellular localizations in future.

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PANG Yong-Qi, WANG Gao-Qi, WANG Xu-Chu, CHEN Jia, WANG Xue-Chen. A Brief Analysis of Subcellular Distribution and Physiological Functions of Plant Aquaporins[J]. Progress in Biochemistry and Biophysics,2012,39(10):962-971

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  • Received:December 26,2011
  • Revised:February 15,2012
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  • Online: March 01,2012
  • Published: October 20,2012