Functions and transport of silicon in plants

Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences

Volumn 65, Issue 19, 2008, Pages 3049-3057

  Ma, J F ^a   Yamaji, N ^a  

^a OKAYAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Accumulation; Beneficial effect; Silicon; Stress; Transporter

Indexed keywords

ANION TRANSPORT PROTEIN; AQUAPORIN; SILICON;

ABIOTIC STRESS; ANION TRANSPORT; APOPLAST; BIOACCUMULATION; BIOTIC STRESS; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; COUPLING FACTOR; DROUGHT; ENDODERMIS; EXODERMIS; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; GENETIC LINKAGE; LOW SILICON 1 GENE; LOW SILICON 2 GENE; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PLAGUE; PLANT; PLANT CELL; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT NUTRIENT; PLANT PEST; PLANT ROOT; REVIEW; RICE; TRANSPORT KINETICS;

BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; HUMANS; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; ORYZA SATIVA; PHYLOGENY; PLANT PROTEINS; SILICON; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 53049107044     PISSN: 1420682X     EISSN: 15691632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00018-008-7580-x     Document Type: Review

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