Plant aquaporins with non-aqua functions: Deciphering the signature sequences

Plant Molecular Biology

Volumn 75, Issue 4-5, 2011, Pages 413-430

  Hove, Runyararo Memory ^a   Bhave, Mrinal ^a  

^a SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Abiotic stress; Aquaporins; Major intrinsic proteins; Membrane channels

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; AQUAPORIN; BORON; CARBON DIOXIDE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; SILICON; UREA; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT; PLANT PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN PROCESSING;

AMMONIA; AQUAPORINS; BORON; CARBON DIOXIDE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PHYLOGENY; PLANT PHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANTS; PROTEIN PROCESSING, POST-TRANSLATIONAL; SILICON; UREA;

EID: 79952037603     PISSN: 01674412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11103-011-9737-5     Document Type: Article

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