Insights into Populus XIP aquaporins: Evolutionary expansion, protein functionality, and environmental regulation

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 63, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 2217-2230

  Lopez, D ^a   Bronner, G ^b   Brunel, N ^a   Auguin, D ^c,d   Bourgerie, S ^c,d   Brignolas, F ^c,d   Carpin, S ^c,d   Tournaire Roux, C ^e   Maurel, C ^e   Fumanal, B ^a   Martin, F ^f   Sakr, S ^g   Label, P ^d   Julien, J L ^a   Gousset Dupont, A ^a   Venisse, J S ^a  

^a PIAF   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CLERMONT AUVERGNE   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ D'ORLÉANS   (France)

^d USC1328 Arbres et Réponses Aux Contraintes Hydriques et Environnementales   (France)

^e INRA   (France)

^f UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

^g AGROCAMPUS OUEST   (France)

Author keywords

Aquaporin; evolution; in situ hybridization; molecular physiology; Populus; XIP

Indexed keywords

AQUAPORIN; ISOPROTEIN; VEGETABLE PROTEIN; WATER;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANGIOSPERM; ANIMAL; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; DROUGHT; ENVIRONMENT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MULTIGENE FAMILY; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; PLANT STEM; POPULUS; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; TRANSPORT AT THE CELLULAR LEVEL; WOOD; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANGIOSPERMS; ANIMALS; AQUAPORINS; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; DROUGHTS; ENVIRONMENT; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MULTIGENE FAMILY; ORGAN SPECIFICITY; PHYLOGENY; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT PROTEINS; PLANT ROOTS; PLANT STEMS; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; POPULUS; PROTEIN ISOFORMS; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; WATER; WOOD; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EMBRYOPHYTA; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; POPULUS; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 84858022389     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: 14602431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/err404     Document Type: Article

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