Isolation and characterization of three maize aquaporin genes, ZmNIP2;1, ZmNIP2;4 and ZmTIP4;4 involved in urea transport

BMB Reports

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 96-101

  Gu, Riliang ^a   Chen, Xiaoling ^a   Zhou, Yuling ^a   Yuan, Lixing ^a  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Aquaporin; Maize; Membrane transport; Nitrogen nutrition; Urea

Indexed keywords

AQUAPORIN; UREA;

ARTICLE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MAIZE; METABOLISM; PLANT LEAF; PLANT ROOT; TRANSPORT AT THE CELLULAR LEVEL;

AQUAPORINS; BIOLOGICAL TRANSPORT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; PLANT LEAVES; PLANT ROOTS; UREA; ZEA MAYS;

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84863240761     PISSN: 19766696     EISSN: 1976670X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5483/BMBRep.2012.45.2.96     Document Type: Article

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