Protein Information

Name aquaporins (protein family or complex)
Synonyms aquaporin; aquaporins

Compound Information

Name boric acid
CAS

Reference List

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18334001 Martinez-Ballesta Mdel C, Bastias E, Zhu C, Schaffner AR, Gonzalez-Moro B, Gonzalez-Murua C, Carvajal M: Boric acid and salinity effects on maize roots. Physiol Plant. 2008 Apr;132(4):479-90.

In conclusion, our results suggest that under salt stress, the activity of specific membrane components can be influenced directly by boric acid, regulating the functions of certain aquaporin isoforms and ATPase as possible components of the salinity tolerance mechanism.
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18444909 Maurel C, Verdoucq L, Luu DT, Santoni V: Plant aquaporins: membrane channels with multiple integrated functions. . Annu Rev Plant Biol. 2008;59:595-624.

Aquaporins are channel proteins present in the plasma and intracellular membranes of plant cells, where they facilitate the transport of water and/or small neutral solutes (urea, boric acid, silicic acid) or gases (ammonia, carbon dioxide).
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11841662 Tyerman SD, Niemietz CM, Bramley H: Plant aquaporins: multifunctional water and solute channels with expanding roles. Plant Cell Environ. 2002 Feb;25(2):173-194.

They may be involved in compatible solute distribution, gas-transfer (CO2, NH3) as well as in micronutrient uptake (boric acid).
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19022253 Soto G, Alleva K, Mazzella MA, Amodeo G, Muschietti JP: AtTIP1;3 and AtTIP5;1, the only highly expressed Arabidopsis pollen-specific aquaporins, transport water and urea. FEBS Lett. 2008 Dec 10;582(29):4077-82. Epub 2008 Nov 18.

Although they displayed neither glycerol nor boric acid permeability they both transported urea.
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19565186 Ludewig U, Dynowski M: Plant aquaporin selectivity: where transport assays, computer simulations and physiology meet. Cell Mol Life Sci. 2009 Oct;66(19):3161-75. Epub 2009 Jun 30.

This is emphasized by the fact that several plant NIP channels, which conduct several solutes, are specifically involved in the transport of metalloids, such as silicic acid, arsenite, or boric acid in planta.
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