Understanding Aquaporin Transport System in Eelgrass (Zostera marina L.), an Aquatic Plant Species

Aquaporins (AQPs) are a class of integral membrane proteins involved in the transport of water and many other small solutes. The AQPs have been extensively studied in many land species obtaining water and nutrients from the soil, but their distribution and evolution have never been investigated in a...

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Main Authors: S. M. Shivaraj, Rupesh Deshmukh, Javaid A. Bhat, Humira Sonah, Richard R. Bélanger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Plant Science
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpls.2017.01334/full