Aquaporins are membrane channels that facilitate the transport of water and small neutral
molecules across biological membranes of most living organisms. In plants, aquaporins …

Plant growth and development are dependent on tight regulation of water movement. Water
diffusion across cell membranes is facilitated by aquaporins that provide plants with the …

Stomatal movements in response to environmental stimuli critically control the plant water
status. Although these movements are governed by osmotically driven changes in guard cell …

Aquaporins function as water and neutral solute channels, signaling hubs, disease virulence
factors, and metabolon components. We consider plant aquaporins that transport ions …

The global shortage of fresh water is one of our most severe agricultural problems, leading
to dry and saline lands that reduce plant growth and crop yield. Here we review recent work …

The aquaporin AtPIP2; 1 is an abundant plasma membrane intrinsic protein in Arabidopsis
thaliana that is implicated in stomatal closure, and is highly expressed in plasma …

Aquaporins are channel proteins that function to increase the permeability of biological
membranes. In plants, aquaporins are encoded by multigene families that have undergone …

Stomata are micropores on the leaf epidermis that allow carbon dioxide (CO2) uptake for
photosynthesis at the expense of water loss through transpiration. Stomata coordinate the …

Water is a vital resource for plants to grow, thrive, and complete their life cycle. In recent
years, drastic changes in the climate, especially drought frequency and severity, have …

Aquaporins are tetrameric membrane-bound channels that facilitate transport of water and
other small solutes across cell membranes. In eukaryotes, they are frequently regulated by …