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Plant Aquaporins
Zhu Zhu, Hai-Lei Zheng*
College of Life Science, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
Abstract: The discovery of aquaporins shows a new sight about the mechanism of water-transmembrane transportation. Plant aquaporins play an important role in water uptake, osmosis regulation, cell elongation and stoma movement. This paper reviews the structure, species diversity, physiology function, regulation of plant aquaporins, and the relation between environmental factors and plant aquaporins.