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

The high accumulation of silicon (Si) protects plants from biotic and abiotic stresses. Two
different types of Si transporter [Low Silicon 1 (Lsi1) and 2 (Lsi2)] involved in the uptake and …

Animals require rapid, long-range molecular signaling networks to integrate sensing and
response throughout their bodies. The amino acid glutamate acts as an excitatory …

Their sessile lifestyle means that plants have to be exquisitely sensitive to their environment,
integrating many signals to appropriate developmental and physiological responses. Stimuli …

Abstract Background Hydrogen peroxide (H 2 O 2) is an important signaling compound that
has recently been identified as a new substrate for several members of the aquaporin …

Aquaporins are membrane channel proteins ubiquitously present in all kingdoms of life.
Although aquaporins were originally discovered as water channels, their roles in the …

Flooding is an environmental stress for many natural and man-made ecosystems worldwide.
Genetic diversity in the plant response to flooding includes alterations in architecture …

Arsenic poisoning affects millions of people worldwide. Human arsenic intake from rice
consumption can be substantial because rice is particularly efficient in assimilating arsenic …

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 …

The decade since the publication of the third edition of this volume has been an era of great
progress in biology in general and the plant sciences in particular. This is especially true …