Published in Data in brief
This paper presents the performance of aquaporin forward osmosis membrane using chemical fertilizers as a draw solution. The comprehensive evaluation conducted for five conventional fertilizers ((CO (NH2)2, KCl, CaCl2, (NH4)2SO4) and (NH4)2HPO4) as draw solutions. The diluted fertilizer can be used directly for farming as fertigation. In this proce...
Published in Plant science : an international journal of experimental plant biology
Eutrema salsugineum is considered as extremophile model species. To gain insights into the root hydraulic conductivity and the role played by aquaporins in E. salsugineum, we investigated the aquaporin family profiles, plant water status and root hydraulic conductivity under standard (salt-free) and salt stress conditions. We found that there was n...
Published in Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering
Introduction Bioengineering an implantable artificial kidney (IAK) will require renal epithelial cells capable of reabsorption of salt and water. We used genome engineering to modify cells for improved Na+/H+ exchange and H2O reabsorption. The non-viral piggyBac transposon system enables genome engineering cells to stably overexpress one or more tr...
Published in Plant cell reports
Piriformospora indica confers salt tolerance in tomato seedlings by increasing the uptake of nutrients such as N, P and Ca, improving K+/Na+ homoeostasis by regulating the expression of NHXs, SOS1 and CNGC15 genes, maintaining water status by regulating the expression of aquaporins. Piriformospora indica, an endophytic basidiomycete, has been shown...
Published in Journal of Molecular Modeling
Understanding the mechanism of water and particle transport through thin-film membranes is essential to improve the water permeability and the salt rejection rate of the purification progress. In this research, mimicking from the structure and operation of the aquaporin channel, graphene-based nano-channels were designed to be used as a water filte...
Published in Research in veterinary science
To date, 13 aquaporin isoforms (AQPs) have been discovered in mammals, of which as many as 9 are located in epithelial cells lining the individual sections of the nephron and collecting tubules. Detailed analysis of the location and expression of AQPs in the kidneys of laboratory animals and humans allowed to define the key role of these proteins i...
Published in Autophagy
Drought stress seriously affects crop yield, and the mechanism underlying plant resistance to drought stress via macroautophagy/autophagy is not clear. Here, we show that a dehydrin, Medicago truncatula MtCAS31 (cold acclimation-specific 31), a positive regulator of drought response, plays a key role in autophagic degradation. A GFP cleavage assay ...
Published in BMC Genomics
BackgroundAquaporins (AQPs) are integral membrane proteins from a larger family of major intrinsic proteins (MIPs) and function in a huge variety of processes such as water transport, plant growth and stress response. The availability of the whole-genome data of different cotton species allows us to study systematic evolution and function of cotton...
Published in Current Health Sciences Journal
The aquaporins (AQP), a protein family, were first discovered in the early 1990s. The primary role of aquaporins is to facilitate water transport across multiple cell types. In the spinal cord and brain responsible for most of the water diffusion are AQP4 and AQP1. In this paper, we describe the structure, localization and role of this water channe...
Published in Euphytica
Pineapple is a crassulacean acid metabolism (CAM) plant with high economic value. Originated at semi-arid regions where water is limited, CAM plant is known for its high water use efficiency (WUE). Aquaporin regulates whole plant level water usage and transportation, which are critical for many physiological processes, including photosynthesis. Sys...
