Divergence in function and expression of the NOD26-like intrinsic proteins in plants

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>NOD26-like intrinsic proteins (NIPs) that belong to the aquaporin superfamily are plant-specific and exhibit a similar three-dimensional structure. Experimental evidences however revealed that functional divergence should have extens...

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Main Authors: Feng Ying, Wu Jiasheng, Zhang Zhonghua, Wang Huasen, Liu Qingpo, Zhu Zhujun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-07-01
Series:BMC Genomics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/10/313