Transcriptome analysis of Phytolacca americana L. in response to cadmium stress. by Yongkun Chen, Junkai Zhi, Hao Zhang, Jian Li, Qihong Zhao, Jichen Xu

“…Genes related to heavy metal tolerance, absorption, transport and accumulation were also identified, including 11 expansins, 8 nicotianamine synthases, 6 aquaporins, 4 ZRT/IRT-like proteins, 3 ABC transporters and 3 metallothioneins. …”
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AQP1 is not only a water channel: it contributes to cell migration through Lin7/beta-catenin. by Elena Monzani, Riccardo Bazzotti, Carla Perego, Caterina A M La Porta

“…BACKGROUND: AQP1 belongs to aquaporins family, water-specific, membrane-channel proteins expressed in diverse tissues. …”
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Activity-regulated growth of motoneurons at the neuromuscular junction is mediated by NADPH oxidases by Daniel Sobrido-Cameán, Matthew C. W. Oswald, David M. D. Bailey, Amrita Mukherjee, Matthias Landgraf

“…Here, we show that two aquaporins, Bib and Drip, are necessary ROS conduits in the presynaptic motoneuron for activity regulated, NADPH oxidase dependent changes in presynaptic motoneuron terminal growth. …”
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Human ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporter family by Vasiliou Vasilis, Vasiliou Konstandinos, Nebert Daniel W

“…<p>Abstract</p> <p>There exist four fundamentally different classes of membrane-bound transport proteins: ion channels; transporters; aquaporins; and ATP-powered pumps. ATP-binding cassette (ABC) transporters are an example of ATP-dependent pumps. …”
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Gene Expression Profile Changes in Cotton Root and Hypocotyl Tissues in Response to Infection with Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. vasinfectum by Caitriona Dowd, Iain W. Wilson, Helen McFadden

“…The repression of drought-responsive proteins such as aquaporins in both roots and hypocotyls represents a previously unreported response of a host to pathogen attack that may be specific to vascular wilt diseases. …”
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Global Patterns of Gene Regulation Associated with the Development of Ectomycorrhiza Between Birch (Betula pendula Roth.) and Paxillus involutus (Batsch) Fr. by Antoine Le Quéré, Derek P. Wright, Bengt Söderström, Anders Tunlid, Tomas Johansson

“…Other birch genes that showed differential regulation involved several homologs that usually are implicated in water permeability (aquaporins) and water stress tolerance (dehydrins). …”
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Influence of water models on water movement through AQP1 by Gonzalez, MA, Zaragoza, A, Lynch, C, Sansom, MSP, Valeriani, C

“…Membrane proteins such as aquaporins (AQPs) are responsible for enabling water permeation through the cell membrane. …”

Uncovering the salt response of soybean by unraveling its wild and cultivated functional genomes using tag sequencing. by Zulfiqar Ali, Da Yong Zhang, Zhao Long Xu, Ling Xu, Jin Xin Yi, Xiao Lan He, Yi Hong Huang, Xiao Qing Liu, Asif Ali Khan, Richard M Trethowan, Hong Xiang Ma

“…We identify around 490 salt responsive genes which included a number of transcription factors, signaling proteins, translation factors and structural genes like transporters, multidrug resistance proteins, antiporters, chaperons, aquaporins etc. The gene expression levels and ratio of up/down-regulated genes was greater in tolerant plants. …”
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The role of water channel proteins in facilitating recovery of leaf hydraulic conductance from water stress in Populus trichocarpa. by Joan Laur, Uwe G Hacke

“…Water flow through living tissues is facilitated and regulated by water channel proteins called aquaporins (AQPs). Here we assessed changes in the hydraulic conductance of Populus trichocarpa leaves during a dehydration-rewatering episode. …”
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Expression of AQP5 and AQP8 in human colorectal carcinoma and their clinical significance by Wang Wei, Li Qing, Yang Tao, Bai Guang, Li Dongsheng, Li Qiang, Sun Hongzhi

“…<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The aquaporins (AQPs) are a family of small membrane transport proteins whose overexpression has been implicated in tumorigenesis. …”
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Investigating the toxicity, uptake, nanoparticle formation and genetic response of plants to gold. by Andrew F Taylor, Elizabeth L Rylott, Christopher W N Anderson, Neil C Bruce

“…In parallel, our data show the significant down-regulation of a discreet number of genes encoding proteins involved in the transport of copper, cadmium, iron and nickel ions, along with aquaporins, which bind to gold. We used Medicago sativa L. …”
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Regulatory Volume Decrease in Neural Precursor Cells: Taurine Efflux and Gene Microarray Analysis by Reyna Hernández-Benítez, Adriana Sedeño-Cortés, Gerardo Ramos-Mandujano, Herminia Pasantes-Morales

“…K+ and Cl- channels, cotransporters, exchangers and aquaporins were identified in NPCs. Conclusion: NPCs show the ability to respond to hypotonic-evoked volume changes by adaptative recovery processes, similar to those found in other cultured brain cells. …”
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Liquid-vapor oscillations of water in hydrophobic nanopores. by Beckstein, O, Sansom, MS

“…In ion channels and water-conducting pores (aquaporins), one-dimensional confinement in conjunction with strong surface effects changes the physical behavior of water. …”

Drought-Induced Root Pressure in Sorghum bicolor by Sarah Tepler Drobnitch, Louise H. Comas, Nora Flynn, Jorge Ibarra Caballero, Ryan W. Barton, Joshua Wenz, Taylor Person, Julie Bushey, Courtney E. Jahn, Sean M. Gleason

“…Using RNA-Seq, we identified gene transcripts that were up- and down-regulated in plants with root pressure expression, focusing on genes for aquaporins, membrane transporters, and ATPases that could regulate inter- and intra-cellular transport of water and ions to generate positive xylem pressure in root tissue.…”
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Types of Membrane Transporters and the Mechanisms of Interaction between Them and Reactive Oxygen Species in Plants by Ding Yuan, Xiaolei Wu, Xiangqun Jiang, Binbin Gong, Hongbo Gao

“…Membrane transporters are divided into different types, e.g., ion transporters, sugar transporters, amino acid transporters, and aquaporins, based on the substances they transport. …”
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Breeding for silicon-use efficiency, protein content and drought tolerance in bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L.): a review by Marylyn M. Christian, Hussein Shimelis, Mark D. Laing, Toi J. Tsilo, Isack Mathew

“…Silicon uptake is conditioned by several Si transporter genes such as Lsi1, Lsi2 and Lsi6 and aquaporins, which facilitate transport of silicon and water between cells. …”
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Heterogeneity of astrocytes: from development to injury - single cell gene expression. by Vendula Rusnakova, Pavel Honsa, David Dzamba, Anders Ståhlberg, Mikael Kubista, Miroslava Anderova

“…Following focal cerebral ischemia, reactive astrocytes underwent pronounced changes in the expression of aquaporins, nonspecific cationic and potassium channels, glutamate receptors and reactive astrocyte markers.…”
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Investigating the Correlation between rs1049305 and ‏rs10244884 Polymorphisms of AQP-1 Gene and Menorrhagia ‎in Adolescents by S Madani, Sh Shahbazi, R Mahdian, J Alizadeh, Z Salehi

“…Introduction: Aquaporins (AQPs) are water channels present in the cell wall, allowing water – ‎and occasionally other molecules – to pass the cell membrane. …”
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In silico analysis of ESTs from roots of Rangpur lime (Citrus limonia Osbeck) under water stress by Raquel L. Boscariol-Camargo, Irving J. Berger, Alessandra A. Souza, Alexandre M. do Amaral, Eduardo F. Carlos, Juliana Freitas-Astúa, Marco A. Takita, Maria Luisa P.N. Targon, Camilo L. Medina, Marcelo S. Reis, Marcos A. Machado

“…A total of 40 contigs were differentially expressed and allowed to detect up-regulated homologue sequences to well known genes involved in stress response, such as aquaporins, dehydrin, sucrose synthase, and proline-related synthase. …”
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Mouse middle ear ion homeostasis channels and intercellular junctions. by Lisa M Morris, Jacqueline M DeGagne, J Beth Kempton, Frances Hausman, Dennis R Trune

“…Examination also was made of BALB/c mice middle ears after transtympanic injection with heat-killed Haemophilus influenza to determine if these channels are impacted by inflammation.The most prominent ion channels in the middle ear included aquaporins 1, 4 and 5, claudin 3, ENaC and Na(+),K(+)-ATPase. …”
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