title: The Interactions of Aquaporins and Mineral Nutrients in Higher Plants.
abstract: Aquaporins, major intrinsic proteins (MIPs) present in the plasma and intracellular membranes, facilitate the transport of small neutral molecules across cell membranes in higher plants. Recently, progress has been made in understanding the mechanisms of aquaporin subcellular localization, transport selectivity, and gating properties. Although the role of aquaporins in maintaining the plant water status has been addressed, the interactions between plant aquaporins and mineral nutrients remain largely unknown. This review highlights the roles of various aquaporin orthologues in mineral nutrient uptake and transport, as well as the regulatory effects of mineral nutrients on aquaporin expression and activity, and an integrated link between aquaporins and mineral nutrient metabolism was identified.
authors.affiliation: Jiangsu Key Lab for Organic Waste Utilization, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China. minwang@njau.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Min
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: Institut des Sciences de la Vie, Universit&#233; Catholique de Louvain, Louvain-la-Neuve B-1348, Belgium. lei.ding@uclouvain.be.
authors.forename: Lei
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ding
authors.affiliation: Jiangsu Key Lab for Organic Waste Utilization, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China. 2013203033@njau.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Limin
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.affiliation: Jiangsu Key Lab for Organic Waste Utilization, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China. 2014103113@njau.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Yingrui
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Jiangsu Key Lab for Organic Waste Utilization, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China. shenqirong@njau.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Qirong
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Shen
authors.affiliation: Jiangsu Key Lab for Organic Waste Utilization, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095, China. sguo@njau.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Shiwei
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Guo
mesh_terms: D020346:Aquaporins / Q000378:metabolism*; D001692:Biological Transport; D005502:Food; D008903:Minerals / Q000378:metabolism*; D018521:Plant Physiological Phenomena; D010944:Plants / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D020346:Aquaporins; D008903:Minerals
keywords: aquaporin; membrane protein; mineral nutrient; water transport