Kaldenhoff, Ralf ; Grote, K. ; Zhu, J. J. ; Zimmermann, U. (1998)
Significance of plasmalemma aquaporins for water-transport in Arabidopsis thaliana.
In: The Plant journal : for cell and molecular biology, 14 (1)
Artikel, Bibliographie
Kurzbeschreibung (Abstract)
The plant plasma membrane intrinsic protein, PIP1b, facilitates water transport. These features were characterized in Xenopus oocytes and it has asked whether aquaporins are relevant for water transport in plants. In order to elucidate this uncertainty Arabidopsis thaliana was transformed with an anti-sense construct targeted to the PIP1b gene. Molecular analysis revealed that the anti-sense lines have reduced steady-state levels of PIP1b and the highly homologous PIP1a mRNA. The cell membrane water permeability was analyzed by swelling of protoplasts, which had been transferred into hypotonic conditions. The results indicate that the reduced expression of the specific aquaporins decreases the cellular osmotic water permeability coefficient approximately three times. The morphology and development of the anti-sense lines resembles that of control plants, with the exception of the root system, which is five times as abundant as that of control plants. Xylem pressure measurement suggests that the increase of root mass compensates the reduced cellular water permeability in order to ensure a sufficient water supply to the plant. The results obtained by this study, therefore, clearly demonstrate that aquaporins are important for plant water transport.
| Typ des Eintrags: | Artikel |
|---|---|
| Erschienen: | 1998 |
| Autor(en): | Kaldenhoff, Ralf ; Grote, K. ; Zhu, J. J. ; Zimmermann, U. |
| Art des Eintrags: | Bibliographie |
| Titel: | Significance of plasmalemma aquaporins for water-transport in Arabidopsis thaliana. |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Publikationsjahr: | 1998 |
| Titel der Zeitschrift, Zeitung oder Schriftenreihe: | The Plant journal : for cell and molecular biology |
| Jahrgang/Volume einer Zeitschrift: | 14 |
| (Heft-)Nummer: | 1 |
| Kurzbeschreibung (Abstract): | The plant plasma membrane intrinsic protein, PIP1b, facilitates water transport. These features were characterized in Xenopus oocytes and it has asked whether aquaporins are relevant for water transport in plants. In order to elucidate this uncertainty Arabidopsis thaliana was transformed with an anti-sense construct targeted to the PIP1b gene. Molecular analysis revealed that the anti-sense lines have reduced steady-state levels of PIP1b and the highly homologous PIP1a mRNA. The cell membrane water permeability was analyzed by swelling of protoplasts, which had been transferred into hypotonic conditions. The results indicate that the reduced expression of the specific aquaporins decreases the cellular osmotic water permeability coefficient approximately three times. The morphology and development of the anti-sense lines resembles that of control plants, with the exception of the root system, which is five times as abundant as that of control plants. Xylem pressure measurement suggests that the increase of root mass compensates the reduced cellular water permeability in order to ensure a sufficient water supply to the plant. The results obtained by this study, therefore, clearly demonstrate that aquaporins are important for plant water transport. |
| Fachbereich(e)/-gebiet(e): | 10 Fachbereich Biologie > Applied Plant Sciences ?? fb10_botanik ?? 10 Fachbereich Biologie |
| Hinterlegungsdatum: | 31 Aug 2011 13:11 |
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