Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
---|---|---|---|---|
8354777 | Plant Physiology and Biochemistry | 2015 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
Aquaporins are membrane channels precisely regulating water movement through cell membranes in most living organisms. Despite the advances in the physiology of fruit development, their participation during fruit development in cucumber still barely understood. In this paper, the expressions of 12 genes encoding plasma membrane intrinsic proteins (PIPs) were analyzed during cucumber fruit development in our work. Based on the homology search with known PIPs from rice, Arabidopsis and strawberry, 12 cucumber PIP genes subfamily members were identified. Cellular localization assays indicated that CsPIPs were localized in the plasma membrane. The qRT-PCR analysis of CsPIPs showed that 12 CsPIPs were differentially expressed during fruit development. These results suggest that 12 genes encoding plasma membrane intrinsic proteins (CsPIPs) play very important roles in cucumber life cycle and the data generated will be helpful in understanding their precise roles during fruit development in cucumber.
Related Topics
Life Sciences
Agricultural and Biological Sciences
Plant Science
Authors
Jin Shi, Jinfang Wang, Ren Li, Dianbo Li, Fengfeng Xu, Qianqian Sun, Bin Zhao, Ai-Jun Mao, Yang-Dong Guo,