A new subfamily of major intrinsic proteins in plants.
(2002) In Molecular biology and evolution 19(4). p.456-461- Abstract
- The major intrinsic proteins (MIPs) form a large protein family of ancient origin and are found in bacteria, fungi, animals, and plants. MIPs act as channels in membranes to facilitate passive transport across the membrane. Some MIPs allow small polar molecules like glycerol or urea to pass through the membrane. However, the majority of MIPs are thought to be aquaporins (AQPs), i.e., they are specific for water transport. Plant MIPs can be subdivided into the plasma membrane intrinsic protein, tonoplast intrinsic protein, and NOD26-like intrinsic protein subfamilies. By database mining and phylogenetic analyses, we have identified a new subfamily in plants, the Small basic Intrinsic Proteins (SIPs). Comparisons of sequences from the new... (More)
- The major intrinsic proteins (MIPs) form a large protein family of ancient origin and are found in bacteria, fungi, animals, and plants. MIPs act as channels in membranes to facilitate passive transport across the membrane. Some MIPs allow small polar molecules like glycerol or urea to pass through the membrane. However, the majority of MIPs are thought to be aquaporins (AQPs), i.e., they are specific for water transport. Plant MIPs can be subdivided into the plasma membrane intrinsic protein, tonoplast intrinsic protein, and NOD26-like intrinsic protein subfamilies. By database mining and phylogenetic analyses, we have identified a new subfamily in plants, the Small basic Intrinsic Proteins (SIPs). Comparisons of sequences from the new subfamily with conserved amino acid residues in other MIPs reveal characteristic features of SIPs. Possible functional consequences of these features are discussed in relation to the recently solved structures of AQP1 and GlpF. We suggest that substitutions at conserved and structurally important positions imply a different substrate specificity for the new subfamily. (Less)
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- Johanson, Urban LU and Gustavsson, Sofia LU
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- 2002
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- Algorithms, Amino Acid Sequence, Comparative Study, Expressed Sequence Tags, Gene Expression Profiling, Genes, Plant, Ion Channels : genetics, Molecular Sequence Data, Phylogeny, Species Specificity, Amino Acid, Sequence Homology, Plant Proteins : genetics
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- Molecular biology and evolution
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- 19
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- 4
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- 456 - 461
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- Oxford University Press
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- pmid:11919287
- scopus:0036221680
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- 0737-4038
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- English
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