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Silicon Transporters in Higher Plants
Silicon (Si) is the second most abundant element in the Earth’s crust and exerts beneficial effects on plant growth and production by alleviating both biotic and abiotic stresses including d...
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Characterization of substrate specificity of a rice silicon transporter, Lsi1
Lsi1 (OsNIP2;1) is the first silicon (silicic acid) transporter identified in plant, which belongs to the nodulin 26-like intrinsic membrane protein (NIP) subfamily. In this study, we characterized the functio...