Table 3.
List of important studies performed to evaluate different solutes transported by plant aquaporins using the Xenopus oocyte assay.
| Plant species | Gene | Solute | References |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabidopsis | AtTIP2;1, AtTIP2;3 | Ammonium | Loqué et al., 2005; Liu et al., 2013 |
| Rice | Lsi1 (OsNIP2;1) | Arsenite | Zhao et al., 2010 |
| Arabidopsis | NIP5;1 | Boron | Takano et al., 2006 |
| Arabidopsis | NIP6;1 | Boron | Tanaka et al., 2008 |
| Nicotiana tabacum | NtAQP1 | CO2 | Uehlein et al., 2003 |
| Nicotiana tabacum | NtXIP1;1 | Glycerol, urea, boric acid | Bienert et al., 2011 |
| Soybean | Nodulin 26 | Glycerol, Water | Dean et al., 1999 |
| Nicotiana tabacum | NtAQP1 | Glycerol, Water, | Biela et al., 1999 |
| Poplar | PtNIP2-1 | Silicic acid | Deshmukh et al., 2015 |
| Tomato | SlNIP2-1 (Mutant) | Silicic acid | Deshmukh et al., 2015 |
| Barley | HvLsi1 | Silicic acid | Chiba et al., 2009 |
| Equisetum arvense | EaNIP3;1, EaNIP3;3 and EaNIP3;4 | Silicic acid | Grégoire et al., 2012 |
| Soybean | GmNIP2-1, GmNIP2-2 | Silicic acid | Deshmukh et al., 2013 |
| Rice | Lsi1 (OsNIP2;1) | Silicic acid (68Ge) | Ma et al., 2006 |
| Maize | ZmPIP1-5b | Urea, Water | Bousser et al., 2003 |
| Spinach | PM28A | Water | Johansson et al., 1998 |
| Maize | ZmPIP2a | Water | Chaumont et al., 2000 |
| Rice | OsPIP1;1 | Water | Liu et al., 2013 |
| Radish | VM23 | Water | Higuchi et al., 1998 |
| Olive | OePIP2.1, OeTIP1.1 | Water | Secchi et al., 2007 |
| Tomato | LeAqp2 | Water | Werner et al., 2001 |
| Walnut | JrPIP2,1 | Water | Sakr et al., 2003 |
| Soybean | GmTIP1-5, GmTIP2-5 | Water | Song et al., 2016 |