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tonoplast

 [ton´o-plast]
the limiting membrane of an intracellular vacuole; the vacuole membrane.
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ton·o·plast

(tōn'ō-plast, ton'ō-),
An intracellular structure or vacuole.
[tono- + G. plastos, formed]
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tonoplast

(tō′nə-plăst′)
n.
The cytoplasmic membrane that surrounds a vacuole of a plant cell. Also called vacuolar membrane.
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ton·o·plast

(tō'nō-plast)
An intracellular structure or vacuole.
[tono- + G. plastos, formed]
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tonoplast

the CELL MEMBRANE surrounding the vacuole in the cytoplasm of a plant cell controlling movements of ions into and out of the vacuole. see SELECTIVE PERMEABILITY.
Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005
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The keyword ("aquaporin," "major intrinsic protein" "tonoplast intrinsic protein" "plasma membrane intrinsic protein" "small basic intrinsic protein" "nodulin-26-like intrinsic protein," "PIP," "TIP," "NIP," "SIP") searches in the EST annotation identified 1,347 ESTs, while the "water transport" GO expression identified 342 ESTs (Figure 1).
Expression analysis of sugarcane aquaporin genes under water deficit
Modulation by Cytosolic Components of Proton Pump Activities in Plasma Membrane and Tonoplast from Cucumis sativus Roots During Salt Stress.
Assessment of [Na.sup.+]/[H.sup.+] antiporters and [H.sup.+]-ATpase pumps transcriptional changes in aeluropus littoralis dealing with salt stress
> 700 kD in higher plants, a highly abundant protein making up to 6.5-35% of the total tonoplast protein in different species [4,26,43].
V-ATPase in plants: an overview V-ATPase: structure and role in plants
Chrispeels, "The plasma membrane of Arabidopsis thaliana contains a mercury-insensitive aquaporin that is a homolog of the tonoplast water channel protein TIP," Plant Physiology, vol.
Identification of Genes Involved in the Responses of Tangor (C. reticulata x C. sinensis) to Drought Stress
Proteomic analysis of plasma membrane and tonoplast from the leaves of mangrove plant Avicennia officinalis.
Role of the plasma membrane in saline conditions: lipids and proteins
Abbreviations: AQP, aquaporin; ar/R, aromatic-arginine selectivity filter; Arg, arginine; ATP, adenosine triphosphate; BIB, big brain; Eglp, entomoglyceroporin; Ga, billions of years ago; GIP, GlpF-like intrinsic protein; Glp, aquaglyceroporin; HGT, horizontal gene transfer; HIP, hybrid intrinsic protein; His, histidine; Leu, leucine; LHIP, Lygus hesperus integral protein-like channel; NIP, plant nodulin 26-like integral protein; NPA, asparagine-proline-alanine; NPC, asparagine-proline-cysteine; PIP, plasma membrane intrinsic protein; RPIP, Rhodnius prolixus integral protein-like channel; SIP, small basic intrinsic protein; TIP, plant tonoplast intrinsic protein; TMD, transmembrane domain; Trp, tryptophan; XIP, X intrinsic protein; WGD, whole genome duplication.
Evolution and functional diversity of aquaporins
It is possible that transport of complexed As (III) or even free As (III) across the tonoplast membrane is a potentially the rate-limiting step in overall arsenic tolerance and accumulation.
Plants as useful vectors to reduce environmental toxic arsenic content
The cotton GhNHX1 gene encoding a novel putative tonoplast [Na.sup.+]/H+ antiporter plays an important role in salt stress.
Detection of genes providing salinity-tolerance in rice/Deteccao de genes que conferem tolerancia a salinidade em planta de arroz
Characterization and expression of plasma and tonoplast membrane aquaporins in primed seed of Brassica napus during germination under stress conditions, Plant Mol.
A study effects of drought stress on germination and early seedling growth of flax (Linum usitatissimum L.) cultivars
These authors suggest that a possible dysfunction in the cellular membranes alters the osmotic gradient of the tonoplast.
Characterization and occurrence of early softening disorder in 'Golden' papaya fruits/Caracterizacao e ocorrencia do disturbio do amolecimento precoce em mamoes 'Golden'
vacuole: Aqueous cavity within the cytoplasm and surrounded by the tonoplast that stores low molecular weight ions and molecules.
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