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Aquaglyceroporins: ancient channels for metalloids

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Bhattacharjee, Hiranmoy, Mukhopadhyay, Rita, Thiyagarajan, Saravanamuthu, Rosen, Barry P·2008·Journal of Biology

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The identification of aquaglyceroporins as uptake channels for arsenic and antimony shows how these toxic elements can enter the food chain, and suggests that food plants could be genetically modified to exclude arsenic while still accumulating boron and silicon.

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  • All seafoods contain arsenic, which enters cells through phosphate transporters and aquaglyceroporins.

    “All seafoods contain arsenic, which enters cells through phosphate transporters and aquaglyceroporins (Bhattacharjee et al. 2008; Cooney et al. 1978; Zhao et al. 2010).”

    From Algae as nutritional and functional food sources: revisiting our understanding. (2017) · cites this paper as Bhattacharjee et al. 2008

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Authors
Bhattacharjee, H., Mukhopadhyay, R., Thiyagarajan, S., & Rosen, B. P.
Affiliations
Wayne State University (US)
Corresponding author
Rosen, Barry P
Venue
Journal of Biology
Published
2008
Volume
7
Issue
9
Pages
33
ISSN
1475-4924 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2145039095
Cited by
107
References
16
Citations by year
2026: 3 · 2025: 7 · 2024: 3 · 2023: 6 · 2022: 9 · 2021: 7 · 2020: 14 · 2019: 8 · 2018: 6 · 2017: 2 · 2016: 4 · 2015: 5 · 2014: 7 · 2013: 6 · 2012: 8
FWCI
1.63
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Licence
cc-by
Locations
  • Journal of Biology (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institute of General Medical Sciences (R37GM055425)
  • National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (R01AI058170)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Ion Transport and Channel Regulation
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Environmental Chemistry › Arsenic contamination and mitigation
  • Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis › Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity
Keywords
aquaglyceroporins, arsenic uptake, metalloid toxicity, food chain contamination, transgenic plants, boron accumulation, silicon accumulation
MeSH terms
Antimony, Arsenic, Biological Transport, Genetic Engineering, Plant Proteins, Crops, Agricultural, Food Chain, Aquaglyceroporins

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