Abstract
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.
Publication types
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Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
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Review
MeSH terms
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Antimony / metabolism*
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Aquaglyceroporins / chemistry
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Aquaglyceroporins / metabolism
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Aquaglyceroporins / physiology*
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Arsenic / metabolism*
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Biological Transport
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Crops, Agricultural / genetics*
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Crops, Agricultural / metabolism
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Food Chain
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Genetic Engineering
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Plant Proteins / chemistry
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Plant Proteins / metabolism
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Plant Proteins / physiology*
Substances
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Aquaglyceroporins
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Plant Proteins
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Antimony
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Arsenic