Table 3

Protein sizes and characteristics of Arabidopsis AQPs

PIP
 Amino acid
 TIP
 Amino acid
 NIP
 Amino acid
 SIP
 Amino acid
1
 AtPIP1;1*
 286
 AtTIP1;1
 251
 AtNIP1;1*†
 296
 AtSIP1;1
 240
2
 AtPIP1;2*
 286
 AtTIP1;2
 253
 AtNIP1;2†
 294
 AtSIP1;2
 243
3
 AtPIP1;3*
 286
 AtTIP1;3
 252
 AtNIP2;1-pseudo
 139
 AtSIP2;1
 237
4
 AtPIP1;4*
 287
 AtTIP2;1
 250
 AtNIP2;1†
 288

5
 AtPIP1;5*
 287
 AtTIP2;2
 250
 AtNIP3;1†
 323

6
 AtPIP2;1*
 287
 AtTIP2;3
 250
 AtNIP3;1-pseudo
 262

7
 AtPIP2;2*
 285
 AtTIP2;x-pseudo
 124
 AtNIP4;1†
 283

8
 AtPIP2;3*
 285
 AtTIP3;1
 268
 AtNIP4;2†
 283

9
 AtPIP2;4*
 291
 AtTIP3;2
 267
 AtNIP5;1†
 304

10
 AtPIP2;5*
 286
 AtTIP4;1
 249
 AtNIP6;1*†¶
 305

11
 AtPIP2;6*
 289
 AtTIP5;1*¶
 256
 AtNIP7;1†
 275

12
 AtPIP2;7*
 281





13
 AtPIP2;8*
 278





The three putative pseudogenes, or possible 'short' AQPs, are depicted in their subfamilies. *Amino-terminal extensions (longer than approximately 10 amino acids amino-terminal of TM1). †Carboxy-terminal extensions (more than approximately 10 amino acids carboxy-terminal of TM6). ¶AQP with amino-terminal extensions that satisfy, at least superficially (that is, predicted by some programs) criteria for protein transport into mitochondria. No experimental evidence, however, exists for this conjecture. Putative signal sequences for chloroplast import could not be identified.

Quigley et al. Genome Biology 2001 3:research0001.1   doi:10.1186/gb-2001-3-1-research0001