Journal of Experimental Botany, Vol. 66, No. 5 (2015), pp. 1191-1203 (13 pages) Tonoplast intrinsic proteins (TIPs) are integral membrane proteins that are known to function in plants as aquaporins.
How do plants breathe through stomata? Key regulators of stomata are plant vacuoles, fluid-filled organelles bound by a single membrane called the tonoplast. Plant vacuoles are fluid-filled organelles ...