TIP3 — Phaseolus vulgaris

Summary

PvTIP3, encoded by the gene PHAVU_L006601 on chromosome MU967756.1 in French bean (Phaseolus vulgaris), is an aquaporin with water channel activity. It is associated with protein storage, water transport, vacuole organization, autophagy, seed maturation, cotyledon development, embryogenesis, leaf development, protein phosphorylation, and responses to salt and thirst. The protein localizes to the central vacuole, protein storage vacuole membrane, tonoplast, and cytoplasm. PvTIP3 is linked to protein content, seed longevity, seed germination, and seed development. Related genes in other species are linked to vacuolar membrane transport.