How repair to desiccation- and rehydration-induced damage
to membranes and organelles is achieved is unknown.
However, during the imbibition of cotton seeds, the amount
of N-acetylphosphatidylethanolamine, a phospholipid with
membrane-stabilizing properties, increases, as does that of
the corresponding synthase. These molecules may be involved
in maintaining or enhancing membrane integrity
(Sandoval et al., 1995).