Aquaporins (AQP) are integral membrane proteins that serve as channels in the transfer of
water, and in some cases, small solutes across the membrane. They are conserved in …

The water permeability of biological membranes has been a longstanding problem in
physiology, but the proteins responsible for this remained unknown until discovery of the …

Aquaporins (AQPs) are membrane water channel proteins expressed in various tissues in
the body. We surveyed the immunolocalization of AQP3, an isoform of the AQP family, in rat …

Cell Science at a Glance 2107 enhanced osmotic compared with diffusional water
permeability, which suggested water movement through a pore-like pathway. The molecular …

Abstract Water channels, aquaporins (AQPs), are a family of small integral plasma
membrane proteins that primarily transport water across the plasma membrane. There are …

All characterized mammalian aquaporins (AQPs) are localized to plasma membranes where
they function chiefly to mediate water transport across cells. Here we show that AQP6 is …

Aquaporins (AQPs) are membrane proteins serving in the transfer of water and small solutes
across cellular membranes. AQPs play a variety of roles in the body such as urine formation …

How water permeates cellular membranes and what this means for cell functioning and
several diseases are now emerging from the study of the aquaporins (AQPs), the water …

A group of transmembrane proteins that are related to the major intrinsic protein of lens
fibers (MIP26) have been named “aquaporins” to reflect their role as water channels. These …

The aquaporins (AQPs) are a rapid growing family of water channel proteins found in
animals, plants and microorganisms that raise plasma membrane water permeability …