Parallel duplication and loss of aquaporin‐coding genes during the “out of the sea” transition as potential key drivers of animal terrestrialization

GI Martínez‐Redondo, C Simón Guerrero… - Molecular …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
One of the most important physiological challenges animals had to overcome during
terrestrialization (ie, the transition from sea to land) was water loss, which alters their osmotic …

Evidence of positive selection suggests possible role of aquaporins in the water-to-land transition of mudskippers

H Lorente-Martinez, A Agorreta… - Organisms Diversity & …, 2018 - Springer
Aquaporins are integral membrane proteins that exchange water and small solutes. They
played an important role in the colonisation of terrestrial environments by tetrapod ancestors …

The lineage-specific evolution of aquaporin gene clusters facilitated tetrapod terrestrial adaptation

RN Finn, F Chauvigné, JB Hlidberg, CP Cutler… - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
A major physiological barrier for aquatic organisms adapting to terrestrial life is dessication
in the aerial environment. This barrier was nevertheless overcome by the Devonian …

Aquaporin evolution in fishes

RN Finn, J Cerdà - Frontiers in physiology, 2011 - frontiersin.org
Aquaporins represent a primordial group of transmembrane solvent channels that have
been documented throughout the living biota. This facet alone emphasizes the positive …

Piscine aquaporins: an overview of recent advances

J Cerdà, RN Finn - Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Aquaporins are a superfamily of integral membrane proteins that facilitate the rapid and yet
highly selective flux of water and other small solutes across biological membranes. Since …

Evidence of Positive Selection of Aquaporins Genes from Pontoporia blainvillei during the Evolutionary Process of Cetaceans

SL Sao Pedro, JMP Alves, AS Barreto, AOS Lima - PLoS One, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Background Marine mammals are well adapted to their hyperosmotic environment. Several
morphological and physiological adaptations for water conservation and salt excretion are …

Multiple Instances of Adaptive Evolution in Aquaporins of Amphibious Fishes

H Lorente-Martínez, A Agorreta, I Irisarri, R Zardoya… - Biology, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The role of aquaporins (AQPs) in the adaptation of amphibious fishes to
terrestrial environments was investigated using genome mining, phylogenetics, molecular …

Comparative functional analysis of aquaporins/glyceroporins in mammals and anurans

CM Krane, DL Goldstein - Mammalian Genome, 2007 - Springer
Maintenance of fluid homeostasis is critical to establishing and maintaining normal
physiology. The landmark discovery of membrane water channels (aquaporins; AQPs) …

The zebrafish genome encodes the largest vertebrate repertoire of functional aquaporins with dual paralogy and substrate specificities similar to mammals

A Tingaud-Sequeira, M Calusinska, RN Finn… - BMC Evolutionary …, 2010 - Springer
Background Aquaporins are integral membrane proteins that facilitate the transport of water
and small solutes across cell membranes. These proteins are vital for maintaining water …

Structural and functional divergence of two fish aquaporin-1 water channels following teleost-specific gene duplication

A Tingaud-Sequeira, F Chauvigné, M Fabra… - BMC evolutionary …, 2008 - Springer
Background Teleost radiation in the oceans required specific physiological adaptations in
eggs and early embryos to survive in the hyper-osmotic seawater. Investigating the evolution …