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

Aquaporins (AQP) are a family of at least ten homologous water transporting proteins in
mammals that are expressed in many epithelial, endothelial and other tissues. Abnormalities …

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 …

The aquaporins (AQPs) are small integral membrane proteins that transport water and in
some cases small solutes such as glycerol. Physiological roles of the ten or more …

The discovery of aquaporin-1 (AQP1) answered the long-standing biophysical question of
how water specifically crosses biological membranes. In the kidney, at least seven …

Seven aquaporin water channels are expressed in human kidneys, and they have key roles
in maintaining body water homeostasis. Impairment of their function can result in …

Several aquaporin-type water channels are expressed in kidney: AQP1 in the proximal
tubule, thin descending limb of Henle, and vasa recta; AQP2, AQP3, and AQP4 in the …

The aquaporin family of water channels in kidney. The longstanding puzzle of membrane
water permeability was advanced by the discovery of channel-forming integral protein …

Aquaporin-3 (AQP3) is a water channel expressed at the basolateral plasma membrane of
kidney collecting-duct epithelial cells. The mouse AQP3 cDNA was isolated and encodes a …