The first discovered water channel protein, later called aquaporin 1: molecular characteristics, functions and medical implications
G Benga - Molecular aspects of medicine, 2012 - Elsevier
After a decade of work on the water permeability of red blood cells (RBC) Benga group in
Cluj-Napoca, Romania, discovered in 1985 the first water channel protein in the RBC …
Cluj-Napoca, Romania, discovered in 1985 the first water channel protein in the RBC …
[HTML][HTML] Aquaporin water channels: molecular mechanisms for human diseases
Although water is the major component of all biological fluids, the molecular pathways for
water transport across cell membranes eluded identification until the discovery of the …
water transport across cell membranes eluded identification until the discovery of the …
[PDF][PDF] The story of the discovery of aquaporins: convergent evolution of ideas—but who got there first
PW Kuchel - Cell Mol Biol, 2006 - researchgate.net
A critical analysis of the discovery of the first water channel protein (later called aquaporin 1)
has been performed. In 1986 Benga's group in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, published in …
has been performed. In 1986 Benga's group in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, published in …
Aquaporins: water channel proteins of the cell membrane
K Takata, T Matsuzaki, Y Tajika - Progress in histochemistry and …, 2004 - Elsevier
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 …
water, and in some cases, small solutes across the membrane. They are conserved in …
Molecular aspects of aquaporins
S Li, C Li, W Wang - Vitamins and hormones, 2020 - Elsevier
Water can diffuse freely through the lipid bilayer at a limited rate or by water channel
proteins in a rapid speed. Aquaporins (AQPs) are a family of membrane water channel …
proteins in a rapid speed. Aquaporins (AQPs) are a family of membrane water channel …
Water channel protein AQP3 is present in epithelia exposed to the environment of possible water loss
T Matsuzaki, T Suzuki, H Koyama… - … of Histochemistry & …, 1999 - journals.sagepub.com
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 …
the body. We surveyed the immunolocalization of AQP3, an isoform of the AQP family, in rat …
Aquaporins: phylogeny, structure, and physiology of water channels
JB Heymann, A Engel - Physiology, 1999 - journals.physiology.org
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 …
several diseases are now emerging from the study of the aquaporins (AQPs), the water …
Role of aquaporin water channels in kidney and lung
AS Verkman - The American journal of the medical sciences, 1998 - Elsevier
Several aquaporin-type water channels are expressed in mammalian kidney and lung:
AQP1 in lung microvessels and kidney proximal tubule, thin descending limb of Henle, and …
AQP1 in lung microvessels and kidney proximal tubule, thin descending limb of Henle, and …
Aquaporin water channels–from atomic structure to clinical medicine
P Agre, LS King, M Yasui, WB Guggino… - The Journal of …, 2002 - Wiley Online Library
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 …
physiology, but the proteins responsible for this remained unknown until discovery of the …
Cloning and characterization of a zebrafish homologue of human AQP1: a bifunctional water and gas channel
LM Chen, J Zhao, R Musa-Aziz… - American Journal …, 2010 - journals.physiology.org
The mammalian aquaporins AQP1, AQP4, and AQP5 have been shown to function not only
as water channels but also as gas channels. Zebrafish have two genes encoding an AQP1 …
as water channels but also as gas channels. Zebrafish have two genes encoding an AQP1 …