Aquaporins in the kidney: Emerging new aspects. Since 1992 and the discovery of an MIP
(major intrinsic protein of lens fiber cell) homologue protein that selectively permeates water …

A new aquaporin (AQP10) was identified in human small intestine. This gene encoded a
264-amino-acid protein with high sequence identity with AQP3 (53%), 9 (52%), and 7 (43%) …

Recently, a new member of aquaporins was reported as AQP10 [Biochem. Biophys. Res.
Commun. 287 (2001) 814], which is incompletely spliced to lose the sixth transmembrane …

METHODS: A PCR-based cloning strategy and RACE were used to clone full-length AQP
coding sequence from reversely transcribed pig liver cDNA. Stopped-flow light scattering …

The identification of the first water channel in 1991 opened up a new field in cell biology and
physiology that significantly increased our understanding of mammalian water balance …

A remarkable amount of water is transported in the gastrointestinal (GI) organs to fulfil the
secretory and absorptive functions of the GI tract. However, the molecular basis of water …

First published August 8, 2001; 10.1152/ajprenal. 00158.2001.—The purpose of this study
was to determine the cellular and subcellular localization of aquaporin-8 (AQP8) in rat …

Several aquaporin (AQP)-type water channels are expressed in kidney: AQP1 in the
proximal tubule, thin descending limb of Henle, and vasa recta; AQP2-6 in the collecting …

Aquaporin 5 (Aqp5), a member of the aquaporin family of membrane water channels, is
thought to modulate the osmolality of fluids in the eye, lung, and salivary gland. Here, we …

The discovery of a family of water channels, the aquaporins (AQPs), has shown that
membrane proteins constitute a major pathway for water transport. The recent determination …