The aquaporins (AQPs) are a family of small membrane-spanning proteins (monomer size∼
30 kDa) that are expressed at plasma membranes in many cells types involved in fluid …

▪ Abstract The high water permeability characteristic of mammalian red cell membranes is
now known to be caused by the protein AQP1. This channel freely permits movement of …

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 …

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 a family of membrane water channels that basically function as
regulators of intracellular and intercellular water flow. To date, thirteen AQPs, which are …

Background Aquaporin (AQP) water channels are best known as passive transporters of
water that are vital for water homeostasis. Scope of review AQP knockout studies in whole …

Aquaporins (AQPs) were originally identified as channels facilitating water transport across
the plasma membrane. They have a pair of highly conserved signature sequences …

The long-standing biophysical question of how water crosses plasma membranes has been
answered by the recent discovery of the aquaporins. Identification of this large family of …

Our understanding of the movement of water through cell membranes has been greatly
advanced by the discovery of a family of water-specific, membrane-channel proteins—the …

Over the past decade, significant advances have been made in understanding how water
moves in to and out of cells. Investigators have used molecular and structural biological …