Aquaporin structure and selectivity

A Vahedi-Faridi, A Engel - Aquaporins in Health and Disease …, 2016 - api.taylorfrancis.com
ABSTRACT P determination of aquaporins has led to a deep understanding of water and
solute permeation by these small integral membrane proteins. Atomic structures have …

[HTML][HTML] Microsecond simulation of human aquaporin 2 reveals structural determinants of water permeability and selectivity

S Padhi, UD Priyakumar - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) …, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract Human aquaporin 2 (AQP2) from the family of aquaporins assumes great
physiological importance, owing to its association with nephrogenic diabetes insipidus …

In vitro analysis and modification of aquaporin pore selectivity

E Beitz, D Becker, J von Bülow, C Conrad, N Fricke… - Aquaporins, 2009 - Springer
Aquaporins enable the passage of a diverse set of solutes besides water. Many novel
aquaporin permeants, such as antimonite and arsenite, silicon, ammo nia, and hydrogen …

[PDF][PDF] Regulation of permeation in aquaporins.

SS Kaptan - 2015 - pure.mpg.de
Regulation of water permeation is an essential aspect of homeostasis in living organisms.
Proteins of the ubiquitous aquaporin family act as trans-membrane tetrameric channels …

[PDF][PDF] Aquaporin water channels: atomic structure molecular dynamics meet clinical medicine

P Agre, LS King, M Yasui, D Kozono - 2002 - jscholarship.library.jhu.edu
Waals diameter of a water molecule (represented in transverse section in Figure 3). The
residue at the constriction Arg-195 is conserved in virtually all members of the aquaporin …

Population shift between the open and closed states changes the water permeability of an aquaporin Z mutant

L Xin, C Hélix-Nielsen, H Su, J Torres, C Tang… - Biophysical journal, 2012 - cell.com
Aquaporins are tetrameric transmembrane channels permeable to water and other small
solutes. Wild-type (WT) and mutant Aquaporin Z (AqpZ) have been widely studied and …

Aquaporins: more than functional monomers in a tetrameric arrangement

M Ozu, L Galizia, C Acuña, G Amodeo - Cells, 2018 - mdpi.com
Aquaporins (AQPs) function as tetrameric structures in which each monomer has its own
permeable pathway. The combination of structural biology, molecular dynamics simulations …

Aquaporin gating: a new twist to unravel permeation through water channels

M Ozu, JJ Alvear-Arias, M Fernandez… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Aquaporins (AQPs) are small transmembrane tetrameric proteins that facilitate water, solute
and gas exchange. Their presence has been extensively reported in the biological …

Aquaporin water channels: atomic structure molecular dynamics meet clinical medicine

D Kozono, M Yasui, LS King… - The Journal of clinical …, 2002 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Waals diameter of a water molecule (represented in transverse section in Figure 3). The
residue at the constriction Arg-195 is conserved in virtually all members of the aquaporin …

Exploring gas permeability of cellular membranes and membrane channels with molecular dynamics

Y Wang, J Cohen, WF Boron, K Schulten… - Journal of structural …, 2007 - Elsevier
Aquaporins are a family of membrane proteins specialized in rapid water conduction across
biological membranes. Whether these channels also conduct gas molecules and the …