The aquaporins (AQPs) are integral membrane proteins whose main function is to transport
water across cell membranes in response to osmotic gradients. At the ocular surface, AQP1 …

The aquaporins (AQPs) are a family of more than 10 homologous water transporting
proteins expressed in many mammalian epithelia and endothelia. At least five AQPs are …

Background All thirteen known mammalian aquaporins have been detected in the eye.
Moreover, aquaporins have been identified as playing essential roles in ocular functions …

Multiple physiological fluid movements are involved in vision. Here we define the cellular
and subcellular sites of aquaporin (AQP) water transport proteins in human and rat eyes by …

Aquaporins (AQPs) constitute a major conduit for movement of water across plasma
membranes. AQP0 is expressed in the fiber cells and is critical for lens transparency and …

The aquaporins (AQPs) are a rapid growing family of water channel proteins found in
animals, plants and microorganisms that raise plasma membrane water permeability …

Purpose Aquaporins (AQPs) play a significant role in the movement of water across the
plasma membrane. In the eye, the cornea and lens are avascular with unique …

Abstract Aquaporin 0 (AQP0) performs dual functions in the lens fiber cells, as a water pore
and as a cell-to-cell adhesion molecule. Mutations in AQP0 cause severe lens cataract in …

Until recently, the lens was thought to express only two aquaporin (AQP) water channels,
AQP1 and AQP0. In this study we confirm lenticular AQP5 protein expression by Western …

Aquaporin (AQP) water channels are expressed in the eye at sites of aqueous fluid
production and outflow: AQP1 and AQP4 in nonpigmented ciliary epithelium, and AQP1 in …