[HTML][HTML] Aquaporins are multifunctional water and solute transporters highly divergent in living organisms
D Gomes, A Agasse, P Thiébaud, S Delrot… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2009 - Elsevier
Aquaporins (AQPs) are ubiquitous membrane proteins whose identification, pioneered by
Peter Agre's team in the early nineties, provided a molecular basis for transmembrane water …
Peter Agre's team in the early nineties, provided a molecular basis for transmembrane water …
Aquaporins in the eye: expression, function, and roles in ocular disease
KL Schey, Z Wang, JL Wenke, Y Qi - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) …, 2014 - Elsevier
Background All thirteen known mammalian aquaporins have been detected in the eye.
Moreover, aquaporins have been identified as playing essential roles in ocular functions …
Moreover, aquaporins have been identified as playing essential roles in ocular functions …
Lens aquaporins in health and disease: Location is everything!
KL Schey, RB Gletten, CVT O'Neale, Z Wang… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Cataract and presbyopia are the leading cause of vision loss and impaired vision,
respectively, worldwide. Changes in lens biochemistry and physiology with age are …
respectively, worldwide. Changes in lens biochemistry and physiology with age are …
Molecular characteristics of inherited congenital cataracts
B Huang, W He - European journal of medical genetics, 2010 - Elsevier
Congenital cataracts are a major cause of induced blindness in children, and inherited
cataracts are the major cause of congenital cataracts. Inherited congenital cataracts have …
cataracts are the major cause of congenital cataracts. Inherited congenital cataracts have …
Intact AQP0 performs cell-to-cell adhesion
SS Kumari, K Varadaraj - Biochemical and biophysical research …, 2009 - Elsevier
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 …
membranes. AQP0 is expressed in the fiber cells and is critical for lens transparency and …
Role of aquaporins in the physiological functions of mesenchymal stem cells
A Zannetti, G Benga, A Brunetti, F Napolitano… - Cells, 2020 - mdpi.com
Aquaporins (AQPs) are a family of membrane water channel proteins that control osmotically-
driven water transport across cell membranes. Recent studies have focused on the …
driven water transport across cell membranes. Recent studies have focused on the …
[HTML][HTML] Aquaporin 5 facilitates corneal epithelial wound healing and nerve regeneration by reactivating Akt signaling pathway
Y Liu, G Di, Y Wang, D Chong, X Cao… - The American journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Aquaporins (AQPs) are a highly conserved group of membrane proteins that play critical
roles in water and small solute transport across epithelial and endothelial barriers. The aim …
roles in water and small solute transport across epithelial and endothelial barriers. The aim …
Structural function of MIP/aquaporin 0 in the eye lens; genetic defects lead to congenital inherited cataracts
AB Chepelinsky - Aquaporins, 2009 - Springer
Aquaporin 0 (AQP0) was originally characterized as a membrane intrinsic protein,
specifically expressed in the lens fibers of the ocular lens and designated MIP, for major …
specifically expressed in the lens fibers of the ocular lens and designated MIP, for major …
The role of aquaporins in ocular lens homeostasis
KL Schey, RS Petrova, RB Gletten… - International journal of …, 2017 - mdpi.com
Aquaporins (AQPs), by playing essential roles in the maintenance of ocular lens
homeostasis, contribute to the establishment and maintenance of the overall optical …
homeostasis, contribute to the establishment and maintenance of the overall optical …
[HTML][HTML] Spatial expression of aquaporin 5 in mammalian cornea and lens, and regulation of its localization by phosphokinase A
SS Kumari, M Varadaraj, VS Yerramilli… - Molecular …, 2012 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
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 …
plasma membrane. In the eye, the cornea and lens are avascular with unique …