| Literature DB >> 18194855 |
Andreas Engel1, Yoshinori Fujiyoshi, Tamir Gonen, Thomas Walz.
Abstract
Aquaporins (AQPs) are a family of ubiquitous membrane channels that conduct water and solutes across membranes. This review focuses on AQP0 and AQP4, which in addition to forming water channels also appear to play a role in cell adhesion. We discuss the recently determined structures of the membrane junctions mediated by these two AQPs, the mechanisms that regulate junction formation, and evidence that supports a role for AQP0 and AQP4 in cell adhesion.Entities:
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Year: 2008 PMID: 18194855 PMCID: PMC2396442 DOI: 10.1016/j.sbi.2007.11.003
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Curr Opin Struct Biol ISSN: 0959-440X Impact factor: 6.809