Structural highlights
Function
AQPZ_ECOLI Channel that permits osmotically driven movement of water in both directions. It is involved in the osmoregulation and in the maintenance of cell turgor during volume expansion in rapidly growing cells. It mediates rapid entry or exit of water in response to abrupt changes in osmolarity.[1] [2] [3]
References
- ↑ Delamarche C, Thomas D, Rolland JP, Froger A, Gouranton J, Svelto M, Agre P, Calamita G. Visualization of AqpZ-mediated water permeability in Escherichia coli by cryoelectron microscopy. J Bacteriol. 1999 Jul;181(14):4193-7. PMID:10400575
- ↑ Borgnia MJ, Kozono D, Calamita G, Maloney PC, Agre P. Functional reconstitution and characterization of AqpZ, the E. coli water channel protein. J Mol Biol. 1999 Sep 3;291(5):1169-79. PMID:10518952 doi:http://dx.doi.org/S0022-2836(99)93032-2
- ↑ Pohl P, Saparov SM, Borgnia MJ, Agre P. Highly selective water channel activity measured by voltage clamp: analysis of planar lipid bilayers reconstituted with purified AqpZ. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2001 Aug 14;98(17):9624-9. Epub 2001 Aug 7. PMID:11493683 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.161299398
