Functional reconstitution and characterization of AqpZ, the E. coli water channel protein

Journal of Molecular Biology

Volumn 291, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1169-1179

  Borgnia, Mario J ^c   Kozono, David ^c   Calamita, Giuseppe ^b   Maloney, Peter C ^a   Agre, Peter ^c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Aquaporin; Bacterial; Channel structure; Gene family; Water transport

Indexed keywords

AQUAPORIN; GLYCEROL; HISTIDINE; SORBITOL; UREA;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENE EXPRESSION SYSTEM; INCUBATION TIME; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUCROSE GRADIENT; WATER PERMEABILITY; WATER TRANSPORT;

ARRHENIUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0033520342     PISSN: 00222836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jmbi.1999.3032     Document Type: Article

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