Intact AQP0 performs cell-to-cell adhesion

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

Volumn 390, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 1034-1039

  Kumari, S Sindhu ^a   Varadaraj, Kulandaiappan ^a  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adhesion deficient cell; AQP0; AQP1; AQP4 M1; AQP4 M23; Aquaporin; Cataract; Cell to cell adhesion; E cadherin; Eye; Human; Lens; Lens fiber cells; MIP26; Mouse L cells; Transparency; Water channel

Indexed keywords

AQUAPORIN; AQUAPORIN 1; AQUAPORIN 4; CELL PROTEIN; UVOMORULIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CATARACT; CELL ADHESION; CELL AGGREGATION; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL MEMBRANE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPITHELIUM CELL; EX VIVO STUDY; FIBROBLAST; GENE MUTATION; HOMEOSTASIS; IN VITRO STUDY; ION CONDUCTANCE; LENS FIBER; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; WATER FLOW; WATER PERMEABILITY;

ANIMALS; AQUAPORINS; CELL ADHESION; CELLS, CULTURED; EYE PROTEINS; HUMANS; LENS, CRYSTALLINE; MICE;

EID: 70449707096     PISSN: 0006291X     EISSN: 10902104     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2009.10.103     Document Type: Article

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