Focus on Molecules: Major intrinsic protein

Experimental Eye Research

Volumn 101, Issue , 2012, Pages 107-108

  Shiels, Alan ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Aquaporin; Cataract; Lens; Thin junction

Indexed keywords

AQUAPORIN; MAJOR INTRINSIC PROTEIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; CATARACT; CHROMOSOME 10; CHROMOSOME 12Q; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; EXON; FRAMESHIFT MUTATION; GENE DUPLICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; HUMAN; LENS; MEMBRANE STABILIZATION; MISSENSE MUTATION; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PROTEOMICS; SHORT SURVEY; WATER PERMEABILITY; WATER TRANSPORT;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; AQUAPORINS; CATARACT; CHROMOSOMES, HUMAN, PAIR 12; CHROMOSOMES, MAMMALIAN; EYE PROTEINS; HUMANS; MICE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE;

EID: 84864303018     PISSN: 00144835     EISSN: 10960007     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.exer.2010.11.011     Document Type: Short Survey

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