On the definition, nomenclature and classification of water channel proteins (aquaporins and relatives)

Molecular Aspects of Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 5-6, 2012, Pages 514-517

  Benga, Gheorghe ^a,b,c,d,e  

^a Cluj County Clinical Emergency Hospital   (Romania)

^b Vasile Goldi Western University   (Romania)

^c ACADEMY OF ROMANIAN SCIENTISTS   (Romania)

^d Romanian Academy of Medical Sciences   (Romania)

^e OUTNOBEL Foundation   (Romania)

Author keywords

Aquaglyceroporin; Aquaporin; Glycerol facilitator; Mip; S aquaporin; Water channel protein

Indexed keywords

ALANINE; AMINO ACID; AQUAGLYCEROPORIN; AQUAPORIN; AQUAPORIN 1; AQUAPORIN 2; AQUAPORIN 6; AQUAPORIN 8; ASPARAGINE; GLYCEROL; MEMBRANE INTRINSIC PROTEIN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; PROLINE; PROTEIN AQP11; PROTEIN AQP12; S AQUAPORIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CLASSIFICATION; HUMAN; NOMENCLATURE; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN MOTIF; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; WATER PERMEABILITY;

AMINO ACID MOTIFS; ANIMALS; AQUAGLYCEROPORINS; AQUAPORINS; ASPARTIC ACID; BACTERIA; GLYCEROL; HUMANS; OLIGOPEPTIDES; PLANTS; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; TERMINOLOGY AS TOPIC; WATER;

EID: 84865462557     PISSN: 00982997     EISSN: 18729452     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mam.2012.04.003     Document Type: Review

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