Aquaporin-0 membrane junctions reveal the structure of a closed water pore
Aquaporin-0 membrane junctions reveal the structure of a closed water pore
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London: Nature Publishing Group UK
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The lens-specific water pore aquaporin-0 (AQP0) is the only aquaporin known to form membrane junctions
in vivo
1
. We show here that AQP0 from the lens core, containing some carboxy-terminally cleaved AQP0
2
,
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, forms double-layered crystals that recapitulate
in vivo
junctions. We present the structure of the AQP0 membr...
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Aquaporin-0 membrane junctions reveal the structure of a closed water pore
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_743411468
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_743411468
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0028-0836
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1476-4687
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10.1038/nature02503
