title: Microbial MIP channels.
abstract: MIP channels occur in all classes of organism ranging from bacteria to man. There are two major categories of MIP channels, aquaporins and glycerol facilitators, which facilitate the diffusion across biological membranes of water or glycerol and other uncharged compounds, respectively. As a result of their involvement in osmoregulation and metabolism, MIP channels are believed to affect a wide range of biological processes.
authors.affiliation: Dept of Cell and Molecular Biology/Microbiology, Göteborg University, Box 462, S-40530 Göteborg, Sweden. hohmann@gmm.gu.se
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Hohmann
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Bill
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kayingo
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Prior
mesh_terms: D020346:Aquaporins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology; D019843:Archaeal Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology; D001692:Biological Transport / Q000502:physiology; D005990:Glycerol / Q000378:metabolism; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D005810:Multigene Family / Q000502:physiology; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship
chemical_list: D020346:Aquaporins; D019843:Archaeal Proteins; D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins; D005990:Glycerol