title: Transport Characteristics of Aquaporins.
abstract: Aquaporins (AQPs ) are a class of the integral membrane proteins, which are permeable to water , some small neutral solutes and certain gases across biological membranes. AQPs are considered as critical transport mediators that are involved in many physiological functions and pathological processes such as transepithelial fluid transport , cell migration, brain edema , neuro excitation and carcinoma. This chapter will provide information about the transport characteristics of AQPs .
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, 100191, China.
authors.forename: Xiaoqiang
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Geng
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University, Beijing, 100191, China. baoxue@bjmu.edu.cn.|State Key Laboratory of Natural and Biomimetic Drugs, Peking University, Beijing, 100191, China. baoxue@bjmu.edu.cn.|Key Laboratory of Molecular Cardiovascular Sciences, Ministry of Education, Peking University, Beijing, 100191, China. baoxue@bjmu.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Baoxue
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Yang
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D020346:Aquaporins / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D001692:Biological Transport; D002465:Cell Movement; D005057:Eukaryotic Cells / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism; D005740:Gases / Q000378:metabolism*; D015870:Gene Expression; D005990:Glycerol / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide / Q000378:metabolism; D050356:Lipid Metabolism; D055503:Protein Multimerization; D021122:Protein Subunits / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000378:metabolism; D014508:Urea / Q000378:metabolism*; D014867:Water / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D020346:Aquaporins; D005740:Gases; D021122:Protein Subunits; D014280:Triglycerides; D014867:Water; D014508:Urea; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide; D005990:Glycerol
keywords: AQPs; Aquaglyceroporins; Aquaporins; Water channel