aquaporins

Meanwhile, a pair of Danish companies, Aquaporin A/S and AquaZ A/S, are working to develop commercial membranes using aquaporins — proteins that move water in living cells and along the way efficiently separate H2O from other molecules.

High-Tech Cures for Water Shortages Michael Totty 2010

Some desalination researchers, for example, are trying to learn from Nature focusing on mimicking biological systems, which use proteins called “ion channels” and “aquaporins” to perform the salt/water separation feat --- gee, surprise surprise: Nature knows best!

Water Water Everywhere -- and the 2nd Law 2007

I never considered myself a physiologist or a nephrologist, scientists in those fields generously embraced our studies on aquaporins and showered our lab with accolades including the 1999 Homer Smith

Peter Agre - Autobiography 2004

Discovery of the aquaporins and growth of our children

Peter Agre - Autobiography 2004

David Kozono, Mario Borgnia, and Eric Beitz have documented fascinating roles for aquaporins in micro-organisms.

Peter Agre - Autobiography 2004

It is not yet known whether aquaporins play a role in accelerating the large cellular water losses that must accompany freezing for colligative cryoprotection to be effective.

Archive 2004-09-01 2004

AQP6 was shown by Masato Yasui to be unique amongst aquaporins in that it freely transports anions within acid secretory cells of renal collecting ducts.

Peter Agre - Autobiography 2004

In these processes the aquaporins are of crucial importance.

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2003 - Information for the Public 2003

Dehydration of various types, and sensitivity to heat, are connected with the efficancy of the aquaporins.

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2003 - Information for the Public 2003

The aquaporins have proved to be a large protein family.

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2003 - Information for the Public 2003