Water is a prerequisite for life. Water molecules are polar, which allows them to easily form hydrogen bonds with each other and with other molecules. They serve as excellent solvents for a variety of ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Aquaporin (AQP) 6 belongs to the aquaporin water channel family. Unlike other aquaporins, AQP6 functions not as a water channel but as an ...

Using computer simulations and experimental results, researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and the University of Arizona have identified a key component of the gating mechanism ...

Water regulation plays a crucial role in the human body. Water flux between cells is facilitated by proteins embedded in the membrane, so-called aquaporins. Scientists at the Max Planck Institute for ...

Gene duplication events in European eels have restored cell membrane permeability for urea and boric acid through mutated aquaporin genes. “The aromatic/arginine (ar/R) selectivity filter is a narrow ...

The Karl Landsteiner Award lecture was given by Peter Agre, MD, one of the Nobel prize winners in Chemistry in 2003. [2] "Water is the stuff of life," said Dr. Agre, and "because the human body has ...

Researchers have identified a molecular suspect in a disorder similar to multiple sclerosis (MS) that attacks the optic nerve and spinal cord, according to a report presented at the 130th annual ...

KONGENS LYNGBY, Denmark, Aug. 5, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Aquaporin has successfully completed the Living Lab Project to develop the world's first biomimetic low-energy Aquaporin Inside ® CLEAR membrane ...

Scientists have created tiny carbon nanotubes that can filter water very efficiently, and could one day help turn seawater into drinkable water. The nanotubes work similarly to certain biological ...

When supplied with arsenate (As(V)), plant roots extrude a substantial amount of arsenite (As(III)) to the external medium through as yet unidentified pathways. The rice (Oryza sativa) silicon ...

(Nanowerk Spotlight) Nanofluidic channels, confining and transporting tiny amounts of fluid, are the pipelines that make the cellular activities of organisms possible. Nanoscale channels carry ...