| Chapter title |
Water Transport Mediated by Other Membrane Proteins
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|---|---|
| Chapter number | 17 |
| Book title |
Aquaporins
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| Published in |
Advances in experimental medicine and biology, March 2017
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| DOI | 10.1007/978-94-024-1057-0_17 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Book ISBNs |
978-9-40-241055-6, 978-9-40-241057-0
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| Authors |
Boyue Huang B.S., Hongkai Wang B.Med., Baoxue Yang M.D., Ph.D., Boyue Huang, Hongkai Wang, Baoxue Yang |
| Editors |
Baoxue Yang |
| Abstract |
Water transport through membrane is so intricate that there are still some debates. (Aquaporins) AQPs are entirely accepted to allow water transmembrane movement depending on osmotic gradient. Cotransporters and uniporters , however, are also concerned in water homeotatsis. Urea transporter B (UT-B) has a single-channel water permeability that is similar to AQP1. Cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR ) was initially thought as a water channel but now not believed to transport water directly. By cotranporters, water is transported by water osmosis coupling with substrates, which explains how water is transported across the isolated small intestine. This chapter provides information about water transport mediated by other membrane proteins except AQPs . |
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