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SUBMITTER: Kagawa H
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3117773 | biostudies-literature | 2011
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Kagawa Hirohiko H Kishi Takafumi T Gen Koichiro K Kazeto Yukinori Y Tosaka Ryota R Matsubara Hajime H Matsubara Takahiro T Sawaguchi Sayumi S
Reproductive biology and endocrinology : RB&E 20110527
To elucidate the molecular mechanisms underling hydration during oocyte maturation, we characterized the structure of Japanese eel (Anguilla japonica) novel-water selective aquaporin 1 (AQP1b) that thought to be involved in oocyte hydration. The aqp1b cDNA encodes a 263 amino acid protein that includes the six potential transmembrane domains and two Asn-Pro-Ala motifs. Reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction showed transcription of Japanese eel aqp1b in ovary and testis but not in the ot ...[more]