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Aquaporin evolution in fishes.


ABSTRACT: Aquaporins represent a primordial group of transmembrane solvent channels that have been documented throughout the living biota. This facet alone emphasizes the positive selection pressure for proteins associated with intracellular fluid homeostasis. Amongst extant Eukaryota the highest gene copy number can be found in plants and teleosts, a feature that reflects the genomic duplication history in both groups. In this minireview we discuss the discovery, structure, duplication, and diversification of the aquaporin superfamily. We focus on teleosts as the main models, but include data available for other organisms to provide a broader perspective.

SUBMITTER: Finn RN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3145251 | biostudies-literature | 2011

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Aquaporin evolution in fishes.

Finn Roderick Nigel RN   Cerdà Joan J  

Frontiers in physiology 20110726


Aquaporins represent a primordial group of transmembrane solvent channels that have been documented throughout the living biota. This facet alone emphasizes the positive selection pressure for proteins associated with intracellular fluid homeostasis. Amongst extant Eukaryota the highest gene copy number can be found in plants and teleosts, a feature that reflects the genomic duplication history in both groups. In this minireview we discuss the discovery, structure, duplication, and diversificati  ...[more]

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