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SUBMITTER: Kitchen P
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4646687 | biostudies-literature | 2015
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Kitchen Philip P Öberg Fredrik F Sjöhamn Jennie J Hedfalk Kristina K Bill Roslyn M RM Conner Alex C AC Conner Matthew T MT Törnroth-Horsefield Susanna S
PloS one 20151116 11
Aquaporin membrane protein channels mediate cellular water flow. Human aquaporin 5 (AQP5) is highly expressed in the respiratory system and secretory glands where it facilitates the osmotically-driven generation of pulmonary secretions, saliva, sweat and tears. Dysfunctional trafficking of AQP5 has been implicated in several human disease states, including Sjögren's syndrome, bronchitis and cystic fibrosis. In order to investigate how the plasma membrane expression levels of AQP5 are regulated, ...[more]