Biological membranes are tricky to investigate. They are complex in terms of molecular
composition and structure, functional over a wide range of time scales, and characterized by …

The aquaporins (AQPs) are plasma membrane water-transporting proteins. AQP4 is the
principal member of this protein family in the CNS, where it is expressed in astrocytes and is …

Highlights (AQPs) are transmembrane proteins responsible for fast water movement across
cell membranes, including those of astrocytes. The expression and subcellular localization …

Aquaporins are protein channels that facilitate the flow of water across plasma cell
membranes in response to osmotic gradients. This review summarizes the evidence that …

Carbon monoxide (CO) and hydrogen sulfide (H 2 S) used to be thought of simply as lethal
and (for H 2 S) smelly gaseous molecules; now they are known to have important signaling …

Background The presence of water channel proteins, aquaporins (AQPs), in the brain led to
intense research in understanding the underlying roles of each of them under normal …

Because they mainly do not involve chemical changes, membrane transporters have been a
Cinderella subject in the biotechnology of small molecule production, but this is a serious …

High-altitude cerebral edema (HACE) and acute mountain sickness (AMS) are
neuropathologies associated with rapid exposure to hypoxia. However, speculation remains …

Aquaporins (AQPs) are a family of water channel proteins distributed in various human
tissues, responsible for the transport of small solutes such as glycerol, even gas and ions …

Cancer is a leading cause of death worldwide, and its incidence is rising with numbers
expected to increase 70% in the next two decades. The fact that current mainline treatments …