Aquaporins (AQPs) or water channels render the lipid bilayer of cell membranes permeable
to water. The numerous AQP subtypes present in any given species, the transport properties …

Water channels or water channel proteins (WCPs) are transmembrane proteins that have a
specific three‐dimensional structure with a pore that can be permeated by water molecules …

Insects are the most ecologically important multicellular heterotrophs in terrestrial systems.
They play critical roles in ecological food webs, remain devastating agricultural and medical …

The osmotic pressure of plant phloem sap is generally higher than that of insect body fluids.
Water cycling from the distal to proximal regions of the gut is believed to contribute to the …

Blood feeding is an essential developmental process for many arthropods and plays a
significant role in disease transmission. Understanding physiological responses in the …

Background The mosquito, Aedes aegypti, is the principal vector of the Dengue and yellow
fever viruses. During feeding, an adult female can take up more than its own body weight in …

Aquaporins (AQPs) accelerate the movement of water and other solutes across biological
membranes, yet the molecular mechanisms of each AQP's transport function and the diverse …

After taking vertebrate blood, female mosquitoes quickly shed excess water and ions while
retaining and concentrating the mostly proteinaceous nutrients. Aquaporins (AQPs) are an …

One of the aspects of insect osmoregulation that has most intrigued researchers is the ability
of a simple tubular epithelium, such as the Malpighian tubule, to create both hypo-and …

Insects are highly successful, in part through an excellent ability to osmoregulate. The renal
(Malpighian) tubules can secrete fluid faster on a per-cell basis than any other epithelium …