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Reversible, temperature-dependent supramolecular assembly of aquaporin-4 orthogonal arrays in live cell membranes.
Biophysical journal - 2 Dec 2009
Crane Jonathan M, Verkman A S
Abstract excerpt
The shorter "M23" isoform of the glial cell water channel aquaporin-4 (AQP4) assembles into orthogonal arrays of particles (OAPs) in cell plasma membranes, whereas the full-length "M1" isoform does not. N-terminal residues are responsible for OAP formation by AQP4-M23 and for blocking of OAP formation in AQP4-M1. In investigating differences in OAP formation by certain N-terminus mutants of AQP4, as measured by...
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