Electron crystallography of aquaporins.

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IUBMB Life. 2008 Jul;60(7):430-6. doi: 10.1002/iub.53

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Electron crystallography of aquaporins. Gonen Lab

Andrews S, Reichow SL, Gonen T

Note: Research in this publication was not performed at Janelia.

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Abstract

Aquaporins are a family of ubiquitous membrane proteins that form a pore for the permeation of water. Both electron and X-ray crystallography played major roles in determining the atomic structures of a number of aquaporins. This review focuses on electron crystallography, and its contribution to the field of aquaporin biology. We briefly discuss electron crystallography and the two-dimensional crystallization process. We describe features of aquaporins common to both electron and X-ray crystallographic structures; as well as some structural insights unique to electron crystallography, including aquaporin junction formation and lipid-protein interactions.

PMID: 18465794 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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Electron crystallography of aquaporins.

Note: Research in this publication was not performed at Janelia.

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PMID: 18465794 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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