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BIOLOGICAL BULLETIN
卷 229, 期 1, 页码 6-23出版社
UNIV CHICAGO PRESS
DOI: 10.1086/BBLv229n1p6
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- Research Council of Norway (RCN) [204813/F20, 224816/E40]
- Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness (MINECO) [AGL2013-41196-R]
In this review, we provide a brief synopsis of the evolution and functional diversity of the aquaporin gene superfamily in prokaryotic and eukaryotic organisms. Based upon the latest data, we discuss the expanding list of molecules shown to permeate the central pore of aquaporins, and the unexpected diversity of water channel genes in Archaea and Bacteria. We further provide new insight into the origin by horizontal gene transfer of plant glycerol-transporting aquaporins (NIPs), and the functional co-option and gene replacement of insect glycerol transporters. Finally, we discuss the origins of four major grades of aquaporins in Eukaryota, together with the increasing repertoires of aquaporins in vertebrates.
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