水通道蛋白启发下的人工水通道研究进展

受水通道蛋白(AQP)结构与功能启发,含有生物水通道或人工水通道(AWC)的仿生膜近年来取得了显著进展.借鉴AQP的传输特性,所制备的AWC获得了高度的选择性及水快速运输能力.通过对AQP的结构原型进行分析,对标AWC中H2O分子选择性和渗透特性,尝试提出了"门控效应"、"润湿效应"和"排队效应"3种效应,并对现有嵌入...     

Aquaporin 1 Facilitated Hepatocellular Carcinoma SMMC7221 Cell Migration Associated with Water Permeability

The authors investigated the regulation of human aquaporin 1(hAQP1) and the involvement of aquaporin 1(AQP1) in the migration of human hepatocellular carcinoma SMMC-7221 cells using RNA intereference technology. Firstly, two short hairpin RNA(shRNA) constructs in PBSU6 vector were reconstructed and their knockdown effects were identified in SMMC-7221 cells. Next, the involvement of endogenous hAQP1 in regulating the migration of SMMC-7221 cells was investigated via siRNA technology. HAQP1-shRNA can specific...     

选择性传输的仿生水通道的研究进展

水通道蛋白是对水分子具有高选择性和渗透性的跨膜蛋白。仿生水通道是由各种无机或有机材料,如碳纳米材料、有机化合物以及肽等分别自组装而成,旨在模仿天然水通道蛋白的结构和功能。本文介绍了水通道蛋白的种类、结构及其特异性透水机理,在此基础上分别对以碳纳米材料、有机及肽孔的仿生水通道的研究进展进行了综述。重点阐述了三类仿生水通道的材料特性及其对仿生水通道结构和功能的影响。最后针对现有仿生水通道的不足,提出了开发新型仿生水通道面临的挑战,并展望了仿生水通道的发展前景。     

Expression and Emmprin Regulated Function of Aquaporin1 in SMMC7221 Cells

Herein lie the crosstalk and regulation between AQP1 and Emmprin in SMMC7221 cells by means of siRNA technology and deglycosylation method. Firstly, HAQP1, rather than hAQP3, was selectively upregulated in SMMC7221 cells by FBS, flollowed by the upregulated expression of Emmprin. Emmprin gene silencing caused a remarkable change in the expression of AQP1 gene, just like its downstream gene, MMP9, meanwhile the water permeability and cell migration were also descended prominently. Furthermore, when treated with tunicamycin, Emmprin was deglycosylated, which made the expression of AQP1 significantly declined, followed by remarkably decreased cell membrane water permeability and cell migration. Taken together, all the data indicates the expression level and the modification of Emmprin by glycosylation are the key factors in regulating the expression of AQP1.     

Molecular Cloning of a Glycyrrhiza uralensis F. Aquaporin GuPIP1 Up-regulated in Response to Drought, Salt and ABA Stress

IntroductionWater is an ubiquitous and indispensable moleculefor plant growth and development[1]. According to thecomposite water flux model[2], water is transported intoplant tissues by three pathways: apoplastic, symplas-tic, and transcellular. The latt…     

Remarkably Decreased CDllb Positive Splenocytes in Aquaporin 3-Null Mice

Aquaporins(AQPs) are molecular water channels that play important physiological roles in fluid transporting organs.The expression and function of AQPs in the immune system are largely unknown.CD11(a―d)/CD18 integrins are adhesion molecules expressed on leukocytes,which play a critical role in leukocyte adhesion,migration and host defense.In the present study,we discovered the expression of aquaporin-3(AQP3) on spleen CD11b positive cells,and the content of CD11b positive splenocytes in aquaporin 3-null mice...     

GST Fusion Protein Based Specific Polyclonal Antibody Preparation of Mouse Aquaporin 1

Aquaporins(AQPs) are specific membrane channels for water and other small nonionic molecules.In order to overcome the difficulties to generate the effictive antibody of membrane protein,we selected the cytoplasmic C-terminus of Aquaporin 1(AQP1) as an unique antigen.The long C-terminus of mouse AQP1 was overexpressed in the Glutathione S-tansferase Gene Fusion System.On the basis of the resonable amounts of soluable membrane protein peptides,we prepared the specific antibody.To pursure this object,we constr...