Aquaporins are "the plumbing system for cells‚" said Agre. Every cell is primarily water. "But the water doesn’t just sit in the cell‚ it moves through it in a very organized way. The process occurs rapidly in tissues that have these aquaporins or water channels." For many years‚ scientists assumed that water leaked through the cell membrane‚ and some water does. "But the very rapid movement of water through some cells was not explained by this theory‚" said Agre. Aquaporins selectively conduct
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1a. Aquaporins are membrane proteins that have fourteen various structures however the most common form is that of a homotetramer. The homotetramer is often found in the membrane and composed of four aquaporin membranes. The structural arrangement creates a fifth channel in the middle that allows for gas transportation. 1b. The direction of H2O molecular flow through a channel is determined by an osmotic gradient. 1c. One of the mechanisms that prevents proton channeling is due to the (ar/R) and
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with such a broad topic as the human body I came across a laureate that peaked my interest. A 2003 Nobel Science Laureate‚ Peter Agre and his discovery of the aquaporin water channels. This essay will be dipping a bit into whom Peter Agre is and his discovery but the main portion of this essay will be what he discovered‚ namely the aquaporin water channels‚ and its’ uses. These uses have been both scientifically and medically as this water channels occur naturally through our bodies. Before we dive
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That is the meaning behind the chant “some things can pass‚ others cannot!”. 2. Why is H2O concerned about the aquaporin shutting down? What are aquaporins and how are they involved in plasma membrane transport? In addition to the use of aquaporins‚ what is another way H2O can cross the plasma membrane? Is this second way sufficient? Explain your answer. Since aquaporins are water channels which contain transport proteins that allow facilitated diffusion of water across the cell membrane
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place was much more rapid as the temperature was increased. The solution with the most rapid hemolysis time was 0.18% NaCl and following close behind was the 0.45% NaCl. This makes sense because water‚ with the help of transport proteins called aquaporins‚ will diffuse from its’ high concentration outside the cell membrane to low concentration inside the cell causing the cell to burst. The solution with the highest temperature‚ which we measured at 38 C‚ caused hemolysis to occur fastest‚ and the
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Aquaporin Water Channels Peter Agre Roderick MacKinnon All living matter is made up of cells. A single human being has as many as the stars in a galaxy‚ about one hundred thousand million. The various cells – e.g. muscle cells‚ kidney cells and nerve cells – act together in an intricate system in each one of us. Through pioneering discoveries concerning the water and ion channels of cells‚ this year’s Nobel Laureates Peter Agre and Roderick MacKinnon‚ have contributed to fundamental chemical
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Aquaporins are conserved in multiple living organisms such as: bacteria‚ plants‚ and animals. As they are important primarily in the moving of water they are found in multiple places. Some examples would be in the blood vessels‚ lenses‚ urinary‚ digestive‚ and respiratory tracts. Also an interesting fact is that Recently more than ten different aquaporins have been found in the human body and several diseases that are known of
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chemical energy until it is eaten and taken up into the body‚ where various cells break down the carbohydrate molecules and contribute to the body’s metabolism via the different pathways (e.g.‚ citric acid cycle)‚ producing ATP in the process. 2. Aquaporins are cell membrane water channels. Why does the cell need water
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level of ADH secretion and water retention happen when dehydration causes increase of osmolarity. ADH then travels in the bloodstream to the kidneys where it transforms the kidneys to be more permeable to water by inserting water channels called aquaporins.
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