Aquaporin evolution in fishes

Aquaporins represent a primordial group of transmembrane solvent channels that have been documented throughout the living biota. This facet alone emphasizes the positive selection pressure for proteins associated with intracellular fluid homeostasis. Amongst extant Eukaryota the highest gene copy nu...

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Main Authors: Roderick Nigel eFinn, Joan eCerdà
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2011-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Physiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fphys.2011.00044/full