Structure and stability of the spinach aquaporin SoPIP2;1 in detergent micelles and lipid membranes.

Structure and stability of the spinach aquaporin SoPIP2;1 in detergent micelles and lipid membranes.

BACKGROUND: SoPIP2;1 constitutes one of the major integral proteins in spinach leaf plasma membranes and belongs to the aquaporin family. SoPIP2;1 is a highly permeable and selective water channel that has been successfully overexpressed and purified with high yields. In order to optimize reconstitu...

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Main Authors: Inés Plasencia, Sabeen Survery, Sania Ibragimova, Jesper S Hansen, Per Kjellbom, Claus Helix-Nielsen, Urban Johanson, Ole G Mouritsen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3038850?pdf=render

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