PUBLIC LECTURES 2016/2017 ACADEMIC YEAR

Prof. Peter Agre, MD Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health  

Aquaporin water channels: From atomic structure to malaria

The pathway by which water rapidly crosses cell membranes was explained by discovery of the aquaporin water channel proteins. AQP1 confers red cells and proximal renal tubules with high water permeability. Present in renal collecting duct, AQP2 is regulated by vasopressin to protect against dehydration...read more