Site aqpZ
- Name: aqpZ
- Type: Gene
- Synonyms
b0875 MG1655 locus tag - Mnemonic: aquaporin-like
- Left End Point: 19.71
- Right End Point: 19.73
- Products:
aquaporin Z, water channel - Direction: <
- Priority: 0
- 1 Alleles of This Gene
aqpZ776(del)::kan - External Database Links:
Host Site Page Links NCBI/GenBank U38664 EcoGene.org EG13270 EcoliWiki aqpZ - Comment:
- cDNA sequence of member of aquaporin family of molecular water channels.Homology with glpF, glycerol facilitator gene, and eukaryotic aquaporins that permit selective osmotic flow of water across memb
- References:
- Calamita, G., W.R. Bishai, G.M. Preston, W.B. Guggino, P. Agre 1995. Molecular cloning and characterization of AqpZ, a water channel from Escherichia coli. J.Biol.Chem. 270:29063-29066
- Calamita, G., B. Kempf, K.E. Rudd, M. Bonhivers, S. Kneip, W.R. Bishai, E. Bremer, P. Agre 1997. The aquaporin-Z water channel gene of Escherichia coli: structure, organization and phylogeny. Biol. Cell 89:321-329
- Calamita, G., B. Kempf, M. Bonhivers, W.R. Bishai, E. Bremer, P. Agre 1998. Regulation of the Escherichia coli water channel gene aqpZ. Proc.Natl.Acad.Sci.USA 95:3627-3631