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- W1908191710 abstract "Revisamos brevemente algunos aspectos del movimiento de agua en las celulas renales. Primero se muestran estudios de Biofisica que llevan a concluir que existen poros acuosos perforando las membranas celulares de los tubulos renales proximales; y a poder calcular las dimensiones del filtro de selectividad de un “canal equivalente” para el paso de agua de ~ 4.5 A de diametro y de una longitud equivalente de ~ 10 – 20 A. Como las moleculas de agua tienen un diametro de 3 A, solo 4 a 6 moleculas de agua pueden acomodarse en fila india dentro del filtro de selectividad. Estudios de biologia molecular han aclarado la secuencia de aminoacidos de las proteinas (de 28 kD) que forman el canal. Se denominan Aquaporinas (AQPs). Se conocen unas 10. Revisamos la estructura tridimensional de AQP-1, presente en los tubulos renales proximales. Tambien la relacion entre diabetes insipida y AQP-2, en que hay mala funcion de los mecanismos de concentracion urinaria. Finalmente se hace un arbol filogenetico de las AQPs en donde se ve que hay AQPs muy antiguas en bacterias, plantas e insectos. La RP-mip una AQP de los tubulos de malpighi del Rhodnius es de las mas antiguas de la escala biologica. Las AQPs de mamifero son mucho mas recientes. ABSTRACT This is a short overview of some aspects of water movements across kidney cells. It begins with the biophysical methods that lead to the conclusion that there are indeed water channels piercing the kidney proximal tubule cell membranes. These methods allow to calculate (a) the diameter of the selectivity filter of an “equivalent water channel” of ~ 4.5 A, and (b) its “equivalent length” of ~ 10 – 20 A. (c) As water molecules have a diameter of 3 A, water molecules must line up within the selectivity filter as an Indian file 4 to 6 molecules long. Molecular biology studies have uncovered the aminoacid sequence of the 28 kDprotein molecules that form the water channels. They are called Aquaporins (AQPs). Some 10 are known. AQP-1 is present in the kidney proximal tubule. The tri-dimensional AQP-1 structure is reviewed, and the relation between diabetes insipidus and genetic structural failures of AQP-2 which lead to malfunction of the urinary concentrating mechanisms. Finally we review the molecular structure of a newly found AQP called RP-mip, which is present in Rhodnius prolixus malpighian tubules. A philogenetic tree indicates it to be one of the oldest AQPs. Mammalian AQPs are more recent in the biological scale." @default.
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