Objective
Aqua (glycero) porins (AQP) are represented in all classes of organisms, suggesting universal importance. Aquaporins transport water and AQP transport glycerol and other small- uncharged solutes. Aquaporins play important rules in human health. For instance, defects in AQP1 or 2 are known to cause diminished urine concentration ability and AQP4 of the brain-blood barrier is involved in brain swelling. This project aims at breakthroughs in our integrative understanding of the precise physiological roles of AQP. Work will also include studies on model organisms and mathematical modelling.
The 3D structure of certain aquaporins has been resolved, providing a blueprint for understanding of the transport mechanism. Work in this project will target the structure of additional important aquaprorins with a view to understand transport of unusual substrates, mechanisms of regulation and inhibition of blockers. Since AQP plays crucial roles in physiology they are target for drugs. Built on existing lead compounds, such blockers will be further developed and their precise mode of action to be elucidated. Additional biotechnological applications for aquaporins are also subject of this network.
"AQP" is an interdisicplinary endeavour involving molecular cell biology, physiology of cell, tissue and animal models, clinical samples, yeast and fish genetics, protein production, purification and crystallisation, atomic force microscopy, electron crystallography, x-ray crystallography, molecular dynamics simulation, mathematical modelling as well as rational molecular design, organic chemistry and combinatorial chemistry. Hence, the project offers an interdisciplinary, international research and training environment of high excellence that is used for advanced training of early stage and experienced researchers and transfer of knowledge within and to the outside of the network.
Fields of science (EuroSciVoc)
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- natural sciences chemical sciences organic chemistry
- natural sciences mathematics pure mathematics mathematical analysis differential equations
- natural sciences earth and related environmental sciences geology mineralogy crystallography
- natural sciences biological sciences biochemistry biomolecules lipids
- natural sciences mathematics applied mathematics mathematical model
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FP6-2005-MOBILITY-1
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Coordinator
GÃ TEBORG
Sweden
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