transport pathway
water transport pathway
Aquaporin-mediated transport
PW:0000419
The pathways by which water flows into and out of the cell and into and out of sub-cellular compartments for multi-cellular organisms, mediated by members of the aquaporin family of water channels (WCP). The 13 members identified in mammals are grouped into three subfamilies: aquaporins, selective for water; aquaglyceroporins, permeable to both water and small molecules; superaquaporins, the sub-cellular aquaporins. WCPs belong to the superfamily of major intrinsic proteins (MIPs).
pathway
water transport