Aquaporin — water in single file (3D)

About this app

A patch of cell membrane with an aquaporin tetramer: water passes four pores in single file, its dipole flips at the NPA motif, a proton is rejected. Set the solute gradient, open a cross-section, show NPA and the ar/R constriction, compare with the bare lipid bilayer. Exhibit-ready.

Subject: Biology & neuroscience

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