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. 2010 Feb 10;107(9):4135–4140. doi: 10.1073/pnas.0910632107

Table 1.

The ten aquaporin representative three-dimensional-structures.

PDB-code Subfamily Source Resolution (Å) Main selectivity
1fx8 (13) GlpF Escherichia coli 2.20 Glycerol, Water (low) (7)
1j4n (40) AQP1 Bos taurus 2.20 Water (29)
1rc2 (41) AqpZ Escherichia coli 2.50 Water (6)
1ymg (32) AQP0 Bos taurus 2.24 Water (low) (29)
1z98 (28) PIP2 Spinacia oleracea 2.10 Water (42)
2f2b (43) AqpM Methanothermobacter marburgensis 1.68 Glycerol, Water (low) (8)
2w2e (5) Aqy1 Pichia pastoris 1.15 Water (5)
3c02 (44) PfAQP Plasmodium falciparum 2.05 Water, Glycerol* (9)
3d9s (45) AQP5 Homo sapiens 2.00 Water (29)
3gd8 (46) AQP4 Homo sapiens 1.80 Water (29)

*Sugar alcohols up to five carbons and urea have also been shown to permeate the pore (9).