[HTML][HTML] The inner mitochondrial membrane has aquaporin-8 water channels and is highly permeable to water

G Calamita, D Ferri, P Gena, GE Liquori… - Journal of Biological …, 2005 - ASBMB
Mitochondria are remarkably plastic organelles constantly changing their shape to fulfil their
various functional activities. Although the osmotic movement of water into and out of the
mitochondrion is central for its morphology and activity, the molecular mechanisms and the
pathways for water transport across the inner mitochondrial membrane (IMM), the main
barrier for molecules moving into and out of the organelle, are completely unknown. Here,
we show the presence of a member of the aquaporin family of water channels, AQP8, and …