Water

Abstract

THE STRUCTURE OF THE WATER MOLECULE The Water Molecule, Liquid Water, Hydrogen Bonds, and Water Networks Martin Chaplin WATER AS A SOLVENT Protein Dynamics and Hydration Water Marie-Claire Bellissent-Funel Effect of Hydration on Protein Dynamics Mikio Kataoka and Hiroshi Nakagawa Statistical-Mechanics Theory of Molecular Recognition: Water and Other Molecules Recognized by Protein Norio Yoshida, Yasuomi Kiyota, Thanyada Rungrotmongkol, Saree Phongphanphanee, Takashi Imai, and Fumio Hirata Hydrophobic Molecules in Water B. Cabane WATER AT INTERFACES How Water Meets a Hydrophobic Interface Yingxi (Elaine) Zhu Characteristics of Water Adjacent to Hydrophilic Interfaces Hyok Yoo, David R. Baker, Christopher M. Pirie, Basil Hovakeemian, and Gerald H. Pollack WATER AND CELL MEMBRANES Water and Membranes: Insights from Molecular Dynamics Simulations Mounir Tarek Water in Membranes, Water in Cells: Neutrons Reveal Dynamics and Interactions M. Jasnin, A. M. Stadler, and G. Zaccai Structure and Inhibitor of Water Channel in Brain Yukihiro Tanimura, Kazutoshi Tani, Hiroshi Suzuki, Kouki Nishikawa, Akiko Kamegawa, Yoko Hiroaki, and Yoshinori Fujiyoshi Water, Membranes, and Life Without Water John H. Crowe WATER AND CELLULAR STRUCTURE/PHYSIOLOGY Interfacial Water and Cell Architecture/Function Frank Mayer Water-Based Biological Homeostasis in Multiple Fluid-Filled Compartments in the Higher Organisms: Regulation by the Paracellular Barrier-Forming Tight Junctions of Epithelial Cell Sheets Yuji Yamazaki, Atsushi Tamura, and Sachiko Tsukita Role of the Septin Cytoskeleton for the Functional Organization of the Plasma Membrane Makoto Kinoshita Water Movements Associated with Neuronal Activity Revealed by Optical Methods: Focus on Digital Holographic Microscopy P. Marquet, P. Jourdain, C. Depeursinge, and P. J. Magistretti WATER, HEALTH, AND LIFE Water and the Mind: Role of Water, Cell Membranes, and Diffusion in Brain Function Imaging Denis Le Bihan Water and Brain Hidenao Fukuyama Water, a Key Molecule for Living, Water in Metabolism and Biodiversity Gilles Boeuf