Aquaporin-5
Name | Aquaporin-5 |
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Synonyms | AQP-5 |
Gene Name | AQP5 |
Organism | Human |
Amino acid sequence | >lcl|BSEQ0013403|Aquaporin-5 MKKEVCSVAFLKAVFAEFLATLIFVFFGLGSALKWPSALPTILQIALAFGLAIGTLAQAL GPVSGGHINPAITLALLVGNQISLLRAFFYVAAQLVGAIAGAGILYGVAPLNARGNLAVN ALNNNTTQGQAMVVELILTFQLALCIFASTDSRRTSPVGSPALSIGLSVTLGHLVGIYFT GCSMNPARSFGPAVVMNRFSPAHWVFWVGPIVGAVLAAILYFYLLFPNSLSLSERVAIIK GTYEPDEDWEEQREERKKTMELTTR |
Number of residues | 265 |
Molecular Weight | 28291.89 |
Theoretical pI | None |
GO Classification |
Functions
glycerol channel activity water channel activity Processes
carbon dioxide transport excretion water transport pancreatic juice secretion odontogenesis transmembrane transport ion transmembrane transport cellular water homeostasis saliva secretion glycerol transport camera-type eye morphogenesis Components
basal plasma membrane endoplasmic reticulum plasma membrane microvillus extracellular exosome integral component of plasma membrane apical plasma membrane |
General Function | Water channel activity |
Specific Function | Forms a water-specific channel. Implicated in the generation of saliva, tears, and pulmonary secretions. Required for TRPV4 activation by hypotonicity (PubMed:16571723). Together with TRPV4, controls regulatory volume decrease in salivary epithelial cells (PubMed:16571723). |
Transmembrane Regions | 13-33 37-57 88-108 127-147 162-182 206-226 |
GenBank Protein ID | |
UniProtKB ID | P55064 |
UniProtKB Entry Name | AQP5_HUMAN |
Cellular Location | Apical cell membrane |
Gene sequence | >lcl|BSEQ0013404|Aquaporin-5 (AQP5) ATGAAGAAGGAGGTGTGCTCCGTGGCCTTCCTCAAGGCCGTGTTCGCAGAGTTCTTGGCC ACCCTCATCTTCGTCTTCTTTGGCCTGGGCTCGGCCCTCAAGTGGCCGTCGGCGCTGCCT ACCATCCTGCAGATCGCGCTGGCGTTTGGCCTGGCCATAGGCACGCTGGCCCAGGCCCTG GGACCCGTGAGCGGCGGCCACATCAACCCCGCCATCACCCTGGCCCTCTTGGTGGGCAAC CAGATCTCGCTGCTCCGGGCTTTCTTCTACGTGGCGGCCCAGCTGGTGGGCGCCATTGCC GGGGCTGGCATCCTCTACGGTGTGGCACCGCTCAATGCCCGGGGCAATCTGGCCGTCAAC GCGCTCAACAACAACACAACGCAGGGCCAGGCCATGGTGGTGGAGCTGATTCTGACCTTC CAGCTGGCACTCTGCATCTTCGCCTCCACTGACTCCCGCCGCACCAGCCCTGTGGGCTCC CCAGCCCTGTCCATTGGCCTGTCTGTCACCCTGGGCCACCTTGTCGGAATCTACTTCACT GGCTGCTCCATGAACCCAGCCCGCTCTTTTGGCCCTGCGGTGGTCATGAATCGGTTCAGC CCCGCTCACTGGGTTTTCTGGGTAGGGCCCATCGTGGGGGCGGTCCTGGCTGCCATCCTT TACTTCTACCTGCTCTTCCCCAACTCCCTGAGCCTGAGTGAGCGTGTGGCCATCATCAAA GGCACGTATGAGCCTGACGAGGACTGGGAGGAGCAGCGGGAAGAGCGGAAGAAGACCATG GAGCTGACCACCCGCTGA |
GenBank Gene ID | |
GeneCard ID | None |
GenAtlas ID | |
HGNC ID | HGNC:638 |
Chromosome Location | 12 |
Locus | None |
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