Gene Symbol | AQP5 |
Entrez Gene ID | 362 |
Full Name | aquaporin 5 |
Synonyms | AQP-5,PPKB |
General protein information |
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Gene Type | protein-coding |
Organism | Homo sapiens(human) |
Genome | |
Summary | Aquaporin 5 (AQP5) is a water channel protein. Aquaporins are a family of small integral membrane proteins related to the major intrinsic protein (MIP or AQP0). Aquaporin 5 plays a role in the generation of saliva, tears and pulmonary secretions. AQP0, AQP2, AQP5, and AQP6 are closely related and all map to 12q13. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]. |
Disorder MIM: | |
Disorder Html: | Palmoplantar keratoderma, Bothnian type, 600231 (3) |