Gene Symbol | Aqp9 |
Entrez Gene ID | 64008 |
Full Name | aquaporin 9 |
Synonyms | 1700020I22Rik,AI266899,AQP-9 |
General protein information |
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Gene Type | protein-coding |
Organism | Mus musculus(house mouse) |
Genome | |
Summary | This gene encodes a member of the aquaglyceroporin subfamily of aquaporins. This protein transports water, glycerol, urea, purines and pyrimidines and plays a role in glycerol metabolism and osteoclast differentiation. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, Dec 2012]. |