
Aquaporin-5
| Name | Aquaporin-5 |
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| 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 | Not Available |
| GO Classification | Functions
Processes
Components
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| 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). |
| Pfam Domain Function |
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| Transmembrane Regions | 13-33 37-57 88-108 127-147 162-182 206-226 |
| GenBank Protein ID | Not Available |
| 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 | Not Available |
| GeneCard ID | Not Available |
| GenAtlas ID | Not Available |
| HGNC ID | HGNC:638 |
| Chromosome Location | 12 |
| Locus | Not Available |
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