AQP6
Sign in to saveAlso known as AQP2L, KID, aquaporin 6
Aquaporin-6, (AQP-6) also known as kidney-specific aquaporin is a protein in humans that is encoded by the AQP6 gene.
Gene data
AQP6- Name
- aquaporin 6
- Type
- protein-coding
- Position
- 49,967,194–49,977,152 (+)
- Aliases
- AQP2L, KID
- Ensembl
- ENSG00000086159
- RefSeq RNA
- NM_001652.4, NM_053286.1
- RefSeq protein
- NP_001643.2
The protein encoded by this gene is an aquaporin protein, which functions as a water channel in cells. Aquaporins are a family of small integral membrane proteins related to the major intrinsic protein (MIP or AQP0). This protein is specific for the kidney. This gene and related family members AQP0, AQP2, and AQP5 reside in a cluster on chromosome 12q13. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008].
Gene Ontology
Biological process
Molecular function
via MyGene.info
Gene · Ensembl
aquaporin 6
- Symbol
- AQP6
- Biotype
- Protein coding
- Organism
- Homo sapiens
- Location
- 12:49,967,194-49,977,152
- Strand
- Forward (+)
- Assembly
- GRCh38
via Ensembl · EMBL-EBI
~1 min read
Encyclopedic overview
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Aquaporin-6, (AQP-6) also known as kidney-specific aquaporin is a protein in humans that is encoded by the AQP6 gene.
The protein encoded by this gene is an aquaporin protein, which functions as a water channel in cells. Aquaporins are a family of small integral membrane proteins related to the major intrinsic protein (MIP or AQP0). This protein is specific for the kidney. This gene and related family members AQP0, AQP2, and AQP5 reside in a cluster on chromosome 12q13.
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