AQP7
Sign in to saveAlso known as AQP7L, AQP9, AQPap, GLYCQTL, aquaporin 7
Aquaporin-7 (AQP-7) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the AQP7 gene.
Gene data
AQP7- Name
- aquaporin 7
- Type
- protein-coding
- Position
- 33,383,133–33,437,236 (−)
- Aliases
- AQP7L, AQPap, GLYCQTL
- Ensembl
- ENSG00000165269
- RefSeq RNA
- NM_001170.3, NM_001318156.2, NM_001318157.2, NM_001318158.2, NM_001376191.1
- RefSeq protein
- NP_001161.1, NP_001305085.1, NP_001305086.1, NP_001305087.1, NP_001363120.1
This gene encodes a member of the aquaporin family of water-selective membrane channels. The encoded protein localizes to the plasma membrane and allows movement of water, glycerol and urea across cell membranes. This gene is highly expressed in the adipose tissue where the encoded protein facilitates efflux of glycerol. In the proximal straight tubules of kidney, the encoded protein is localized to the apical membrane and prevents excretion of glycerol into urine. The encoded protein is present in spermatids, as well as in the testicular and epididymal spermatozoa suggesting an important role in late spermatogenesis. Alternative splicing of this gene results in multiple transcript variants encoding different isoforms. This gene is located adjacent to a related aquaporin gene on chromosome 9. Multiple pseudogenes of this gene have been identified. [provided by RefSeq, Dec 2015].
Gene Ontology
Biological process
Molecular function
Pathways
via MyGene.info
Gene · Ensembl
aquaporin 7
- Symbol
- AQP7
- Biotype
- Protein coding
- Organism
- Homo sapiens
- Location
- 9:33,383,133-33,437,236
- Strand
- Reverse (−)
- Assembly
- GRCh38
via Ensembl · EMBL-EBI
~1 min read
Encyclopedic overview
3 sectionsContents
- References
- Further reading
- External links
Aquaporin-7 (AQP-7) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the AQP7 gene.
Aquaporins/major intrinsic proteins (MIP) are a family of water-selective membrane channels. Aquaporin-7 has greater sequence similarity with AQP3 and AQP9 and they may be a subfamily. Aquaporin-7 and AQP3 are at the same chromosomal location suggesting that 9p13 may be a site of an aquaporin cluster. Aquaporin-7 facilitates water, glycerol and urea transport. It may play an important role in thermoregulation in the form of perspiration, and sperm function.
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