NameAquaporin-7
Synonyms
  • AQP-7
  • AQP7L
  • AQP9
  • AQPap
  • Aquaglyceroporin-7
  • Aquaporin adipose
  • Aquaporin-7-like
Gene NameAQP7
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0008808|Aquaporin-7
MVQASGHRRSTRGSKMVSWSVIAKIQEILQRKMVREFLAEFMSTYVMMVFGLGSVAHMVL
NKKYGSYLGVNLGFGFGVTMGVHVAGRISGAHMNAAVTFANCALGRVPWRKFPVYVLGQF
LGSFLAAATIYSLFYTAILHFSGGQLMVTGPVATAGIFATYLPDHMTLWRGFLNEAWLTG
MLQLCLFAITDQENNPALPGTEALVIGILVVIIGVSLGMNTGYAINPSRDLPPRIFTFIA
GWGKQVFSNGENWWWVPVVAPLLGAYLGGIIYLVFIGSTIPREPLKLEDSVAYEDHGITV
LPKMGSHEPTISPLTPVSVSPANRSSVHPAPPLHESMALEHF
Number of residues342
Molecular Weight37231.325
Theoretical pINot Available
GO Classification
Functions
  • glycerol channel activity
  • water channel activity
  • urea transmembrane transporter activity
Processes
  • excretion
  • water transport
  • cellular water homeostasis
  • glycerol transport
  • urea transmembrane transport
  • generation of precursor metabolites and energy
  • transmembrane transport
  • ion transmembrane transport
Components
  • cell-cell junction
  • cytoplasm
  • plasma membrane
  • integral component of plasma membrane
General FunctionWater channel activity
Specific FunctionForms a channel for water and glycerol.
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane Regions37-57 66-86 114-134 171-191 197-217 256-276
GenBank Protein IDNot Available
UniProtKB IDO14520
UniProtKB Entry NameAQP7_HUMAN
Cellular LocationMembrane
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0017598|Aquaporin-7 (AQP7)
ATGGTTCAAGCATCCGGGCACAGGCGGTCCACCCGTGGCTCCAAAATGGTCTCCTGGTCC
GTGATAGCAAAGATCCAGGAAATACTGCAGAGGAAGATGGTGCGAGAGTTCCTGGCCGAG
TTCATGAGCACATATGTCATGATGGTATTCGGCCTTGGTTCCGTGGCCCATATGGTTCTA
AATAAAAAATATGGGAGCTACCTTGGTGTCAACTTGGGTTTTGGCTTCGGAGTCACCATG
GGAGTGCACGTGGCAGGCCGCATCTCTGGAGCCCACATGAACGCAGCTGTGACCTTTGCT
AACTGTGCGCTGGGCCGCGTGCCCTGGAGGAAGTTTCCGGTCTATGTGCTGGGGCAGTTC
CTGGGCTCCTTCCTGGCGGCTGCCACCATCTACAGTCTCTTCTACACGGCCATTCTCCAC
TTTTCGGGTGGACAGCTGATGGTGACCGGTCCCGTCGCTACAGCTGGCATTTTTGCCACC
TACCTTCCTGATCACATGACATTGTGGCGGGGCTTCCTGAATGAGGCGTGGCTGACCGGG
ATGCTCCAGCTGTGTCTCTTCGCCATCACGGACCAGGAGAACAACCCAGCACTGCCAGGA
ACAGAGGCGCTGGTGATAGGCATCCTCGTGGTCATCATCGGGGTGTCCCTTGGCATGAAC
ACAGGATATGCCATCAACCCGTCCCGGGACCTGCCCCCCCGCATCTTCACCTTCATTGCT
GGTTGGGGCAAACAGGTCTTCAGCAATGGGGAGAACTGGTGGTGGGTGCCAGTGGTGGCA
CCACTTCTGGGTGCCTATCTAGGTGGCATCATCTACCTGGTCTTCATTGGCTCCACCATC
CCACGGGAGCCCCTGAAATTGGAGGATTCTGTGGCGTATGAAGACCACGGGATAACCGTA
TTGCCCAAGATGGGATCTCATGAACCCACGATCTCTCCCCTCACCCCCGTCTCTGTGAGC
CCTGCCAACAGATCTTCAGTCCACCCTGCCCCACCCTTACATGAATCCATGGCCCTAGAG
CACTTCTAA
GenBank Gene IDNot Available
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDNot Available
HGNC IDHGNC:640
Chromosome Location9
LocusNot Available
References
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