NameAquaporin-8
Synonyms
  • AQP-8
Gene NameAQP8
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0020826|Aquaporin-8
MSGEIAMCEPEFGNDKAREPSVGGRWRVSWYERFVQPCLVELLGSALFIFIGCLSVIENG
TDTGLLQPALAHGLALGLVIATLGNISGGHFNPAVSLAAMLIGGLNLVMLLPYWVSQLLG
GMLGAALAKAVSPEERFWNASGAAFVTVQEQGQVAGALVAEIILTTLLALAVCMGAINEK
TKGPLAPFSIGFAVTVDILAGGPVSGGCMNPARAFGPAVVANHWNFHWIYWLGPLLAGLL
VGLLIRCFIGDGKTRLILKAR
Number of residues261
Molecular Weight27381.01
Theoretical pINot Available
GO Classification
Functions
  • glycerol channel activity
  • water channel activity
Processes
  • transmembrane transport
  • ion transmembrane transport
  • water transport
  • cellular response to cAMP
  • canalicular bile acid transport
  • response to reactive oxygen species
  • cellular water homeostasis
  • glycerol transport
  • transport
Components
  • integral component of plasma membrane
  • intracellular membrane-bounded organelle
  • apical part of cell
  • intracellular canaliculus
  • plasma membrane
General FunctionWater channel activity
Specific FunctionForms a water-specific channel; mercury-sensitive. Not permeable to glycerol or urea.
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane Regions37-57 85-105 108-128 157-177 184-204 229-249
GenBank Protein IDNot Available
UniProtKB IDO94778
UniProtKB Entry NameAQP8_HUMAN
Cellular LocationMembrane
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0020827|Aquaporin-8 (AQP8)
ATGTCTGGAGAGATAGCCATGTGTGAGCCTGAATTTGGCAATGACAAGGCCAGGGAGCCG
AGCGTGGGTGGCAGGTGGCGAGTGTCCTGGTACGAACGGTTTGTGCAGCCATGTCTGGTC
GAACTGCTGGGCTCTGCTCTCTTCATCTTCATCGGGTGCCTGTCGGTCATTGAGAATGGG
ACGGACACTGGGCTGCTGCAGCCGGCCCTGGCCCACGGGCTGGCTTTGGGGCTCGTGATT
GCCACGCTGGGGAATATCAGTGGTGGACACTTCAACCCTGCGGTGTCCCTGGCAGCCATG
CTGATCGGAGGCCTCAACCTGGTGATGCTCCTCCCGTACTGGGTCTCACAGCTGCTCGGG
GGGATGCTCGGGGCTGCCTTGGCCAAGGCGGTGAGTCCTGAGGAGAGGTTCTGGAATGCA
TCTGGGGCGGCCTTTGTGACAGTCCAGGAGCAGGGGCAGGTGGCAGGGGCGTTGGTGGCA
GAGATCATCCTGACGACGCTGCTGGCCCTGGCTGTATGCATGGGTGCCATCAATGAGAAG
ACAAAGGGCCCTCTGGCCCCGTTCTCCATCGGCTTTGCCGTCACCGTGGATATCCTGGCT
GGGGGCCCTGTGTCTGGAGGCTGCATGAATCCCGCCCGTGCTTTTGGACCTGCGGTGGTG
GCCAACCACTGGAACTTCCACTGGATCTACTGGCTGGGCCCACTCCTGGCTGGCCTGCTT
GTTGGACTGCTCATTAGGTGCTTCATTGGAGATGGGAAGACCCGCCTCATCCTGAAGGCT
CGGTGA
GenBank Gene IDNot Available
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDNot Available
HGNC IDHGNC:642
Chromosome Location16
LocusNot Available
References
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