NameAquaporin-2
Synonyms
  • ADH water channel
  • AQP-2
  • AQP-CD
  • Aquaporin-CD
  • Collecting duct water channel protein
  • Water channel protein for renal collecting duct
  • WCH-CD
Gene NameAQP2
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0013408|Aquaporin-2
MWELRSIAFSRAVFAEFLATLLFVFFGLGSALNWPQALPSVLQIAMAFGLGIGTLVQALG
HISGAHINPAVTVACLVGCHVSVLRAAFYVAAQLLGAVAGAALLHEITPADIRGDLAVNA
LSNSTTAGQAVTVELFLTLQLVLCIFASTDERRGENPGTPALSIGFSVALGHLLGIHYTG
CSMNPARSLAPAVVTGKFDDHWVFWIGPLVGAILGSLLYNYVLFPPAKSLSERLAVLKGL
EPDTDWEEREVRRRQSVELHSPQSLPRGTKA
Number of residues271
Molecular Weight28837.17
Theoretical pINot Available
GO Classification
Functions
  • glycerol channel activity
  • water channel activity
  • glycerol transmembrane transporter activity
  • water transmembrane transporter activity
Processes
  • excretion
  • renal water homeostasis
  • water transport
  • cellular water homeostasis
  • glycerol transport
  • cellular response to copper ion
  • transmembrane transport
  • cellular response to mercury ion
  • ion transmembrane transport
  • metanephric collecting duct development
  • renal water transport
  • cellular response to water deprivation
Components
  • transport vesicle membrane
  • membrane
  • plasma membrane
  • Golgi apparatus
  • extracellular exosome
  • integral component of plasma membrane
  • basolateral plasma membrane
  • apical plasma membrane
  • recycling endosome
General FunctionWater transmembrane transporter activity
Specific FunctionForms a water-specific channel that provides the plasma membranes of renal collecting duct with high permeability to water, thereby permitting water to move in the direction of an osmotic gradient.
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane Regions17-34 41-59 86-107 128-148 157-176 203-224
GenBank Protein IDNot Available
UniProtKB IDP41181
UniProtKB Entry NameAQP2_HUMAN
Cellular LocationApical cell membrane
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0013409|Aquaporin-2 (AQP2)
ATGTGGGAGCTCCGCTCCATAGCCTTCTCCAGGGCTGTGTTCGCAGAGTTCCTGGCCACA
CTCCTCTTCGTCTTCTTTGGCCTCGGCTCTGCCCTCAACTGGCCACAGGCCCTGCCCTCT
GTGCTACAGATTGCCATGGCGTTTGGCTTGGGTATTGGCACCCTGGTACAGGCTCTGGGC
CACATAAGCGGGGCCCACATCAACCCTGCCGTGACTGTGGCCTGCCTGGTGGGCTGCCAC
GTCTCCGTTCTCCGAGCCGCCTTCTACGTGGCTGCCCAGCTGCTGGGGGCTGTGGCCGGA
GCCGCTCTGCTCCATGAGATCACGCCAGCAGACATCCGCGGGGACCTGGCTGTCAATGCT
CTCAGCAACAGCACGACGGCTGGCCAGGCGGTGACTGTGGAGCTCTTCCTGACACTGCAG
CTGGTGCTCTGCATCTTCGCCTCCACCGATGAGCGCCGCGGAGAGAACCCGGGCACCCCT
GCTCTCTCCATAGGCTTCTCCGTGGCCCTGGGCCACCTCCTTGGGATCCATTACACCGGC
TGCTCTATGAATCCTGCCCGCTCCCTGGCTCCAGCTGTCGTCACTGGCAAATTTGATGAC
CACTGGGTCTTCTGGATCGGACCCCTGGTGGGCGCCATCCTGGGCTCCCTCCTCTACAAC
TACGTGCTGTTTCCGCCAGCCAAGAGCCTGTCGGAGCGCCTGGCAGTGCTGAAGGGCCTG
GAGCCGGACACCGATTGGGAGGAGCGCGAGGTGCGACGGCGGCAGTCGGTGGAGCTGCAC
TCGCCGCAGAGCCTGCCACGGGGTACCAAGGCCTGA
GenBank Gene IDNot Available
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDNot Available
HGNC IDHGNC:634
Chromosome Location12
LocusNot Available
References
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