NameAquaporin-3
Synonyms
  • AQP-3
  • Aquaglyceroporin-3
Gene NameAQP3
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0008810|Aquaporin-3
MGRQKELVSRCGEMLHIRYRLLRQALAECLGTLILVMFGCGSVAQVVLSRGTHGGFLTIN
LAFGFAVTLGILIAGQVSGAHLNPAVTFAMCFLAREPWIKLPIYTLAQTLGAFLGAGIVF
GLYYDAIWHFADNQLFVSGPNGTAGIFATYPSGHLDMINGFFDQFIGTASLIVCVLAIVD
PYNNPVPRGLEAFTVGLVVLVIGTSMGFNSGYAVNPARDFGPRLFTALAGWGSAVFTTGQ
HWWWVPIVSPLLGSIAGVFVYQLMIGCHLEQPPPSNEEENVKLAHVKHKEQI
Number of residues292
Molecular Weight31543.605
Theoretical pINot Available
GO Classification
Functions
  • transporter activity
  • glycerol channel activity
  • water channel activity
  • urea transmembrane transporter activity
Processes
  • response to retinoic acid
  • urea transmembrane transport
  • renal water absorption
  • positive regulation of immune system process
  • transmembrane transport
  • regulation of keratinocyte differentiation
  • ion transmembrane transport
  • response to calcium ion
  • excretion
  • renal water homeostasis
  • water transport
  • response to vitamin D
  • transport
  • odontogenesis
  • cellular water homeostasis
Components
  • integral component of plasma membrane
  • basolateral plasma membrane
  • cell-cell junction
  • cytoplasm
  • nucleus
  • plasma membrane
  • integral component of membrane
General FunctionWater channel activity
Specific FunctionWater channel required to promote glycerol permeability and water transport across cell membranes. Acts as a glycerol transporter in skin and plays an important role in regulating SC (stratum corneum) and epidermal glycerol content. Involved in skin hydration, wound healing, and tumorigenesis. Provides kidney medullary collecting duct with high permeability to water, thereby permitting water to move in the direction of an osmotic gradient. Slightly permeable to urea and may function as a water and urea exit mechanism in antidiuresis in collecting duct cells. It may play an important role in gastrointestinal tract water transport and in glycerol metabolism (By similarity).
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane Regions29-49 54-74 110-130 158-178 189-209 245-265
GenBank Protein IDNot Available
UniProtKB IDQ92482
UniProtKB Entry NameAQP3_HUMAN
Cellular LocationBasolateral cell membrane
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0017599|Aquaporin-3 (AQP3)
ATGGGTCGACAGAAGGAGCTGGTGTCCCGCTGCGGGGAGATGCTCCACATCCGCTACCGG
CTGCTCCGACAGGCGCTGGCCGAGTGCCTGGGGACCCTCATCCTGGTGATGTTTGGCTGT
GGCTCCGTGGCCCAGGTTGTGCTCAGCCGGGGCACCCACGGTGGTTTCCTCACCATCAAC
CTGGCCTTTGGCTTTGCTGTCACTCTGGGCATCCTCATCGCTGGCCAGGTCTCTGGGGCC
CACCTGAACCCTGCCGTGACCTTTGCCATGTGCTTCCTGGCTCGTGAGCCCTGGATCAAG
CTGCCCATCTACACCCTGGCACAGACGCTGGGAGCCTTCTTGGGTGCTGGAATAGTTTTT
GGGCTGTATTATGATGCAATCTGGCACTTCGCCGACAACCAGCTTTTTGTTTCGGGCCCC
AATGGCACAGCCGGCATCTTTGCTACCTACCCCTCTGGACACTTGGATATGATCAATGGC
TTCTTTGACCAGTTCATAGGCACAGCCTCCCTTATCGTGTGTGTGCTGGCCATTGTTGAC
CCCTACAACAACCCCGTCCCCCGAGGCCTGGAGGCCTTCACCGTGGGCCTGGTGGTCCTG
GTCATTGGCACCTCCATGGGCTTCAACTCCGGCTATGCCGTCAACCCTGCCCGGGACTTT
GGCCCCCGCCTTTTTACAGCCCTTGCGGGCTGGGGCTCTGCAGTCTTCACGACCGGCCAG
CATTGGTGGTGGGTGCCCATCGTGTCCCCACTCCTGGGCTCCATTGCGGGTGTCTTCGTG
TACCAGCTGATGATCGGCTGCCACCTGGAGCAGCCCCCACCCTCCAACGAGGAAGAGAAT
GTGAAGCTGGCCCATGTGAAGCACAAGGAGCAGATCTGA
GenBank Gene IDNot Available
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDNot Available
HGNC IDHGNC:636
Chromosome Location9
LocusNot Available
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