| Gene Symbol | AQP5 |
| Entrez Gene ID | 362 |
| Full Name | aquaporin 5 |
| Synonyms | AQP-5,PPKB |
| General protein information |
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| Gene Type | protein-coding |
| Organism | Homo sapiens(human) |
| Genome | |
| Summary | Aquaporin 5 (AQP5) is a water channel protein. Aquaporins are a family of small integral membrane proteins related to the major intrinsic protein (MIP or AQP0). Aquaporin 5 plays a role in the generation of saliva, tears and pulmonary secretions. AQP0, AQP2, AQP5, and AQP6 are closely related and all map to 12q13. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]. |
| Disorder MIM: | |
| Disorder Html: | Palmoplantar keratoderma, Bothnian type, 600231 (3) |
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