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NameAquaporin-5
Synonyms
  • AQP-5
Gene NameAQP5
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0013403|Aquaporin-5
MKKEVCSVAFLKAVFAEFLATLIFVFFGLGSALKWPSALPTILQIALAFGLAIGTLAQAL
GPVSGGHINPAITLALLVGNQISLLRAFFYVAAQLVGAIAGAGILYGVAPLNARGNLAVN
ALNNNTTQGQAMVVELILTFQLALCIFASTDSRRTSPVGSPALSIGLSVTLGHLVGIYFT
GCSMNPARSFGPAVVMNRFSPAHWVFWVGPIVGAVLAAILYFYLLFPNSLSLSERVAIIK
GTYEPDEDWEEQREERKKTMELTTR
Number of residues265
Molecular Weight28291.89
Theoretical pINot Available
GO Classification
Functions
  • glycerol channel activity
  • water channel activity
Processes
  • excretion
  • water transport
  • pancreatic juice secretion
  • odontogenesis
  • cellular water homeostasis
  • glycerol transport
  • camera-type eye morphogenesis
  • carbon dioxide transport
  • transmembrane transport
  • ion transmembrane transport
  • saliva secretion
Components
  • apical plasma membrane
  • basal plasma membrane
  • microvillus
  • endoplasmic reticulum
  • plasma membrane
  • extracellular exosome
  • integral component of plasma membrane
General FunctionWater channel activity
Specific FunctionForms a water-specific channel. Implicated in the generation of saliva, tears, and pulmonary secretions. Required for TRPV4 activation by hypotonicity (PubMed:16571723). Together with TRPV4, controls regulatory volume decrease in salivary epithelial cells (PubMed:16571723).
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane Regions13-33 37-57 88-108 127-147 162-182 206-226
GenBank Protein IDNot Available
UniProtKB IDP55064
UniProtKB Entry NameAQP5_HUMAN
Cellular LocationApical cell membrane
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0013404|Aquaporin-5 (AQP5)
ATGAAGAAGGAGGTGTGCTCCGTGGCCTTCCTCAAGGCCGTGTTCGCAGAGTTCTTGGCC
ACCCTCATCTTCGTCTTCTTTGGCCTGGGCTCGGCCCTCAAGTGGCCGTCGGCGCTGCCT
ACCATCCTGCAGATCGCGCTGGCGTTTGGCCTGGCCATAGGCACGCTGGCCCAGGCCCTG
GGACCCGTGAGCGGCGGCCACATCAACCCCGCCATCACCCTGGCCCTCTTGGTGGGCAAC
CAGATCTCGCTGCTCCGGGCTTTCTTCTACGTGGCGGCCCAGCTGGTGGGCGCCATTGCC
GGGGCTGGCATCCTCTACGGTGTGGCACCGCTCAATGCCCGGGGCAATCTGGCCGTCAAC
GCGCTCAACAACAACACAACGCAGGGCCAGGCCATGGTGGTGGAGCTGATTCTGACCTTC
CAGCTGGCACTCTGCATCTTCGCCTCCACTGACTCCCGCCGCACCAGCCCTGTGGGCTCC
CCAGCCCTGTCCATTGGCCTGTCTGTCACCCTGGGCCACCTTGTCGGAATCTACTTCACT
GGCTGCTCCATGAACCCAGCCCGCTCTTTTGGCCCTGCGGTGGTCATGAATCGGTTCAGC
CCCGCTCACTGGGTTTTCTGGGTAGGGCCCATCGTGGGGGCGGTCCTGGCTGCCATCCTT
TACTTCTACCTGCTCTTCCCCAACTCCCTGAGCCTGAGTGAGCGTGTGGCCATCATCAAA
GGCACGTATGAGCCTGACGAGGACTGGGAGGAGCAGCGGGAAGAGCGGAAGAAGACCATG
GAGCTGACCACCCGCTGA
GenBank Gene IDNot Available
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDNot Available
HGNC IDHGNC:638
Chromosome Location12
LocusNot Available
References
  1. Lee MD, Bhakta KY, Raina S, Yonescu R, Griffin CA, Copeland NG, Gilbert DJ, Jenkins NA, Preston GM, Agre P: The human Aquaporin-5 gene. Molecular characterization and chromosomal localization. J Biol Chem. 1996 Apr 12;271(15):8599-604. 8621489
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  3. Liu X, Bandyopadhyay BC, Nakamoto T, Singh B, Liedtke W, Melvin JE, Ambudkar I: A role for AQP5 in activation of TRPV4 by hypotonicity: concerted involvement of AQP5 and TRPV4 in regulation of cell volume recovery. J Biol Chem. 2006 Jun 2;281(22):15485-95. Epub 2006 Mar 29. 16571723
  4. Blaydon DC, Lind LK, Plagnol V, Linton KJ, Smith FJ, Wilson NJ, McLean WH, Munro CS, South AP, Leigh IM, O'Toole EA, Lundstrom A, Kelsell DP: Mutations in AQP5, encoding a water-channel protein, cause autosomal-dominant diffuse nonepidermolytic palmoplantar keratoderma. Am J Hum Genet. 2013 Aug 8;93(2):330-5. doi: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2013.06.008. Epub 2013 Jul 3. 23830519