| Protein Name | aquaporin 5 |
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| Organism | Mus musculus |
| Gene ID | 11830 |
| Gene Symbol | Aqp5 |
| UniProt | Q9WTY4 (AQP5_MOUSE) |
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Total Number of functionally related compound(s) :
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Total Number of Articles : 96 |
Description |
aquaporin 5 |
| Gene Summary |
Predicted to enable identical protein binding activity and water channel activity. Acts upstream of or within camera-type eye morphogenesis; saliva secretion; and water transport. Located in several cellular components, including apical plasma membrane; basal plasma membrane; and microvillus. Is expressed in several structures, including exocrine system; lung; nucleus pulposus; oocyte; and sensory organ. Used to study dry eye syndrome. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in Bothnian type palmoplantar keratoderma. Orthologous to human AQP5 (aquaporin 5). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Jun 2025] |
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