Protein Name aquaporin 7
Organism Mus musculus
Gene ID 11832
Gene Symbol

Aqp7

UniProt O54794 (AQP7_MOUSE), Q5DX24 (Q5DX24_MOUSE)
Relationships Total Number of functionally related compound(s) : 27
Total Number of Articles : 46
Description

aquaporin 7

Gene Summary

Predicted to enable glycerol channel activity; urea channel activity; and water channel activity. Acts upstream of or within glycerol transport and renal water absorption. Is integral component of plasma membrane. Colocalizes with lipid droplet. Is expressed in early conceptus; gonad; liver; and metanephros. Orthologous to several human genes including AQP7 (aquaporin 7). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]

synonyms
  • aquaporin-7
  • AQP-7
  • aquaglyceroporin-7
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Properties