Entrez gene ID | | 363 |
Official gene symbol | | AQP6 |
Full name | | aquaporin 6, kidney specific |
Aliases | | ,AQP2L,KID, |
Gene summary | | The protein encoded by this gene is an aquaporin protein, which functions as a water channel in cells. Aquaporins are a family of small integral membrane proteins related to the major intrinsic protein (MIP or AQP0). This protein is specific for the kidney. This gene and related family members AQP0, AQP2, and AQP5 reside in a cluster on chromosome 12q13. [provided by RefSeq] |
Location | | Chromosome: 12 Locus: 12q13 |
Gene position | | 50366620 - 50370922 Map Viewer |
Gene orientation | | plus |
Gene size | | 4303 bp |
Gene sequence |
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OMIM ID | | 601383 |
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