| Entrez gene ID | | 360 |
| Official gene symbol | | AQP3 |
| Full name | | aquaporin 3 (Gill blood group) |
| Aliases | | ,GIL, |
| Gene summary | | Aquaporin 3 is a water channel protein. Aquaporins are a family of small integral membrane proteins related to the major intrinsic protein (MIP or AQP0). Aquaporin 3 is localized at the basal lateral membranes of collecting duct cells in the kidney. In addition to its water channel function, aquaporin 3 has been found to facilitate the transport of nonionic small solutes such as urea and glycerol, but to a smaller degree. It has been suggested that water channels can be functionally heterogeneous and possess water and solute permeation mechanisms. [provided by RefSeq] |
| Location | | Chromosome: 9 Locus: 9p13 |
| Gene position | | 33447590 - 33441158 Map Viewer |
| Gene orientation | | minus |
| Gene size | | 6433 bp |
| Gene sequence |
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| OMIM ID | | 600170 |