Names & Taxonomy

Uniprot ID:
P55087
Entry Name:
AQP4_HUMAN
Status:
reviewed
Protein Names:
Aquaporin-4 (AQP-4) (Mercurial-insensitive water channel) (MIWC) (WCH4)
Gene Names:
AQP4
Gene Names Primary:
AQP4
Organism:
Homo sapiens (Human)

Structure

Length:
323
Sequence:
MSDRPTARRWGKCGPLCTRENIMVAFKGVWTQAFWKAVTAEFLAMLIFVLLSLGSTINWGGTEKPLPVDMVLISLCFGLSIATMVQCFGHISGGHINPAVTVAMVCTRKISIAKSVFYIAAQCLGAIIGAGILYLVTPPSVVGGLGVTMVHGNLTAGHGLLVELIITFQLVFTIFASCDSKRTDVTGSIALAIGFSVAIGHLFAINYTGASMNPARSFGPAVIMGNWENHWIYWVGPIIGAVLAGGLYEYVFCPDVEFKRRFKEAFSKAAQQTKGSYMEVEDNRSQVETDDLILKPGVVHVIDVDRGEEKKGKDQSGEVLSSV
Proteomes:
UP000005640

Subcellular location

Subcellular Location:
Membrane; Multi-pass membrane protein.

Function

Function:
Forms a water-specific channel. Osmoreceptor which regulates body water balance and mediates water flow within the central nervous system.
Gene Ontology Go:
basolateral plasma membrane
cytoplasm
external side of plasma membrane
integral component of membrane
plasma membrane
glycerol channel activity
water channel activity
water transmembrane transporter activity
cellular response to interferon-gamma
glycerol transport
ion transmembrane transport
multicellular organismal water homeostasis
renal water homeostasis
transmembrane transport
transport
water transport
Gene Ontology Biological Process:
cellular response to interferon-gamma
glycerol transport
ion transmembrane transport
multicellular organismal water homeostasis
renal water homeostasis
transmembrane transport
transport
water transport
Gene Ontology Molecular Function:
glycerol channel activity
water channel activity
water transmembrane transporter activity
Gene Ontology Cellular Component:
basolateral plasma membrane
cytoplasm
external side of plasma membrane
integral component of membrane
plasma membrane
Keywords:
3D-structure
Alternative splicing
Complete proteome
Glycoprotein
Membrane
Phosphoprotein
Reference proteome
Repeat
Transmembrane
Transmembrane helix
Transport

Publication

PubMed ID:
7559426 8601457 8855281 16177791 15489334 22328087 19383790