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Facts about Aquaporin-5.
Required for TRPV4 activation by hypotonicity (PubMed:16571723). Together with TRPV4, controls regulatory volume decrease in salivary epithelial cells (PubMed:16571723).
| Human | |
|---|---|
| Gene Name: | AQP5 |
| Uniprot: | P55064 |
| Entrez: | 362 |

| Belongs to: |
|---|
| MIP/aquaporin (TC 1.A.8) family |

AQP-5; aquaporin 5; aquaporin-5
Mass (kDA):
28.292 kDA

| Human | |
|---|---|
| Location: | 12q13.12 |
| Sequence: | 12; NC_000012.12 (49961855..49965682) |
Apical cell membrane; Multi-pass membrane protein. Cell membrane; Multi-pass membrane protein. Cytoplasmic vesicle membrane; Multi-pass membrane protein. Hypotonicity increases location at the cell membrane. Phosphorylation decreases location at the cell membrane.






PMID: 8621489 by Lee M.D., et al. The human aquaporin-5 gene. Molecular characterization and chromosomal localization.
PMID: 16571723 by Liu X., et al. A role for AQP5 in activation of TRPV4 by hypotonicity: concerted involvement of AQP5 and TRPV4 in regulation of cell volume recovery.
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