Species Human Entrez 366 | Human Mouse Ensembl ENSG00000103569 | |
Aliases AQP9, AQP-9, HsT17287, SSC1, T17287, aquaporin 9 External IDs MGI: 1891066 HomoloGene: 41405 GeneCards: AQP9 |
Aquaporin-9 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the AQP9 gene.
The aquaporins/major intrinsic protein are a family of water-selective membrane channels. Aquaporin 9 has greater sequence similarity with AQP3 and AQP7 and they may be a subfamily. Aquaporin 9 allows passage of a wide variety of noncharged solutes. AQP9 stimulates urea transport and osmotic water permeability; there are contradicting reports about its role in providing glycerol permeability. Aquaporin 9 may also have some role in specialized leukocyte functions such as immunological response and bactericidal activity.
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