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Aquaporin 3

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Species
  
Human

Entrez
  
360

Human
  
Mouse

Ensembl
  
ENSG00000165272

Aliases
  
AQP3, AQP-3, GIL, aquaporin 3 (Gill blood group)

External IDs
  
OMIM: 600170 MGI: 1333777 HomoloGene: 21025 GeneCards: AQP3

Aquaporin 3 is found in the basolateral cell membrane of principal collecting duct cells and provide a pathway for water to exit these cells. In the kidney, AQP3 gene expression is not regulated by vasopressin (ADH). This protein is also a determinant for the GIL blood group system.

References

Aquaporin 3 Wikipedia