Selected-GenAtlas references | SOURCE | GeneCards | NCBI Gene | Swiss-Prot | Ensembl |
HGNC | UniGene | Nucleotide | OMIM | UCSC |
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FLASH GENE |
Symbol | AQP6 | contributors: mct/npt - updated : 22-08-2009 |
HGNC name | aquaporin 6, kidney specific |
HGNC id | 639 |
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Location | 12q13.13 Physical location : 50.366.619 - 50.370.922 |
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Synonym symbol(s) | AQP2L, KID, AQP-6 |
DNA |
TYPE | functioning gene |
STRUCTURE | 4.66 kb 4 Exon(s) |
10 Kb 5' upstream gene genomic sequence study |
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MAPPING | cloned | Y | linked | N | status | provisional |
RNA |
TRANSCRIPTS | type | messenger |
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EXPRESSION |
Type | restricted |
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cell lineage
cell lines
| fluid/secretion
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at STAGE |
PROTEIN |
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
STRUCTURE
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motifs/domains
| N-terminal putative calmodulin binding site (binding of AQP6 to calmodulin may be an important key to determining the physiological role of AQP6 in the kidney)(Rabaud 2009) |
HOMOLOGY |
intraspecies | homolog to MIP |
Homologene |
FAMILY |
CATEGORY | transport channel |
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