Aquaporin-1

Synonyms[edit source]

Aquaporin-1, AQP-1, AQP1, Aquaporin 1, Aquaporin-CHIP, Urine Water Channel, Water Channel Protein for Red Blood Cells and Kidney Proximal Tubule

Thesaurus

Aquaporin-1 (269 aa, ~29 kDa) is encoded by the human AQP1 gene. This protein plays a role in cellular transport of water. Amino Acid, Peptide, or Protein

NCI Thesaurus (external)

C16386.

This concise article on Aquaporin-1 incorporates public domain text from the US National Library of Medicine.

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