Aqp8 aquaporin 8 [ Mus musculus (house mouse) ]
Source: NCBI Gene (ID 11833)
Symbol: Aqp8
Full name: aquaporin 8
Gene type: protein coding
RefSeq status: VALIDATED
Organism: Mus musculus
Also known as: AQP-8
Summary: Predicted to enable water channel activity. Acts upstream of or within water transport. Predicted to be located in intracellular canaliculus and intracellular membrane-bounded organelle. Is expressed in several structures, including alimentary system; diaphragm; early conceptus; genitourinary system; and spleen. Orthologous to human AQP8 (aquaporin 8). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]
Expression: Biased expression in colon adult (RPKM 230.0), liver E18 (RPKM 138.5) and 3 other tissues
Orthologs: human
Gene size: 5710bp
Exon count: 6