Aquaporin 1

Aquaporin 1

Engelsk definition

Aquaporin 1 forms a water-specific channel that is constitutively expressed at the PLASMA MEMBRANE of ERYTHROCYTES and KIDNEY TUBULES, PROXIMAL. It provides these cells with a high permeability to WATER. In humans polymorphisms of this protein result in the Colton blood group antigen.

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Engelska synonymer

Aquaporin-CHIP — Aquaporin CHIP — AQP1 Protein — AQP-CHIP Protein — AQP CHIP Protein — Aquaporin 1 Protein — CHIP28 Protein — Channel-Forming Integral Membrane Protein Of 28 kDa — Channel Forming Integral Membrane Protein Of 28 kDa