AQP-2 ELISA Kit for Rat

This gene encodes a water channel protein located in the kidney collecting tubule. It belongs to the MIP/aquaporin family, some members of which are clustered together on chromosome 12q13. Mutations in this gene have been linked to autosomal dominant and recessive forms of nephrogenic diabetes insipidus. [provided by RefSeq, Oct 2008]

AQP2: Forms a water-specific channel that provides the plasma membranes of renal collecting duct with high permeability to water, thereby permitting water to move in the direction of an osmotic gradient. Expressed in renal collecting tubules. Belongs to the MIP/aquaporin (TC 1.A.8) family.

Protein type: Transporter; Transporter, aquaporin family; Membrane protein, multi-pass; Membrane protein, integral; Channel, misc.

Chromosomal Location of Human Ortholog: 12q12-q13

Cellular Component: recycling endosome; protein complex; membrane; rough endoplasmic reticulum; clathrin-coated vesicle; basolateral plasma membrane; integral to plasma membrane; lysosome; early endosome; apical plasma membrane; plasma membrane; trans-Golgi network

Molecular Function: water transporter activity; glycerol transmembrane transporter activity; water channel activity; actin binding; glycerol channel activity; PDZ domain binding

Biological Process: glycerol transport; actin filament depolymerization; cellular water homeostasis; response to glucagon stimulus; apoptosis; water transport; response to lithium ion; cellular response to water deprivation; response to lipopolysaccharide; female pregnancy; excretion; response to salt stress; response to starvation; hyperosmotic response; renal water transport; renal water homeostasis; response to calcium ion; positive regulation of calcium ion transport; transmembrane transport; aging

Disease: Diabetes Insipidus, Nephrogenic, Autosomal