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... > Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Proteins > Glycoproteins > Membrane Glycoproteins > Ion Channels > Porins > Aquaporins > Aquaporin 5
... > Carbohydrates > Glycoconjugates > Glycoproteins > Membrane Glycoproteins > Ion Channels > Porins > Aquaporins > Aquaporin 5
... > Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Proteins > Membrane Proteins > Membrane Glycoproteins > Ion Channels > Porins > Aquaporins > Aquaporin 5
... > Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Proteins > Membrane Proteins > Membrane Transport Proteins > Ion Channels > Porins > Aquaporins > Aquaporin 5
... > Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Proteins > Carrier Proteins > Membrane Transport Proteins > Ion Channels > Porins > Aquaporins > Aquaporin 5

Preferred term

Aquaporin 5  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Aquaporin 5 is a water-specific channel protein that is expressed primarily in alveolar, tracheal, and upper bronchial EPITHELIUM. It plays an important role in maintaining water HOMEOSTASIS in the LUNGS and may also regulate release of SALIVA and TEARS in the SALIVARY GLANDS and the LACRIMAL GLAND.

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Entry terms

  • AQP5 Protein
  • Aquaporin-5
  • Aquaporin 5 Protein

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-RWNFG85M-G

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