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... > Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Proteins > Carrier Proteins > Membrane Transport Proteins > Ion Channels > Porins > Aquaporins > Aquaporin 2
... > Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Proteins > Membrane Proteins > Membrane Transport Proteins > Ion Channels > Porins > Aquaporins > Aquaporin 2
... > Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Proteins > Membrane Proteins > Membrane Glycoproteins > Ion Channels > Porins > Aquaporins > Aquaporin 2
... > Carbohydrates > Glycoconjugates > Glycoproteins > Membrane Glycoproteins > Ion Channels > Porins > Aquaporins > Aquaporin 2
... > Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Proteins > Glycoproteins > Membrane Glycoproteins > Ion Channels > Porins > Aquaporins > Aquaporin 2

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Aquaporin 2  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • AQP2 Protein
  • Aquaporin-2
  • Aquaporin CD
  • Aquaporin-CD
  • Water Channel Of Collecting Duct

Scope note

  • Aquaporin 2 is a water-specific channel protein that is expressed in KIDNEY COLLECTING DUCTS. The translocation of aquaporin 2 to the apical PLASMA MEMBRANE is regulated by VASOPRESSIN, and MUTATIONS in AQP2 have been implicated in a variety of kidney disorders including DIABETES INSIPIDUS.

History note

  • 2006(1993)

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D051399

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