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AQP4 (aquaporin 4)

Gene
Entrez ID Entrez Gene ID - the GENE ID in NCBI Gene database.
361
Gene nameGene Name - the full gene name approved by the HGNC.
Aquaporin 4
Gene symbolGene Symbol - the official gene symbol approved by the HGNC, which is a short abbreviated form of the gene name.
AQP4
SynonymsGene synonyms aliases
MIWC, MLC4, WCH4, hAQP4
ChromosomeChromosome number
18
Chromosome locationChromosomal Location - indicates the cytogenetic location of the gene or region on the chromosome.
18q11.2
SummarySummary of gene provided in NCBI Entrez Gene.
This gene encodes a member of the aquaporin family of intrinsic membrane proteins that function as water-selective channels in the plasma membranes of many cells. This protein is the predominant aquaporin found in brain and has an important role in brain
SNPsSNP information provided by dbSNP.
SNP ID Visualize variation Clinical significance Consequence
rs1555661648 C>G Likely-pathogenic Missense variant, coding sequence variant
miRNAmiRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
miRTarBase ID miRNA Experiments Reference
MIRT006498 hsa-miR-320a Luciferase reporter assay 20628061
MIRT006498 hsa-miR-320a Luciferase reporter assay 20628061
MIRT006498 hsa-miR-320a Luciferase reporter assay 20628061
MIRT731925 hsa-miR-29b-3p Immunofluorescence, Luciferase reporter assay, qRT-PCR, Western blot 26126866
MIRT731925 hsa-miR-29b-3p Immunofluorescence, Luciferase reporter assay, qRT-PCR, Western blot 26126866
Gene ontology (GO)Gene ontology information of associated ontologies with gene provided by GO database.
GO ID Ontology Definition Evidence Reference
GO:0003091 Process Renal water homeostasis TAS
GO:0005515 Function Protein binding IPI 25910212, 28734904, 31286866, 32296183
GO:0005576 Component Extracellular region IEA
GO:0005737 Component Cytoplasm IDA 18392839
GO:0005886 Component Plasma membrane IBA 21873635
Other IDsOther ids provides unique ids of gene in databases such as OMIM, HGNC, ENSEMBLE.
MIM
HGNC
e!Ensembl
Protein
UniProt ID P55087
Protein name Aquaporin-4 (AQP-4) (Mercurial-insensitive water channel) (MIWC) (WCH4)
Protein function Forms a water-specific channel (PubMed:19383790, PubMed:7559426, PubMed:8601457). Plays an important role in brain water homeostasis (PubMed:37143309). It is involved in glymphatic solute transport and is required for a normal rate of water exch
PDB 3GD8 , 8V8S , 8V91 , 8V9D
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF00230 MIP
29 248
Major intrinsic protein
Family
Sequence
Sequence length 323
Interactions View interactions
PathwaysPathway information has different metabolic/signaling pathways associated with genes. Each record is hyperlinked to a complete information page which also includes links to the KEGG/Reactome pathway database.
 
KEGG
 
Reactome
  Vasopressin-regulated water reabsorption
Bile secretion
  Vasopressin regulates renal water homeostasis via Aquaporins
Passive transport by Aquaporins
Associated diseases
Causal
Disease name Disease term dbSNP ID References
Autism Autistic Disorder rs121964908, rs121912597, rs2710102, rs7794745, rs142990298, rs62643608, rs181327458, rs797046134, rs869312704, rs1555013332, rs876657679, rs1057518999, rs1057518658, rs771827120, rs1555187899, rs773080572, rs753871454, rs1684130791, rs1684180699, rs1553510219, rs1684182454, rs1559060428, rs1553510677, rs1576352885, rs1574152522, rs1574152672, rs1696658542, rs1751123722, rs1750373491, rs1751075634 18435417
Cardiomyopathy Cardiomyopathies rs267607003, rs267607002, rs267607004, rs63750743, rs121908333, rs121908334, rs104894655, rs121434420, rs121434421, rs193922674, rs111517471, rs121908987, rs193922384, rs121909374, rs121909377, rs2856655, rs587776700, rs397514444, rs387906397, rs137854607, rs28935197, rs199473684, rs121964858, rs74315379, rs74315380, rs104894724, rs104894727, rs104894728, rs104894729, rs104894730, rs121917760, rs267607125, rs104894503, rs267607155, rs267607156, rs121918597, rs121918600, rs28933979, rs121918070, rs76992529, rs111033559, rs111033560, rs104894368, rs104894369, rs104894370, rs121913624, rs3218713, rs121913625, rs121913626, rs121913627, rs121913628, rs121913629, rs121913630, rs121913631, rs121913632, rs3218714, rs121913637, rs121913638, rs121913641, rs121913642, rs121913651, rs267606911, rs267606908, rs730880850, rs61046466, rs57520892, rs28933091, rs28933092, rs28933093, rs121913008, rs121913003, rs121912996, rs121912997, rs193922680, rs387906875, rs199474703, rs199476315, rs199476316, rs199476317, rs199476321, rs199476311, rs193922683, rs193922668, rs386134243, rs267607578, rs36211723, rs193922390, rs193922672, rs193922697, rs387907267, rs45546039, rs387907218, rs397515870, rs397515893, rs397515894, rs397515903, rs397515905, rs375882485, rs397515907, rs397515912, rs397515916, rs397515925, rs397515926, rs397515934, rs397515937, rs397515943, rs397515944, rs397515947, rs397515954, rs112738974, rs111729952, rs397515960, rs397515963, rs397515973, rs397515974, rs397515977, rs376395543, rs397515979, rs397515982, rs397515990, rs397515991, rs397515992, rs397516005, rs113358486, rs397516006, rs397516007, rs397516008, rs373746463, rs397516019, rs397516023, rs397516029, rs397516031, rs397516037, rs397516040, rs397516042, rs397516044, rs397516049, rs397516057, rs397516059, rs397516068, rs397516070, rs397516072, rs397516073, rs397516074, rs397516076, rs397516077, rs397516080, rs397516082, rs397516083, rs397516088, rs397516089, rs397516103, rs397516123, rs397516127, rs371898076, rs397516132, rs397516142, rs3218716, rs397516154, rs397516161, rs397516165, rs397516170, rs397516178, rs397516179, rs397516187, rs397516201, rs397516202, rs145213771, rs397516207, rs397516209, rs397516212, rs397516248, rs397516252, rs397516254, rs397516258, rs397516260, rs45516091, rs397516264, rs397516269, rs397516347, rs397516349, rs397516352, rs397516353, rs397516355, rs397516356, rs397516357, rs397516364, rs397516370, rs397516371, rs397516373, rs397516386, rs397516406, rs397516454, rs397516456, rs397516461, rs397516463, rs397516464, rs45525839, rs397516471, rs45578238, rs111377893, rs397516607, rs62636495, rs397516784, rs397516881, rs397516913, rs397516915, rs397516927, rs397516940, rs397516943, rs397516945, rs397516955, rs397516956, rs397516973, rs397516986, rs397516989, rs372827156, rs397516992, rs397516993, rs397516994, rs397516997, rs397517003, rs397517008, rs397517010, rs397517012, rs397517021, rs397517065, rs397517547, rs397517576, rs397517580, rs397517584, rs397517586, rs397517587, rs397517589, rs397517601, rs397517620, rs397517624, rs397517626, rs397517628, rs72646831, rs397517633, rs397517643, rs72646846, rs397517664, rs397517679, rs397517689, rs397517695, rs397517696, rs397517698, rs397517721, rs397517735, rs397517741, rs397517749, rs397517750, rs397517758, rs397517776, rs397517787, rs397517830, rs397517887, rs397517888, rs397517889, rs58013325, rs397517895, rs56984562, rs267607646, rs58917027, rs267607594, rs397517904, rs61195471, rs60682848, rs267607573, rs397517908, rs58978449, rs397517909, rs267607593, rs397517911, rs56816490, rs397517915, rs267607554, rs397514742, rs886041395, rs397515482, rs267607490, rs58999456, rs267607555, rs61672878, rs267607618, rs267607577, rs57730570, rs267607582, rs267607581, rs61444459, rs59270054, rs61661343, rs267607570, rs59026483, rs267607571, rs59332535, rs199473161, rs398123262, rs869320740, rs606231324, rs587782927, rs201754030, rs58389804, rs587782958, rs587782961, rs587782962, rs587782986, rs138049878, rs376897125, rs368765949, rs111569862, rs727504247, rs727503537, rs727504535, rs727504550, rs727504679, rs727503546, rs730880365, rs727504646, rs727505014, rs727505288, rs727503557, rs727503559, rs730880343, rs727503615, rs727504825, rs727503565, rs727504655, rs727505352, rs727504466, rs727504531, rs727503567, rs371678190, rs727503586, rs727505319, rs727503547, rs727505076, rs727505224, rs727503552, rs727504856, rs727504782, rs727504660, rs557312035, rs727505284, rs727504851, rs727504589, rs727504499, rs727504843, rs727504452, rs727503697, rs150974575, rs727504498, rs727503598, rs727503602, rs727503607, rs727504801, rs727504738, rs727505115, rs727505283, rs727505109, rs727504271, rs727504321, rs727504289, rs727503172, rs727503180, rs727503182, rs727504265, rs727504334, rs727503192, rs397515932, rs727504287, rs200411226, rs727503204, rs727504269, rs367947846, rs730880335, rs727502897, rs727503166, rs111683277, rs727503195, rs727503203, rs727503212, rs727503738, rs727504381, rs727504356, rs727503261, rs727504238, rs148808089, rs45544633, rs727503246, rs397516171, rs727503253, rs202141173, rs727504310, rs727503258, rs727503260, rs727504320, rs727504240, rs727503263, rs727503269, rs727503278, rs727504432, rs727504243, rs727504285, rs727503499, rs727503504, rs727504242, rs727504379, rs727504389, rs727504275, rs727504557, rs727502994, rs727504184, rs730880336, rs730880362, rs730880199, rs730880246, rs72648265, rs730880243, rs730880242, rs730880241, rs574660186, rs730880245, rs730880082, rs730880092, rs730880093, rs730880055, rs397515939, rs730881119, rs397516020, rs730880675, rs730880719, rs730880672, rs730880671, rs730880718, rs730880666, rs730880717, rs730880655, rs730880715, rs730880654, rs730880714, rs730880651, rs730880648, rs730880713, rs730880546, rs730880695, rs730880533, rs730880531, rs730880639, rs730880689, rs730880686, rs730880629, rs368121566, rs375607980, rs730880704, rs730880698, rs730880750, rs730880748, rs730880875, rs730880845, rs1565623093, rs786204339, rs786204336, rs786204392, rs786204388, rs786204950, rs786204951, rs794727381, rs760576804, rs112188483, rs794728597, rs794728606, rs794728593, rs59564495, rs190140598, rs794728826, rs794728803, rs794728106, rs149701627, rs1554108152, rs770873593, rs794728124, rs141026028, rs794728094, rs794729098, rs794729116, rs764817683, rs751288871, rs201405287, rs794729137, rs794729133, rs766209297, rs767987619, rs769220833, rs794729120, rs112240298, rs748382770, rs794729365, rs794729301, rs757451467, rs794729359, rs794729354, rs794729353, rs794729285, rs794729284, rs794729338, rs794729332, rs368452607, rs794729278, rs794729325, rs794729324, rs754866489, rs794729265, rs751502842, rs794729320, rs794729380, rs748313513, rs797046064, rs863225113, rs863225106, rs761507504, rs864622224, rs1057515421, rs751039219, rs869025555, rs869025546, rs869025554, rs869025559, rs869025545, rs869025558, rs869025557, rs200797552, rs869025550, rs869025549, rs869025544, rs869025552, rs869025548, rs869025556, rs770029258, rs869025523, rs869025398, rs869025399, rs869025395, rs869025365, rs869025469, rs869025483, rs749838192, rs869312028, rs869312037, rs869312038, rs869312039, rs869312040, rs869312041, rs869312042, rs869312044, rs869312046, rs373040154, rs869312047, rs869312048, rs869312049, rs869312050, rs869312051, rs869312052, rs869312054, rs869312055, rs777602537, rs869312056, rs869312057, rs869312058, rs869312059, rs869312060, rs770038577, rs869312061, rs869312062, rs869312063, rs869312064, rs869312065, rs869312066, rs869312067, rs869312068, rs869312069, rs771562210, rs869312070, rs869312071, rs759231562, rs869312072, rs869312073, rs764243269, rs768345594, rs869312074, rs869312075, rs869312076, rs869312077, rs869312078, rs869312079, rs869312080, rs772121356, rs869312081, rs869312082, rs72648250, rs869312083, rs869312084, rs869312085, rs869312086, rs869312087, rs869312100, rs779129892, rs756367933, rs869312102, rs869312103, rs869312104, rs869312105, rs869312106, rs770767998, rs869312107, rs775186117, rs869312108, rs869312109, rs869312110, rs869312111, rs755261062, rs869312112, rs763824247, rs869312113, rs869312114, rs869312115, rs869312116, rs774604740, rs869312117, rs779996703, rs869312118, rs869312119, rs869312120, rs869312121, rs869312122, rs869312045, rs753948675, rs878854371, rs794728589, rs876657650, rs727503512, rs876658027, rs876657672, rs876657671, rs868494032, rs876657670, rs780512337, rs876657669, rs876657668, rs876657666, rs876657665, rs876657664, rs876657663, rs148894066, rs876657634, rs869248137, rs876657705, rs876657704, rs727503213, rs869025496, rs876657662, rs876657884, rs36211715, rs878855234, rs879255521, rs879255639, rs886038928, rs751746401, rs886039030, rs869038795, rs886039343, rs2069544, rs1114167341, rs1114167340, rs886041322, rs886042331, rs886043718, rs747662439, rs886043924, rs773840992, rs886044536, rs1057517903, rs754354190, rs779650200, rs902082118, rs1057518920, rs1057519457, rs1057523045, rs370072439, rs1064792916, rs1060500495, rs1060500575, rs926741242, rs774763657, rs746877365, rs1060500610, rs1060501484, rs1060501479, rs1064792928, rs1060501443, rs1060499604, rs1064793814, rs1064796347, rs977277400, rs1064793429, rs745811346, rs1064794350, rs1555142963, rs1064793983, rs769665204, rs751261054, rs769139957, rs1131691873, rs1131691655, rs1131691673, rs1464253797, rs1408345511, rs1553603152, rs1554398705, rs1322596650, rs1553539995, rs1553611989, rs749961489, rs1444727212, rs1243301263, rs971618751, rs1553662326, rs1389777522, rs764985774, rs1554108287, rs1554105911, rs1249913357, rs1554108012, rs111806457, rs1402879259, rs748416758, rs794727046, rs1425855043, rs869178171, rs1432810664, rs749465164, rs878898365, rs1419374180, rs770878165, rs1553503113, rs1553691320, rs1553577362, rs1553603456, rs1417036453, rs1553741321, rs1553479603, rs1553607425, rs974671846, rs1420159591, rs745688425, rs1554875409, rs1555144459, rs1555338080, rs1555338574, rs1555148035, rs200889953, rs1401116572, rs1285329277, rs974510652, rs1263987728, rs1555122928, rs992189342, rs1555142971, rs1553261855, rs1553265647, rs1553488049, rs1553644307, rs1553663867, rs1553940122, rs28763965, rs758891557, rs762110595, rs1555436118, rs1555435531, rs565910322, rs376766195, rs1562168768, rs763443331, rs1562169661, rs1370579526, rs1561703922, rs1564773559, rs1559003939, rs1559598775, rs1559415567, rs1559877046, rs776970935, rs553526525, rs1561698362, rs1561694696, rs1561702640, rs730880751, rs1060505018, rs766330686, rs1565631430, rs1565050320, rs876657767, rs1565053085, rs1565053147, rs1557778277, rs1557776329, rs886039136, rs771262904, rs727504314, rs1563000044, rs541612157, rs766265889, rs1558988204, rs1559051231, rs1559262463, rs1559448864, rs1559469421, rs1559556267, rs1559746821, rs1559873786, rs1561323791, rs1561445221, rs1561686893, rs1561698714, rs1561702549, rs1565623439, rs1565623713, rs1565626367, rs1565627110, rs1565627145, rs397515889, rs1565628520, rs774316050, rs1592798444, rs1565590309, rs1566967399, rs1569552936, rs1559712733, rs1561690319, rs1561701721, rs869125101, rs1595843553, rs1576018303, rs746115846, rs777315336, rs1431206462, rs1572358674, rs1477669354, rs1575584918, rs1575614351, rs72648222, rs1575799625, rs1576014673, rs1576147786, rs747469275, rs1581805658, rs1227662860, rs1585169831, rs1592729525, rs762753884, rs1596155145, rs1572358821, rs991187915, rs1575649368, rs1060500562, rs1450218521, rs775256998, rs1572332762, rs1571627006, rs1575253896, rs1575616801, rs1575775337, rs1575948935, rs1574083547, rs1574087037, rs1589632398, rs1585171818, rs1603365762, rs768079285, rs1575663327, rs1575796530, rs1574659116, rs267607001, rs1567093598, rs1572359848, rs1060500505, rs1575512482, rs1575872984, rs1161735211, rs1576141328, rs906494713, rs1576685753, rs1266489077, rs1581813564, rs778808038, rs397516363, rs1596386673, rs1575610911, rs727503266, rs1603377936, rs777702465, rs1708504899, rs2054381012, rs1575285509, rs1695435412, rs1699247877, rs879139686, rs2060187635, rs761380979, rs1464886350, rs1956192035, rs752522753, rs1205836993, rs2095894178
Hearing loss Sensorineural Hearing Loss (disorder) rs267607135, rs267606855, rs779841884, rs267606854, rs28942097, rs121908073, rs121908076, rs74315289, rs121908144, rs111033313, rs74315437, rs121908348, rs121908349, rs121908350, rs397515359, rs180177151, rs180177154, rs180177153, rs35689081, rs35887622, rs80338944, rs104894396, rs104894398, rs80338947, rs80338948, rs80338942, rs104894402, rs104894403, rs80338945, rs28931594, rs80338940, rs80338941, rs80356590, rs80338950, rs387906706, rs387906707, rs387906708, rs398122848, rs387907016, rs587776894, rs387907088, rs397515411, rs370965183, rs398122930, rs199897298, rs111033187, rs111033448, rs199606180, rs111033284, rs397516413, rs111033305, rs111033220, rs111033256, rs111033297, rs111033253, rs104894408, rs111033295, rs397516874, rs76434661, rs111033335, rs397517323, rs111033247, rs367928692, rs374793617, rs143939430, rs397515605, rs80338939, rs200656442, rs779748859, rs587781261, rs587781262, rs143343083, rs200147906, rs730880338, rs797044491, rs146281367, rs756484720, rs869025593, rs201306709, rs540895576, rs777777359, rs879255246, rs1554358720, rs142498437, rs377145777, rs1057517519, rs779077039, rs952741388, rs1060499797, rs764139009, rs1060499590, rs1064794012, rs1064797115, rs756790858, rs775633137, rs1554952443, rs1554952193, rs782063761, rs1199012623, rs756147087, rs1555648043, rs1555661490, rs1553196233, rs781546107, rs111033190, rs775428246, rs782539587, rs537227442, rs148695069, rs1554835827, rs953422571, rs1554834186, rs1554834161, rs1554835103, rs1554577339, rs1554577402, rs768471577, rs782279338, rs781951909, rs998045226, rs375759781, rs755804651, rs1557458426, rs767797828, rs538027448, rs1559366084, rs367688416, rs1558480402, rs1558490542, rs1559870857, rs1560690591, rs1561299289, rs1562817224, rs1562817529, rs1562822565, rs1562835391, rs1564113368, rs1564554255, rs773851192, rs1564555240, rs761261855, rs1564805114, rs1565522273, rs1565127413, rs781790246, rs1565430886, rs1565469959, rs746667217, rs1565819402, rs1565855932, rs150529554, rs1567939793, rs201866631, rs754472294, rs1559372512, rs1558464965, rs1558488902, rs775062249, rs1226171550, rs1561590396, rs765574676, rs762876554, rs757327146, rs1564949059, rs1565519673, rs368050948, rs1565541888, rs781989117, rs1565402473, rs750358148, rs1386887007, rs1209665716, rs1567641234, rs1237955948, rs1569042782, rs752672077, rs146689036, rs1560070780, rs149712664, rs1564556995, rs762226905, rs773573968, rs1568528171, rs1198256157, rs377267777, rs370564476, rs1577876794, rs747787770, rs759432278, rs1043716893, rs1581138934, rs2033773650, rs1421964916, rs771766431, rs780917129, rs1895773215, rs1895769400, rs761543680, rs1565920060
Lung adenocarcinoma Adenocarcinoma of lung (disorder) rs28934576, rs121913530, rs397516975, rs587776805, rs121913469, rs121913364, rs121913351, rs121913366, rs397516896, rs397516977, rs397516981, rs397517127, rs121913344, rs727504233, rs121913370, rs760043106, rs1057519788, rs1131692238, rs1131692237, rs1554350382 27602772
Unknown
Disease name Disease term dbSNP ID References
Grand mal status epilepticus Grand Mal Status Epilepticus 20886625
Mental depression Mental Depression, Depressive disorder rs587778876, rs587778877 18923397, 24422972, 24422972
Neuromyelitis optica Neuromyelitis Optica 18509235, 24070676
Nonconvulsive status epilepticus Non-Convulsive Status Epilepticus 20886625

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