| PRO ID |
PR:000044672
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| PRO name |
aquaporin protein |
| Synonyms |
| Other: |
EXACT: |
water channel |
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| Definition |
A channel protein that has water channel activity. A water channel enables facilitated diffusion of water (by an energy-independent process) by passage through a transmembrane aqueous pore or channel without evidence for a carrier-mediated mechanism.
[GO:0015250, PRO:XQ]
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| Comment |
Note: Aquaporin channels operate as tetramers. [PRO:DAN, IUPHARfam:119] |
| PRO Category |
family |
| Parent |
PR:000044676 channel protein |
| Term Hierarchy Visualization |
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