Gene Information
Gene NameAQP3
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length292
Protein NamesAquaporin-3 (AQP-3) (Aquaglyceroporin-3)
Target Nameaquaporin-3
Target TypeNA
Gene Age645 ( ENSG00000165272 )
Evolutionary StageEuk+Bac
AlphaFoldDBQ92482
Gene CardAQP3
Uniprot IDQ92482
PfamPF00230
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.255546903)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ AQP3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ AQP3 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ AQP3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ AQP3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Aqp3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ AQP3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Aqp3 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ AQP3 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsAQP9, AQP10
ParalogsMIP, AQP1, AQP5, AQP4, AQP6, AQP10, AQP8, AQP7B, AQP7, AQP9, AQP2
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityWidely expressed in epithelial cells of kidney (collecting ducts) and airways, in keratinocytes, immature dendritic cells and erythrocytes. Isoform 2 is not detectable in erythrocytes at the protein level.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs34942735 
Subcellular location [CC]Cell membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12239222};
Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P47862}. Basolateral cell membrane {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P47862};
Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P47862}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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