Gene Information
Gene NameAQP8
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length261
Protein NamesAquaporin-8 (AQP-8)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age680 ( ENSG00000103375 )
Evolutionary StageEukaryota
AlphaFoldDBO94778
Gene CardAQP8
Uniprot IDO94778
PfamPF00230
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.265875849)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ AQP8 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ AQP8 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ AQP8 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ AQP8 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Aqp8 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ AQP8 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Aqp8 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ AQP8 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsMIP, AQP3, AQP1, AQP5, AQP4, AQP6, AQP10, AQP7B, AQP7, AQP9, AQP2
Tissuecolon, pancreas
Tissue SpecificityDetected in the sperm midpiece (at protein level) (PubMed:28042826). Expressed only in pancreas and colon. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:28042826}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs2287798 
Subcellular location [CC]Mitochondrion membrane {ECO:0000305|PubMed:28042826};
Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000305}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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