Gene Information
Gene NameAQP9
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length295
Protein NamesAquaporin-9 (AQP-9) (Aquaglyceroporin-9) (Small solute channel 1)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age544 ( ENSG00000103569 )
Evolutionary StageCellular_organisms
AlphaFoldDBO43315
Gene CardAQP9
Uniprot IDO43315
PfamPF00230
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.038780792)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ AQP9 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ AQP9 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ AQP9 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ AQP9 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Aqp9 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ AQP9 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Aqp9 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ AQP9 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsAQP10, AQP3
ParalogsMIP, AQP3, AQP1, AQP5, AQP4, AQP6, AQP10, AQP8, AQP7B, AQP7, AQP2
Tissueliver, lung, spleen, whole.blood
Tissue SpecificityHighly expressed in peripheral leukocytes. Also expressed in liver, lung, and spleen. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10564231, ECO:0000269|PubMed:9514918}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs1867380 
Subcellular location [CC]Cell membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10564231, ECO:0000269|PubMed:9514918};
Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000305}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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