Gene Information
Gene NameMIP
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length263
Protein NamesLens fiber major intrinsic protein (Aquaporin-0) (MIP26) (MP26)
Target Namelens fiber major intrinsic protein
Target TypeNA
Gene Age645 ( ENSG00000135517 )
Evolutionary StageEukaryota
AlphaFoldDBP30301
Gene CardMIP
Uniprot IDP30301
PfamPF00230
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.773324392)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ MIP ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ MIP ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ MIP ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ MIP ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Mip ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ MIP ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Mip ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ MIP ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsAQP5, AQP2, AQP4, AQP6, MINDY4
ParalogsAQP3, AQP1, AQP5, AQP4, AQP6, AQP10, AQP8, AQP7B, AQP7, AQP9, AQP2
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityExpressed in the cortex and nucleus of the retina lens (at protein level) (PubMed:30790544). Major component of lens fiber gap junctions (PubMed:24120416). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:24120416, ECO:0000269|PubMed:30790544}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs864309693  rs74641138  rs121917869  rs121917867  rs778327521  rs267603585  rs1555179699 
Subcellular location [CC]Cell membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:23116563, ECO:0000269|PubMed:24120416, ECO:0000269|PubMed:25946197, ECO:0000269|PubMed:30790544};
Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q6J8I9}. Cell junction, gap junction {ECO:0000269|PubMed:24120416}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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