Protein Details: Aquaporin Z

Protein ID

ICDB_Pro_0244

Protein Name

Aquaporin Z

Gene Name

aqpZ; bniP; SF0832; S0873

Organism

Shigella flexneri

Length

231 amino acids

AlphaFoldDB

AF-O68874-F1-model_v4.pdb

Function

Channel that permits osmotically driven movement of water in both directions. It is involved in the osmoregulation and in the maintenance of cell turgor during volume expansion in rapidly growing cells. It mediates rapid entry or exit of water in response to abrupt changes in osmolarity.

Sequence

MFRKLAAECFGTFWLVFGGCGSAVLAAGFPELGIGFAGVALAFGLTVLTMAFAVGHISGGHFNPAVTIGLWAGGRFPAKEVVGYVIAQVVGGIVAAALLYLIASGKTGFDAAASGFASNGYGEHSPGGYSMLSALVVELVLSAGFLLVIHGATDKFAPAGFAPIAIGLALTLIHLISIPVTNTSVNPARSTAVAIFQGGWALEQLWFFWVVPIVGGIIGGLIYRTLLEKRD

PDB Structures

Ligand Binding

1. DICL_CP

2. DICL_Pep

Binding Site

SITE 20: "Involved in tetramerization or stability of the tetramer"; SITE 43: "Selectivity filter"; SITE 174: "Selectivity filter"; SITE 183: "Selectivity filter"; SITE 189: "Selectivity filter"

Disease

Location

DOI ID

10.1093/nar/gkf566; 10.1128/iai.71.5.2775-2786.2003

RefSeq

NP_706758.2; WP_001298299.1