Protein Details: Aquaporin-2
Protein ID
ICDB_Pro_0704
Protein Name
Aquaporin-2
Gene Name
AQP2
Organism
Orycteropus afer (Aardvark)
Length
109 amino acids
AlphaFoldDB
AF-P79200-F1-model_v4.pdb
Function
Forms a water-specific channel that provides the plasma membranes of renal collecting duct with high permeability to water; thereby permitting water to move in the direction of an osmotic gradient.
Sequence
SIAFSKAVFSEFLATLLFVFFGLGSALNWPQALPSGLQIAMAFGLAIGTLVQTLGHISGAHINPAVTVACLVGCHVSFLRAIFYVAAQLLGAVAGAALLHELTPPDIRG
PDB Structures
Ligand Binding
Binding Site
Disease
Location
DOI ID
10.1093/oxfordjournals.molbev.a025772