Description
Product Characteristics:
Forms a water-specific channel. Osmoreceptor which regulates body water balance and mediates water flow within the central nervous system.
Subcellular location: Cell membrane
Synonyms: WCH4, Aquaporin-4, AQP-4, Mercurial-insensitive water channel, MIWC, Aqp4
Target Information: This gene encodes a member of the aquaporin family of intrinsic membrane proteins that function as water-selective channels in the plasma membranes of many cells. The encoded protein is the predominant aquaporin found in brain. Two alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding distinct isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]