Ready-to-use ELISA kits are available for the detection of AQP12, an alias of the protein, aquaporin 12A. The official gene symbol is AQP12A. The kits can detect several species variants of the protein, including: mouse. The protein, with a mass of 31.5 kDa and length of 295 residues, is reported to be membrane-associated. It is a member of the MIP/aquaporin (TC 1.A.8) family, AQP11/AQP12 subfamily and may be known by other names, including: AQP12, AQP-12, aquaporin X2, and aquaporin 12.