Aquaporin 1
Synonyms
AQP CHIP Protein
AQP-CHIP Protein
AQP1 Protein
Aquaporin 1 Protein
Aquaporin CHIP
Aquaporin-CHIP
CHIP28 Protein
Channel Forming Integral Membrane Protein Of 28 kDa
Channel-Forming Integral Membrane Protein Of 28 kDa
Aquaporin 1 forms a water-specific channel that is constitutively expressed at the PLASMA MEMBRANE of ERYTHROCYTES and KIDNEY TUBULES, PROXIMAL. It provides these cells with a high permeability to WATER. In humans polymorphisms of this protein result in the Colton blood group antigen.