Gene Report
Basic Info
Approved Symbol |
AQP4
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Symbol Alias |
MIWC |
Approved Name |
aquaporin 4 |
Location |
18q11.2-q12.1 |
Position |
chr18:24432002-24445749, - |
External Links |
HGNC: 637
Entrez Gene: 361
Ensembl: ENSG00000171885
UCSC: uc002kwa.2
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No. of Studies |
0 (significant: 0; non-significant: 0; trend: 0) |
Source |
Mapped by significant region |
Gene related studies (count: 0)
Gene related SNPs (count: 0)
Gene related CNVs (count: 0)
Gene related other variant (count: 0)
Gene related regions (count: 1)
Gene related GO terms (count: 27)
Gene related KEGG pathways (count: 2)
ID |
Name |
No. of Genes in ADHDgene |
Brief Description |
hsa04962 |
Vasopressin-regulated water reabsorption |
6 |
In the kidney, the antidiuretic hormone vasopressin (AVP) is......
In the kidney, the antidiuretic hormone vasopressin (AVP) is a critical regulator of water homeostasis by controlling the water movement from lumen to the interstitium for water reabsorption and adjusting the urinary water excretion. In normal physiology, AVP is secreted into the circulation by the posterior pituitary gland, in response to an increase in serum osmolality or a decrease in effective circulating volume. When reaching the kidney, AVP binds to V2 receptors on the basolateral surface of the collecting duct epithelium, triggering a G-protein-linked signaling cascade, which leads to water channel aquaporin-2 (AQP2) vesicle insertion into the apical plasma membrane. This results in higher water permeability in the collecting duct and, driven by an osmotic gradient, pro-urinary water then passes the membrane through AQP2 and leaves the cell on the basolateral side via AQP3 and AQP4 water channels, which are constitutively expressed on the basolateral side of these cells. When isotonicity is restored, reduced blood AVP levels results in AQP2 internalization, leaving the apical membrane watertight again.
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hsa04976 |
Bile secretion |
13 |
Bile is a vital secretion, essential for digestion and absor......
Bile is a vital secretion, essential for digestion and absorption of fats and fat-soluble vitamins in the small intestine. Moreover, bile is an important route of elimination for excess cholesterol and many waste product, bilirubin, drugs and toxic compounds. Bile secretion depends on the function of membrane transport systems in hepatocytes and cholangiocytes and on the structural and functional integrity of the biliary tree. The hepatocytes generate the so-called primary bile in their canaliculi. Cholangiocytes modify the canalicular bile by secretory and reabsorptive processes as bile passes through the bile ducts. The main solutes in bile are bile acids, which stimulate bile secretion osmotically, as well as facilitate the intestinal absorption of dietary lipids by their detergent properties. Bile acids are also important signalling molecules. Through the activation of nuclear receptors, they regulate their own synthesis and transport rates.
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Genes shared at least 5 GO terms with AQP4 (count: 8)
Genes shared at least 2 KEGG pathways with AQP4 (count: 0)
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