AQP5, Official Symbol AQP5provided by HGNC Official Full Name aquaporin 5provided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:638 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000161798 MIM:600442; AllianceGenome:HGNC:638 Gene type protein coding RefSeq status REVIEWED Organism Homo sapiens Lineage Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo Also known as PPKB; AQP-5 Summary Aquaporin 5 (AQP5) is a water channel protein. Aquaporins are a family of small integral membrane proteins related to the major intrinsic protein (MIP or AQP0). Aquaporin 5 plays a role in the generation of saliva, tears and pulmonary secretions. AQP0, AQP2, AQP5, and AQP6 are closely related and all map to 12q13. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008] Expression Biased expression in salivary gland (RPKM 99.1), testis (RPKM 61.9) and 1 other tissue See more Orthologs mouse all