AQP8, Official Symbol AQP8provided by HGNC Official Full Name aquaporin 8provided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:642 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000103375 MIM:603750; AllianceGenome:HGNC:642 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 AQP-8 Summary Aquaporin 8 (AQP8) is a water channel protein. Aquaporins are a family of small integral membrane proteins related to the major intrinsic protein (MIP or AQP0). Aquaporin 8 mRNA is found in pancreas and colon but not other tissues. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008] Expression Restricted expression toward colon (RPKM 257.9) See more Orthologs mouse all