AQP9, Official Symbol AQP9provided by HGNC Official Full Name aquaporin 9provided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:643 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000103569 MIM:602914; AllianceGenome:HGNC:643 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 SSC1; AQP-9; T17287; HsT17287 Summary The aquaporins are a family of water-selective membrane channels. This gene encodes a member of a subset of aquaporins called the aquaglyceroporins. This protein allows passage of a broad range of noncharged solutes and also stimulates urea transport and osmotic water permeability. This protein may also facilitate the uptake of glycerol in hepatic tissue . The encoded protein may also play a role in specialized leukocyte functions such as immunological response and bactericidal activity. Alternate splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, Mar 2016] Expression Biased expression in liver (RPKM 174.7), appendix (RPKM 48.0) and 3 other tissues See more Orthologs mouse all