Aqp5 - aquaporin 5

Predicted to enable identical protein binding activity and water channel activity. Involved in carbon dioxide transport. Located in apical plasma membrane. Biomarker of brain ischemia. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in Bothnian type palmoplantar keratoderma. Orthologous to human AQP5 (aquaporin 5). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]