The following gene names and symbols are associated with antigen Aquaporin 5 across different species:

aquaporin 5 (AQP5), aquaporin 5 (Aqp5), major intrinsic protein of lens fiber (MIP), aquaporin 5 (LOC100231329)

Other aliases include:

MGC124967, MIP, AQP5, aqp2, LOC100231329

On the protein level the following designations are being used for antigen Aquaporin 5:

aquaporin 5 – Aquaporin-5 – aquaporin-5 – AQP-5 – major intrinsic protein of lens fiber – water channel

Aquaporin 5 fulfills a number of functions:

protein binding – transporter activity – water channel activity

Aquaporin 5 is relevant to the following processes:

carbon dioxide transport – excretion – transport – water transport – camera-type eye morphogenesis – saliva secretion – transmembrane transport – odontogenesis – pancreatic juice secretion

Locations for Aquaporin 5:

apical plasma membrane – basal plasma membrane – endoplasmic reticulum – integral to plasma membrane – membrane – microvillus – integral to membrane – plasma membrane

Source: NCBI Entrez Gene, Gene Ontology