Primary Identifier | MGI:2664636 | Organism | mouse, laboratory |
Chromosome | 1 | NCBI Gene Number | 208760 |
Mgi Type | protein coding gene |
description | FUNCTION: Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 8.0.0) Predicted to enable channel activity. Predicted to be involved in transmembrane transport. Located in cytoplasm. Is expressed in ductus deferens; esophagus; pancreas; pancreatic acinus; and testis. Orthologous to human AQP12A (aquaporin 12A) and AQP12B (aquaporin 12B). PHENOTYPE: Mice deficient for this marker have elevated total cholesterol levels and show an increased susceptibility to caerulein induced acute pancreatitis. [provided by MGI curators] |