{"symbol":"AQP5","synonyms":["AQP-5","PPKB"],"name":"aquaporin 5","description":"Aquaporin 5 (AQP5) is a water channel protein.  Aquaporins are a family of small integral membrane proteins related to the major intrinsic protein (MIP or AQP0). Aquaporin 5 plays a role in the generation of saliva, tears and pulmonary secretions. AQP0, AQP2, AQP5, and AQP6 are closely related and all map to 12q13. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]","ncbiEntrezGeneId":362,"ncbiEntrezGeneUrl":"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene/362","proteins":[{"symbol":"AQP5_HUMAN","href":"/api/1.0/protein/AQP5_HUMAN"}],"hgncRootFamilies":[{"name":"Ion channels","href":"/api/1.0/gene_family/Ion+channels"}]}