{"symbol":"AQP9","synonyms":["T17287","SSC1","AQP-9","HST17287"],"name":"aquaporin 9","description":"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]","ncbiEntrezGeneId":366,"ncbiEntrezGeneUrl":"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene/366","proteins":[{"symbol":"AQP9_HUMAN","href":"/api/1.0/protein/AQP9_HUMAN"}],"hgncRootFamilies":[{"name":"Ion channels","href":"/api/1.0/gene_family/Ion+channels"}]}