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AQP11
aquaporin 11
Chromosome 11 · 11q14.1
NCBI Gene: 282679Ensembl: ENSG00000178301.5HGNC: HGNC:19940UniProt: Q8NBQ7
47PubMed Papers
20Diseases
0Drugs
0Pathogenic Variants
FUNCTIONAL ROLE
Transporter
DATA QUALITY
✓ Experimental GO Evidence✓ Swiss-Prot Reviewed
monoatomic ion transportwater transportglycerol transmembrane transporturea transporthair colorcolon carcinomaEpidermal thickeningfamilial juvenile hyperuricemic nephropathy type 1
✦AI Summary

AQP11 is a membrane channel protein belonging to the aquaporin superfamily with unique structural features including a modified NPA motif 1. It functions as a water, glycerol, and hydrogen peroxide transporter distributed across multiple tissues including liver, kidney, and brain 23. In the kidney, AQP11 localizes to the endoplasmic reticulum of proximal tubule cells 4. A critical role of AQP11 involves hydrogen peroxide transport across the endoplasmic reticulum membrane, regulating oxidative stress and supporting ER homeostasis 5. In brain astrocytes and neurons, AQP11 expression increases under inflammatory stress (lipopolysaccharide treatment), and functions as a peroxiporin to reduce hydrogen peroxide-induced lipid peroxidation by approximately 50% 5. AQP11 knockdown increases oxidative damage, suggesting protective roles in neuroinflammation and aging-related neurodegeneration 5. Clinically, AQP11 dysregulation associates with renal diseases and colorectal cancer; downregulated AQP11 in colorectal cancer correlates with increased cell adhesion and hepatic metastasis through regulation by miR-152-3p 6. These findings position AQP11 as a biomarker and therapeutic target for kidney pathologies and cancer progression 7.

Sources cited
1
AQP11 is a distantly related aquaporin paralog with modified NPA signature motif and unique pore residues
PMID: 23359558
2
AQP11 is expressed in the endoplasmic reticulum of proximal tubule cells in the kidney
PMID: 28258571
3
AQP11 is one of nine aquaporins expressed in the central nervous system
PMID: 28258567
4
AQP11 is one of nine aquaporins found in human kidneys with roles in water homeostasis regulation
PMID: 31682170
5
AQP11 functions as a peroxiporin transporting hydrogen peroxide and protects astrocytes and neurons from oxidative stress; AQP11 increases 10-fold in astrocytes after lipopolysaccharide treatment and reduces H2O2-induced lipid peroxidation
PMID: 38451099
6
AQP11 is expressed in kidney and involved in renal disease pathophysiology; AQPs are proposed as biomarkers and therapeutic targets
PMID: 30654539
7
AQP11 is downregulated in colorectal cancer and represses cell proliferation, migration, invasion, and adhesion; miR-152-3p negatively regulates AQP11 to facilitate hepatic metastases
PMID: 36889174
Disease Associationsⓘ20
hair colorOpen Targets
0.37Weak
colon carcinomaOpen Targets
0.27Weak
Epidermal thickeningOpen Targets
0.15Weak
familial juvenile hyperuricemic nephropathy type 1Open Targets
0.07Suggestive
nephrotic syndromeOpen Targets
0.07Suggestive
xanthinuria type IIOpen Targets
0.06Suggestive
focal segmental glomerulosclerosisOpen Targets
0.06Suggestive
familial idiopathic steroid-resistant nephrotic syndromeOpen Targets
0.06Suggestive
Hyperuricemia - anemia - renal failureOpen Targets
0.06Suggestive
karyomegalic interstitial nephritisOpen Targets
0.06Suggestive
nephronophthisisOpen Targets
0.06Suggestive
Dent diseaseOpen Targets
0.06Suggestive
primary hyperoxaluria type 2Open Targets
0.06Suggestive
adenine phosphoribosyltransferase deficiencyOpen Targets
0.06Suggestive
familial juvenile hyperuricemic nephropathy type 2Open Targets
0.06Suggestive
C3 glomerulonephritisOpen Targets
0.06Suggestive
hypoxanthine guanine phosphoribosyltransferase partial deficiencyOpen Targets
0.06Suggestive
nephrotic syndrome, IIa 26Open Targets
0.06Suggestive
proteinuria, low molecular weight, with hypercalciuria and nephrocalcinosisOpen Targets
0.06Suggestive
Dent disease type 1Open Targets
0.06Suggestive
Pathogenic Variants
No pathogenic variants reported on ClinVar for this gene.
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Related Genes
AQP1Protein interaction87%AQP2Protein interaction87%AQP3Protein interaction87%AQP5Protein interaction87%AQP9Protein interaction87%MIPProtein interaction87%
Tissue Expression6 tissues
Liver
100%
Ovary
50%
Brain
42%
Bone Marrow
10%
Heart
6%
Lung
5%
Gene Interaction Network
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AQP11AQP1AQP2AQP3AQP5AQP9MIP
PROTEIN STRUCTURE
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AlphaFoldAI-predicted · UniProt Q8NBQ7
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Constraintⓘ
LOEUFⓘ
1.74LoF Tolerant
pLIⓘ
0.00Tolerant
Observed/Expected LoF1.17 [0.78–1.74]
RankingsWhere AQP11 stands among ~20K protein-coding genes
  • #9,172of 20,598
    Most Researched47
  • #16,309of 17,882
    Most Constrained (LOEUF)1.74
Genes detectedAQP11
Sources retrieved10 papers
Response time—
📄 Sources
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1
In silico study of human aquaporin AQP11 and AQP12 channels.
PMID: 23359558
Protein Sci · 2013
1.00
2
Protective roles of peroxiporins AQP0 and AQP11 in human astrocyte and neuronal cell lines in response to oxidative and inflammatory stressors.
PMID: 38451099
Biosci Rep · 2024
0.90
3
Aquaporins in Urinary System.
PMID: 28258571
Adv Exp Med Biol · 2017
0.80
4
Aquaporins in Renal Diseases.
PMID: 30654539
Int J Mol Sci · 2019
0.70
5
Aquaporins in Nervous System.
PMID: 28258567
Adv Exp Med Biol · 2017
0.60