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Aquaporin 1 MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Aquaporin 1
Tree Number(s)
D12.776.157.530.400.500.040.374
D12.776.543.550.450.730.040.374
D12.776.543.585.400.730.040.436
Unique ID
D051398
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D051398
Scope Note
Aquaporin 1 forms a water-specific channel that is constitutively expressed at the PLASMA MEMBRANE of ERYTHROCYTES and KIDNEY TUBULES, PROXIMAL. It provides these cells with a high permeability to WATER. In humans polymorphisms of this protein result in the Colton blood group antigen.
Entry Term(s)
AQP-CHIP Protein
AQP1 Protein
Aquaporin 1 Protein
Aquaporin-CHIP
CHIP28 Protein
Channel-Forming Integral Membrane Protein Of 28 kDa
Registry Numbers
146410-94-8
Public MeSH Note
2006; AQUAPORIN 1 was indexed under AQUAPORINS 1999-2005, & under ION CHANNELS 1994-1998, & under MEMBRANE PROTEINS 1992-1993
History Note
2006(1992)
Date Introduced
2006/01/01
Last Updated
2016/07/01
Aquaporin 1 Preferred
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