gene: aqp-3 [Browse genome (BioProject PRJNA13758)] [Search on AGR]
Caenorhabditis elegans Enables water channel activity. Involved in glycerol transmembrane transport and water transport. Predicted to be located in basolateral plasma membrane. Expressed in excretory cell; intestine; and vas deferens. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in several diseases, including brain edema; inflammatory bowel disease (multiple); and morbid obesity. Is an ortholog of several human genes including AQP3 (aquaporin 3 (Gill blood group)); AQP7 (aquaporin 7); and AQP9 (aquaporin 9).