AQP6 (Aquaporin 6) is a Protein Coding gene. Among its related pathways are Aquaporin-mediated transport and Nanog in Mammalian ESC Pluripotency. The protein encoded by AQP6 is an aquaporin protein, which functions as a water channel in cells. Aquaporins are a family of small integral membrane proteins related to the major intrinsic protein (MIP or AQP0). This protein is specific for the kidney. AQP6 and related family members AQP0, AQP2, and AQP5 reside in a cluster on chromosome 12q13.