Solute carrier family 22 member 4

NameSolute carrier family 22 member 4
Synonyms
  • Ergothioneine transporter
  • ET transporter
  • ETT
  • OCTN1
  • Organic cation/carnitine transporter 1
  • UT2H
Gene NameSLC22A4
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0010533|Solute carrier family 22 member 4
MRDYDEVIAFLGEWGPFQRLIFFLLSASIIPNGFNGMSVVFLAGTPEHRCRVPDAANLSS
AWRNNSVPLRLRDGREVPHSCSRYRLATIANFSALGLEPGRDVDLGQLEQESCLDGWEFS
QDVYLSTVVTEWNLVCEDNWKVPLTTSLFFVGVLLGSFVSGQLSDRFGRKNVLFATMAVQ
TGFSFLQIFSISWEMFTVLFVIVGMGQISNYVVAFILGTEILGKSVRIIFSTLGVCTFFA
VGYMLLPLFAYFIRDWRMLLLALTVPGVLCVPLWWFIPESPRWLISQRRFREAEDIIQKA
AKMNNIAVPAVIFDSVEELNPLKQQKAFILDLFRTRNIAIMTIMSLLLWMLTSVGYFALS
LDAPNLHGDAYLNCFLSALIEIPAYITAWLLLRTLPRRYIIAAVLFWGGGVLLFIQLVPV
DYYFLSIGLVMLGKFGITSAFSMLYVFTAELYPTLVRNMAVGVTSTASRVGSIIAPYFVY
LGAYNRMLPYIVMGSLTVLIGILTLFFPESLGMTLPETLEQMQKVKWFRSGKKTRDSMET
EENPKVLITAF
Number of residues551
Molecular Weight62154.48
Theoretical pI7.27
GO Classification
Functions
  • PDZ domain binding
  • quaternary ammonium group transmembrane transporter activity
  • symporter activity
  • nucleotide binding
  • secondary active organic cation transmembrane transporter activity
  • ATP binding
  • carnitine transmembrane transporter activity
  • cation
Processes
  • carnitine metabolic process
  • carnitine transmembrane transport
  • carnitine transport
  • modified amino acid transport
  • quaternary ammonium group transport
  • body fluid secretion
  • sodium ion transport
  • organic cation transport
  • triglyceride metabolic process
  • transmembrane transport
Components
  • mitochondrion
  • plasma membrane
  • integral component of plasma membrane
  • apical plasma membrane
General FunctionSymporter activity
Specific FunctionSodium-ion dependent, low affinity carnitine transporter. Probably transports one sodium ion with one molecule of carnitine. Also transports organic cations such as tetraethylammonium (TEA) without the involvement of sodium. Relative uptake activity ratio of carnitine to TEA is 1.78. A key substrate of this transporter seems to be ergothioneine (ET).
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane Regions21-41 142-162 172-192 198-218 233-253 258-278 338-358 372-392 400-420 427-447 461-481 487-507
GenBank Protein ID2605501
UniProtKB IDQ9H015
UniProtKB Entry NameS22A4_HUMAN
Cellular LocationMembrane
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0010534|Solute carrier family 22 member 4 (SLC22A4)
ATGCGGGACTACGACGAGGTGATCGCCTTCCTGGGCGAGTGGGGGCCCTTCCAGCGCCTC
ATCTTCTTCCTGCTCAGCGCCAGCATCATCCCCAATGGCTTCAATGGTATGTCAGTCGTG
TTCCTGGCGGGGACCCCGGAGCACCGCTGTCGAGTGCCGGACGCCGCGAACCTGAGCAGC
GCCTGGCGCAACAACAGTGTCCCGCTGCGGCTGCGGGACGGCCGCGAGGTGCCCCACAGC
TGCAGCCGCTACCGGCTCGCCACCATCGCCAACTTCTCGGCGCTCGGGCTGGAGCCGGGG
CGCGACGTGGACCTGGGGCAGCTGGAGCAGGAGAGCTGCCTGGATGGCTGGGAGTTCAGC
CAGGACGTCTACCTGTCCACCGTCGTGACCGAGTGGAATCTGGTGTGTGAGGACAACTGG
AAGGTGCCCCTCACCACCTCCCTGTTCTTCGTAGGCGTGCTCCTCGGCTCCTTCGTGTCC
GGGCAGCTGTCAGACAGGTTTGGCAGGAAGAACGTTCTCTTCGCAACCATGGCTGTACAG
ACTGGCTTCAGCTTCCTGCAGATTTTCTCCATCAGCTGGGAGATGTTCACTGTGTTATTT
GTCATCGTGGGCATGGGCCAGATCTCCAACTATGTGGTAGCCTTCATACTAGGAACAGAA
ATTCTTGGCAAGTCAGTTCGTATTATATTCTCTACATTAGGAGTGTGCACATTTTTTGCA
GTTGGCTATATGCTGCTGCCACTGTTTGCTTACTTCATCAGAGACTGGCGGATGCTGCTG
CTGGCGCTGACGGTGCCGGGAGTGCTGTGTGTCCCGCTGTGGTGGTTCATTCCTGAATCT
CCCCGATGGCTGATATCCCAGAGAAGATTTAGAGAGGCTGAAGATATCATCCAAAAAGCT
GCAAAAATGAACAACATAGCTGTACCAGCAGTGATATTTGATTCTGTGGAGGAGCTAAAT
CCCCTGAAGCAGCAGAAAGCTTTCATTCTGGACCTGTTCAGGACTCGGAATATTGCCATA
ATGACCATTATGTCTTTGCTGCTATGGATGCTGACCTCAGTGGGTTACTTTGCTCTGTCT
CTGGATGCTCCTAATTTACATGGAGATGCCTACCTGAACTGTTTCCTCTCTGCCTTGATT
GAAATTCCAGCTTACATTACAGCCTGGCTGCTATTGCGAACCCTGCCCAGGCGTTATATC
ATAGCTGCAGTACTGTTCTGGGGAGGAGGTGTGCTTCTCTTCATTCAACTGGTACCTGTG
GATTATTACTTCTTATCCATTGGTCTGGTCATGCTGGGAAAATTTGGGATCACCTCTGCT
TTCTCCATGCTGTATGTCTTCACTGCTGAGCTCTACCCAACCCTGGTCAGGAACATGGCG
GTGGGGGTCACATCCACGGCCTCCAGAGTGGGCAGCATCATTGCCCCCTACTTTGTTTAC
CTCGGTGCTTACAACAGAATGCTGCCCTACATCGTCATGGGTAGTCTGACTGTCCTGATT
GGAATCCTCACCCTTTTTTTCCCTGAAAGTTTGGGAATGACTCTTCCAGAAACCTTAGAG
CAGATGCAGAAAGTGAAATGGTTCAGATCTGGGAAAAAAACAAGAGACTCAATGGAGACA
GAAGAAAATCCCAAGGTTCTAATAACTGCATTCTGA
GenBank Gene IDAB007448
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDSLC22A4
HGNC IDHGNC:10968
Chromosome Location5
Locus5q31.1
References
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