NameSolute carrier family 52, riboflavin transporter, member 2
Synonyms
  • GPR172A
  • hRFT3
  • PAR1
  • PERV-A receptor 1
  • Porcine endogenous retrovirus A receptor 1
  • Protein GPR172A
  • RFT3
  • Riboflavin transporter 3
Gene NameSLC52A2
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0013324|Solute carrier family 52, riboflavin transporter, member 2
MAAPTPARPVLTHLLVALFGMGSWAAVNGIWVELPVVVKELPEGWSLPSYVSVLVALGNL
GLLVVTLWRRLAPGKDEQVPIRVVQVLGMVGTALLASLWHHVAPVAGQLHSVAFLALAFV
LALACCASNVTFLPFLSHLPPRFLRSFFLGQGLSALLPCVLALVQGVGRLECPPAPINGT
PGPPLDFLERFPASTFFWALTALLVASAAAFQGLLLLLPPPPSVPTGELGSGLQVGAPGA
EEEVEESSPLQEPPSQAAGTTPGPDPKAYQLLSARSACLLGLLAATNALTNGVLPAVQSF
SCLPYGRLAYHLAVVLGSAANPLACFLAMGVLCRSLAGLGGLSLLGVFCGGYLMALAVLS
PCPPLVGTSAGVVLVVLSWVLCLGVFSYVKVAASSLLHGGGRPALLAAGVAIQVGSLLGA
VAMFPPTSIYHVFHSRKDCADPCDS
Number of residues445
Molecular Weight45776.61
Theoretical pINot Available
GO Classification
Functions
  • riboflavin transporter activity
  • virus receptor activity
Processes
  • riboflavin transport
Components
  • integral component of plasma membrane
General FunctionVirus receptor activity
Specific FunctionRiboflavin transporter. Riboflavin transport is Na(+)-independent but moderately pH-sensitive. Activity is strongly inhibited by riboflavin analogs, such as lumiflavin. Weakly inhibited by flavin adenine dinucleotide (FAD) and flavin mononucleotide (FMN). In case of infection by retroviruses, acts as a cell receptor to retroviral envelopes similar to the porcine endogenous retrovirus (PERV-A).
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane Regions14-34 47-67 86-106 112-132 147-167 196-216 277-297 312-332 339-359 366-386 404-424
GenBank Protein IDNot Available
UniProtKB IDQ9HAB3
UniProtKB Entry NameS52A2_HUMAN
Cellular LocationCell membrane
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0013325|Solute carrier family 52, riboflavin transporter, member 2 (SLC52A2)
ATGGCAGCACCCACGCCCGCCCGTCCGGTGCTGACCCACCTGCTGGTGGCTCTCTTCGGC
ATGGGCTCCTGGGCTGCGGTCAATGGGATCTGGGTGGAGCTACCTGTGGTGGTCAAAGAG
CTTCCAGAGGGTTGGAGCCTCCCCTCTTACGTCTCTGTGCTTGTGGCTCTGGGGAACCTG
GGTCTGCTGGTGGTGACCCTCTGGAGGAGGCTGGCCCCAGGAAAGGACGAGCAGGTCCCC
ATCCGGGTGGTGCAGGTGCTGGGCATGGTGGGCACAGCCCTGCTGGCCTCTCTGTGGCAC
CATGTGGCCCCAGTGGCAGGACAGTTGCATTCTGTGGCCTTCTTAGCACTGGCCTTTGTG
CTGGCACTGGCATGCTGTGCCTCGAATGTCACTTTCCTGCCCTTCTTGAGCCACCTGCCA
CCTCGCTTCTTACGGTCATTCTTCCTGGGTCAAGGCCTGAGTGCCCTGCTGCCCTGCGTG
CTGGCCCTAGTGCAGGGTGTGGGCCGCCTCGAGTGCCCGCCAGCCCCCATCAACGGCACC
CCTGGCCCCCCGCTCGACTTCCTTGAGCGTTTTCCCGCCAGCACCTTCTTCTGGGCACTG
ACTGCCCTTCTGGTCGCTTCAGCTGCTGCCTTCCAGGGTCTTCTGCTGCTGTTGCCGCCA
CCACCATCTGTACCCACAGGGGAGTTAGGATCAGGCCTCCAGGTGGGAGCCCCAGGAGCA
GAGGAAGAGGTGGAAGAGTCCTCACCACTGCAAGAGCCACCAAGCCAGGCAGCAGGCACC
ACCCCTGGTCCAGACCCTAAGGCCTATCAGCTTCTATCAGCCCGCAGTGCCTGCCTGCTG
GGCCTGTTGGCCGCCACCAACGCGCTGACCAATGGCGTGCTGCCTGCCGTGCAGAGCTTT
TCCTGCTTACCCTACGGGCGTCTGGCCTACCACCTGGCTGTGGTGCTGGGCAGTGCTGCC
AATCCCCTGGCCTGCTTCCTGGCCATGGGTGTGCTGTGCAGGTCCTTGGCAGGGCTGGGC
GGCCTCTCTCTGCTGGGCGTGTTCTGTGGGGGCTACCTGATGGCGCTGGCAGTCCTGAGC
CCCTGCCCGCCCCTGGTGGGCACCTCGGCGGGGGTGGTCCTCGTGGTGCTGTCGTGGGTG
CTGTGTCTTGGCGTGTTCTCCTACGTGAAGGTGGCAGCCAGCTCCCTGCTGCATGGCGGG
GGCCGGCCGGCATTGCTGGCAGCCGGCGTGGCCATCCAGGTGGGCTCTCTGCTCGGCGCT
GTTGCTATGTTCCCCCCGACCAGCATCTATCACGTGTTCCACAGCAGAAAGGACTGTGCA
GACCCCTGTGACTCCTGA
GenBank Gene IDNot Available
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDNot Available
HGNC IDHGNC:30224
Chromosome Location8
LocusNot Available
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