Hmdb loader
Identification
HMDB Protein ID HMDBP02439
Secondary Accession Numbers
  • 7933
  • HMDBP06219
Name Solute carrier family 22 member 4
Synonyms
  1. ET transporter
  2. Ergothioneine transporter
  3. Organic cation/carnitine transporter 1
Gene Name SLC22A4
Protein Type Transporter
Biological Properties
General Function Involved in ion transmembrane transporter activity
Specific Function Sodium-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)
Pathways Not Available
Reactions Not Available
GO Classification
Component
membrane
cell part
membrane part
intrinsic to membrane
integral to membrane
Function
transmembrane transporter activity
substrate-specific transmembrane transporter activity
ion transmembrane transporter activity
transporter activity
Process
establishment of localization
transport
transmembrane transport
ion transport
Cellular Location
  1. Membrane
  2. Multi-pass membrane protein
Gene Properties
Chromosome Location Chromosome:5
Locus 5q31.1
SNPs SLC22A4
Gene Sequence
>1656 bp
ATGCGGGACTACGACGAGGTGATCGCCTTCCTGGGCGAGTGGGGGCCCTTCCAGCGCCTC
ATCTTCTTCCTGCTCAGCGCCAGCATCATCCCCAATGGCTTCAATGGTATGTCAGTCGTG
TTCCTGGCGGGGACCCCGGAGCACCGCTGTCGAGTGCCGGACGCCGCGAACCTGAGCAGC
GCCTGGCGCAACAACAGTGTCCCGCTGCGGCTGCGGGACGGCCGCGAGGTGCCCCACAGC
TGCAGCCGCTACCGGCTCGCCACCATCGCCAACTTCTCGGCGCTCGGGCTGGAGCCGGGG
CGCGACGTGGACCTGGGGCAGCTGGAGCAGGAGAGCTGCCTGGATGGCTGGGAGTTCAGC
CAGGACGTCTACCTGTCCACCGTCGTGACCGAGTGGAATCTGGTGTGTGAGGACAACTGG
AAGGTGCCCCTCACCACCTCCCTGTTCTTCGTAGGCGTGCTCCTCGGCTCCTTCGTGTCC
GGGCAGCTGTCAGACAGGTTTGGCAGGAAGAACGTTCTCTTCGCAACCATGGCTGTACAG
ACTGGCTTCAGCTTCCTGCAGATTTTCTCCATCAGCTGGGAGATGTTCACTGTGTTATTT
GTCATCGTGGGCATGGGCCAGATCTCCAACTATGTGGTAGCCTTCATACTAGGAACAGAA
ATTCTTGGCAAGTCAGTTCGTATTATATTCTCTACATTAGGAGTGTGCACATTTTTTGCA
GTTGGCTATATGCTGCTGCCACTGTTTGCTTACTTCATCAGAGACTGGCGGATGCTGCTG
CTGGCGCTGACGGTGCCGGGAGTGCTGTGTGTCCCGCTGTGGTGGTTCATTCCTGAATCT
CCCCGATGGCTGATATCCCAGAGAAGATTTAGAGAGGCTGAAGATATCATCCAAAAAGCT
GCAAAAATGAACAACACAGCTGTACCAGCAGTGATATTTGATTCTGTGGAGGAGCTAAAT
CCCCTGAAGCAGCAGAAAGCTTTCATTCTGGACCTGTTCAGGACTCGGAATATTGCCATA
ATGACCATTATGTCTTTGCTGCTATGGATGCTGACCTCAGTGGGTTACTTTGCTCTGTCT
CTGGATGCTCCTAATTTACATGGAGATGCCTACCTGAACTGTTTCCTCTCTGCCTTGATT
GAAATTCCAGCTTACATTACAGCCTGGCTGCTATTGCGAACGCTGCCCAGGCGTTATATC
ATAGCTGCAGTACTGTTCTGGGGAGGAGGTGTGCTTCTCTTCATTCAACTGGTACCTGTG
GATTATTACTTCTTATCCATTGGTCTGGTCATGCTGGGAAAATTTGGGATCACCTCTGCT
TTCTCCATGCTGTATGTCTTCACTGCTGAGCTCTACCCAACCCTGGTCAGGAACATGGCG
GTGGGGGTCACATCCACGGCCTCCAGAGTGGGCAGCATCATTGCCCCCTACTTTGTTTAC
CTCGGTGCTTACAACAGAATGCTGCCCTACATCGTCATGGGTAGTCTGACTGTCCTGATT
GGAATCTTCACCCTTTTTTTCCCTGAAAGTTTGGGAATGACTCTTCCAGAAACCTTAGAG
CAGATGCAGAAAGTGAAATGGTTCAGATCTGGGAAAAAAACAAGAGACTCAATGGAGACA
GAAGAAAATCCCAAGGTTCTAATAACTGCATTCTGA
Protein Properties
Number of Residues 551
Molecular Weight 62154.5
Theoretical pI 7.27
Pfam Domain Function
Signals
  • None
Transmembrane Regions
  • 21-41
  • 142-162
  • 172-192
  • 198-218
  • 233-253
  • 258-278
  • 338-358
  • 372-392
  • 400-420
  • 427-447
  • 461-481
  • 487-507
Protein Sequence
>Solute carrier family 22 member 4
MRDYDEVIAFLGEWGPFQRLIFFLLSASIIPNGFNGMSVVFLAGTPEHRCRVPDAANLSS
AWRNNSVPLRLRDGREVPHSCSRYRLATIANFSALGLEPGRDVDLGQLEQESCLDGWEFS
QDVYLSTVVTEWNLVCEDNWKVPLTTSLFFVGVLLGSFVSGQLSDRFGRKNVLFATMAVQ
TGFSFLQIFSISWEMFTVLFVIVGMGQISNYVVAFILGTEILGKSVRIIFSTLGVCTFFA
VGYMLLPLFAYFIRDWRMLLLALTVPGVLCVPLWWFIPESPRWLISQRRFREAEDIIQKA
AKMNNIAVPAVIFDSVEELNPLKQQKAFILDLFRTRNIAIMTIMSLLLWMLTSVGYFALS
LDAPNLHGDAYLNCFLSALIEIPAYITAWLLLRTLPRRYIIAAVLFWGGGVLLFIQLVPV
DYYFLSIGLVMLGKFGITSAFSMLYVFTAELYPTLVRNMAVGVTSTASRVGSIIAPYFVY
LGAYNRMLPYIVMGSLTVLIGILTLFFPESLGMTLPETLEQMQKVKWFRSGKKTRDSMET
EENPKVLITAF
GenBank ID Protein 2605501
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot ID Q9H015
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Entry Name S22A4_HUMAN
PDB IDs Not Available
GenBank Gene ID AB007448
GeneCard ID SLC22A4
GenAtlas ID SLC22A4
HGNC ID HGNC:10968
References
General References
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