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Identification
HMDB Protein ID HMDBP02033
Secondary Accession Numbers
  • 7502
Name Alpha-tocopherol transfer protein
Synonyms
  1. Alpha-TTP
Gene Name TTPA
Protein Type Enzyme
Biological Properties
General Function Involved in transporter activity
Specific Function Binds alpha-tocopherol and enhances its transfer between separate membranes
Pathways Not Available
Reactions Not Available
GO Classification
Component
cell part
intracellular
Function
transporter activity
Process
establishment of localization
transport
Cellular Location
  1. Cytoplasm
Gene Properties
Chromosome Location Chromosome:8
Locus 8q12.3
SNPs TTPA
Gene Sequence
>837 bp
ATGGCAGAGGCGCGATCCCAGCCCTCGGCGGGGCCGCAGCTCAACGCGCTACCGGACCAC
TCTCCGTTGCTGCAGCCGGGCCTGGCGGCGCTGCGGCGCCGGGCCCGGGAAGCTGGCGTC
CCGCTCGCGCCGCTGCCGCTCACCGACTCCTTCCTGCTGCGGTTCCTGCGCGCCCGGGAT
TTCGATCTGGACCTGGCCTGGCGGTTACTAAAAAACTATTATAAGTGGAGAGCAGAATGT
CCAGAAATAAGTGCAGATCTACACCCTAGAAGTATTATTGGCCTCCTAAAGGCTGGCTAC
CATGGAGTCCTGAGATCCAGGGATCCCACTGGCAGCAAAGTTCTTATTTACAGAATCGCA
CACTGGGACCCCAAAGTTTTTACAGCTTATGACGTATTTCGAGTAAGTCTAATCACATCC
GAGCTTATTGTACAGGAGGTAGAAACTCAGCGGAATGGAATCAAGGCTATCTTTGATCTG
GAAGGTTGGCAGTTTTCTCATGCTTTTCAAATCACTCCATCCGTAGCCAAGAAGATTGCT
GCTGTACTTACGGATTCATTTCCATTGAAAGTTCGTGGCATCCATTTGATAAATGAACCA
GTAATTTTCCATGCTGTCTTTTCCATGATCAAACCATTCCTGACTGAAAAAATTAAGGAA
CGGATTCACATGCATGGGAACAACTACAAACAAAGCTTGCTTCAGCATTTCCCAGACATT
CTTCCTCTGGAATATGGTGGTGAAGAATTCTCCATGGAGGACATTTGTCAGGAATGGACA
AATTTTATAATGAAGTCTGAAGATTATCTCAGCAGCATTTCTGAGAGCATTCAATGA
Protein Properties
Number of Residues 278
Molecular Weight 31749.3
Theoretical pI 7.78
Pfam Domain Function
Signals
  • None
Transmembrane Regions
  • None
Protein Sequence
>Alpha-tocopherol transfer protein
MAEARSQPSAGPQLNALPDHSPLLQPGLAALRRRAREAGVPLAPLPLTDSFLLRFLRARD
FDLDLAWRLLKNYYKWRAECPEISADLHPRSIIGLLKAGYHGVLRSRDPTGSKVLIYRIA
HWDPKVFTAYDVFRVSLITSELIVQEVETQRNGIKAIFDLEGWQFSHAFQITPSVAKKIA
AVLTDSFPLKVRGIHLINEPVIFHAVFSMIKPFLTEKIKERIHMHGNNYKQSLLQHFPDI
LPLEYGGEEFSMEDICQEWTNFIMKSEDYLSSISESIQ
GenBank ID Protein Not Available
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot ID P49638
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Entry Name TTPA_HUMAN
PDB IDs
GenBank Gene ID D49488
GeneCard ID TTPA
GenAtlas ID TTPA
HGNC ID HGNC:12404
References
General References
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