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Identification
HMDB Protein ID HMDBP03060
Secondary Accession Numbers
  • 8592
Name Proton-coupled folate transporter
Synonyms
  1. G21
  2. Heme carrier protein 1
  3. PCFT/HCP1
  4. Solute carrier family 46 member 1
Gene Name SLC46A1
Protein Type Transporter
Biological Properties
General Function Involved in transmembrane transport
Specific Function Has been shown to act both as an intestinal proton- coupled high-affinity folate transporter and as an intestinal heme transporter which mediates heme uptake from the gut lumen into duodenal epithelial cells. The iron is then released from heme and may be transported into the bloodstream. Dietary heme iron is an important nutritional source of iron. Shows a higher affinity for folate than heme
Pathways
  • Folate malabsorption, hereditary
  • Methotrexate Action Pathway
  • Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase Deficiency (MTHFRD)
  • One carbon pool by folate
Reactions Not Available
GO Classification
Component
membrane
cell part
Function
transporter activity
Process
establishment of localization
transport
transmembrane transport
Cellular Location
  1. Cytoplasm
  2. Multi-pass membrane protein
  3. Apical cell membrane
Gene Properties
Chromosome Location Chromosome:1
Locus 17q11.2
SNPs SLC46A1
Gene Sequence
>1380 bp
ATGGAGGGGAGCGCGAGCCCCCCGGAAAAGCCCCGCGCCCGCCCTGCGGCTGCCGTGCTG
TGCCGGGGCCCGGTAGAGCCGCTGGTCTTCCTGGCCAACTTTGCCTTGGTCCTGCAGGGC
CCGCTCACCACGCAGTATCTGTGGCACCGCTTCAGCGCCGACCTCGGCTACAATGGCACC
CGCCAAAGGGGGGGCTGCAGCAACCGCAGCGCGGACCCCACCATGCAGGAAGTGGAGACC
CTTACCTCCCACTGGACCCTCTACATGAACGTGGGCGGCTTCCTGGTGGGGCTCTTCTCG
TCCACCCTGCTGGGAGCTTGGAGCGACAGTGTGGGCCGCCGCCCGCTGCTAGTGCTGGCC
TCGCTGGGCCTGCTGCTCCAGGCCCTAGTGTCCGTTTTTGTGGTGCAGCTGCAGCTCCAC
GTCGGCTACTTCGTGCTGGGTCGCATCCTTTGTGCCCTCCTCGGCGACTTCGGTGGCCTT
CTGGCTGCTAGCTTTGCGTCCGTGGCAGATGTCAGCTCCAGTCGCAGCCGCACCTTCCGG
ATGGCCCTGCTAGAAGCCAGCATCGGGGTGGCTGGGATGCTGGCAAGCCTCCTCGGGGGC
CACTGGCTCCGGGCCCAGGGTTATGCCAACCCCTTCTGGCTGGCCTTGGCCTTGCTGATA
GCCATGACTCTCTATGCAGCTTTCTGCTTTGGTGAGACCTTAAAGGAGCCAAAGTCCACC
CGGCTCTTCACGTTCCGTCACCACCGATCCATTGTCCAGCTCTATGTGGCTCCCGCCCCA
GAGAAGTCCAGGAAACATTTAGCCCTCTACTCACTGGCCATCTTCGTGGTGATCACTGTG
CACTTTGGGGCCCAGGACATCTTAACCCTTTATGAACTAAGCACACCCCTCTGCTGGGAC
TCCAAACTAATCGGCTATGGTTCTGCAGCTCAGCATCTCCCCTACCTCACCAGCCTGCTG
GCCCTGAAGCTCCTGCAGTACTGCCTGGCCGATGCCTGGGTAGCTGAGATCGGCCTGGCC
TTCAACATCCTGGGGATGGTGGTCTTTGCCTTTGCCACTATCACGCCTCTCATGTTCACA
GGATATGGGTTGCTTTTCCTGTCATTAGTCATCACACCTGTCATCCGGGCTAAACTCTCC
AAGCTGGTGAGAGAGACAGAGCAGGGTGCTCTCTTTTCTGCTGTGGCCTGTGTGAATAGC
CTGGCCATGCTGACGGCCTCCGGCATCTTCAACTCACTCTACCCAGCCACTCTGAACTTT
ATGAAGGGGTTCCCCTTCCTCCTGGGAGCTGGCCTCCTGCTCATCCCGGCTGTTCTGATT
GGGATGCTGGAAAAGGCTGATCCTCACCTCGAGTTCCAGCAGTTTCCCCAGAGCCCCTGA
Protein Properties
Number of Residues 459
Molecular Weight 49770.0
Theoretical pI 8.97
Pfam Domain Function
Signals
  • None
Transmembrane Regions
  • 87-107
  • 115-135
  • 149-169
  • 183-203
  • 211-231
  • 267-287
  • 303-325
  • 337-357
  • 359-379
  • 390-410
  • 423-443
Protein Sequence
>Proton-coupled folate transporter
MEGSASPPEKPRARPAAAVLCRGPVEPLVFLANFALVLQGPLTTQYLWHRFSADLGYNGT
RQRGGCSNRSADPTMQEVETLTSHWTLYMNVGGFLVGLFSSTLLGAWSDSVGRRPLLVLA
SLGLLLQALVSVFVVQLQLHVGYFVLGRILCALLGDFGGLLAASFASVADVSSSRSRTFR
MALLEASIGVAGMLASLLGGHWLRAQGYANPFWLALALLIAMTLYAAFCFGETLKEPKST
RLFTFRHHRSIVQLYVAPAPEKSRKHLALYSLAIFVVITVHFGAQDILTLYELSTPLCWD
SKLIGYGSAAQHLPYLTSLLALKLLQYCLADAWVAEIGLAFNILGMVVFAFATITPLMFT
GYGLLFLSLVITPVIRAKLSKLVRETEQGALFSAVACVNSLAMLTASGIFNSLYPATLNF
MKGFPFLLGAGLLLIPAVLIGMLEKADPHLEFQQFPQSP
GenBank ID Protein Not Available
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot ID Q96NT5
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Entry Name PCFT_HUMAN
PDB IDs Not Available
GenBank Gene ID AK054669
GeneCard ID SLC46A1
GenAtlas ID SLC46A1
HGNC ID HGNC:30521
References
General References
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