Identification
BMDB Protein ID BMDBP02167
Secondary Accession Numbers
  • BMDBP02166
  • BMDBP02168
Name Urea transporter 1
Synonyms Not Available
Gene Name SLC14A1
Protein Type Enzyme
Biological Properties
General Function Involved in urea transmembrane transporter activity
Specific Function Urea channel that facilitates transmembrane urea transport down a concentration gradient. A constriction of the transmembrane channel functions as selectivity filter through which urea is expected to pass in dehydrated form. The rate of urea conduction is increased by hypotonic stress. Plays an important role in the kidney medulla collecting ducts, where it allows rapid equilibration between the lumen of the collecting ducts and the interstitium, and thereby prevents water loss driven by the high concentration of urea in the urine. Facilitates urea transport across erythrocyte membranes. May also play a role in transmembrane water transport, possibly by indirect means.
Pathways
  • Kidney Function
Reactions Not Available
GO Classification Not Available
Cellular Location Not Available
Gene Properties
Chromosome Location 24
Locus Not Available
SNPs SLC14A1
Gene Sequence
>1155 bp
ATGGATGACAACCCCACTGCAGTTAAATTGGACCAGGGTGGAAATCAGGCTCCACAAGGT
CGAGGCAGAAGATGCCTCCCCAAGGCACTTGGCTATATCACTGGTGACATGAAAGAATTT
GCCAACTGGCTTAAAGACAAACCCCAGGCTCTGCAGTTCGTCGACTGGGTTCTTCGGGGG
ATATCCCAAGTTGTGTTTGTCAGCAACCCCATAAGTGGAATCCTGATTCTGGTGGGACTC
CTGGTCCAGAATCCCTGGTGTGCACTCAATGGCTGTGTGGGAACAGTGGTCTCCACCCTG
ACGGCCCTGTTACTCAGCCAGGACAGGTCCGCCATTACAGCGGGGCTCCAGGGCTACAAC
GCTACCCTGGTGGGAATCCTCATGGCCATCTATTCGGACAAGGGAAACTATTTCTGGTGG
CTGTTATTCCCTGTATCTGCTATGTCCATGACGTGTCCAGTCTTCTCGAGTGCCTTGAAC
TCCGTGTTGAGCAAATGGGACCTGCCTGTCTTCACTCTGCCCTTCAATATGGCGTTGTCA
ATGTACCTTTCTGCCACGGGACATTACAATCCATTTTTCCCAAGCACCTTGATCACACCT
GTCACCTCAGTTCCCAATGTCACCTGGCCTGACCTCAGTGCCCTGCAGCTGCTGAAGTCC
CTGCCTGTGGGTGTGGGTCAGATATATGGCTGCGATAATCCGTGGACAGGGGGCATCTTC
CTAGGCGCCATCCTCCTCTCCTCCCCACTCATGTGCCTGCACGCTGCAATCGGGTCCTTG
CTGGGGATAATAGCAGGACTCAGTCTTTCAGCTCCATTTGAGGACATCTACGCTGGACTC
TGGGGCTTCAACAGCTCTCTAGCTTGCATTGCAATTGGAGGAACGTTCATGGCACTCACC
TGGCAAACCCACCTCCTGGCTCTTGCCTGTGCCCTGTTCACCGCCTACCTGGGAGCCAGC
ATGTCACACGTGATGGCTGTGGTCGGATTGCCATCTGGTACCTGGCCCTTCTGTTTAGCC
ACACTACTGTTCCTCCTGCTGACCACAAAAAACCCCAACATCTACAAGATGCCCATCAGT
AAAGTCACTTATCCTGAGGAAAACCGCATCTTCTACCTACAATCCAGGAAAAGGACGGTT
CAAGGGCCTTTGTGA
Protein Properties
Number of Residues 384
Molecular Weight 41473.0
Theoretical pI 8.3
Pfam Domain Function Not Available
Signals
  • None
Transmembrane Regions
  • 86-105
  • 110-132
  • 139-163
  • 168-188
  • 250-269
  • 279-299
  • 304-325
  • 328-348
Protein Sequence
>Urea transporter
MDDNPTAVKLDQGGNQAPQGRGRRCLPKALGYITGDMKEFANWLKDKPQALQFVDWVLRG
ISQVVFVSNPISGILILVGLLVQNPWCALNGCVGTVVSTLTALLLSQDRSAITAGLQGYN
ATLVGILMAIYSDKGNYFWWLLFPVSAMSMTCPVFSSALNSVLSKWDLPVFTLPFNMALS
MYLSATGHYNPFFPSTLITPVTSVPNVTWPDLSALQLLKSLPVGVGQIYGCDNPWTGGIF
LGAILLSSPLMCLHAAIGSLLGIIAGLSLSAPFEDIYAGLWGFNSSLACIAIGGTFMALT
WQTHLLALACALFTAYLGASMSHVMAVVGLPSGTWPFCLATLLFLLLTTKNPNIYKMPIS
KVTYPEENRIFYLQSRKRTVQGPL
GenBank ID Protein AAU94647.1
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot ID Q5QF96
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Entry Name UT1_BOVIN
PDB IDs
GenBank Gene ID AY624602
GeneCard ID SLC14A1
GenAtlas ID Not Available
HGNC ID Not Available
References
General References Not Available