Urea transporter 1

Details

Name
Urea transporter 1
Synonyms
  • HUT11
  • JK
  • RACH1
  • Solute carrier family 14 member 1
  • Urea transporter, erythrocyte
  • UT1
  • UTE
Gene Name
SLC14A1
Organism
Humans
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0008543|Urea transporter 1
MEDSPTMVRVDSPTMVRGENQVSPCQGRRCFPKALGYVTGDMKELANQLKDKPVVLQFID
WILRGISQVVFVNNPVSGILILVGLLVQNPWWALTGWLGTVVSTLMALLLSQDRSLIASG
LYGYNATLVGVLMAVFSDKGDYFWWLLLPVCAMSMTCPIFSSALNSMLSKWDLPVFTLPF
NMALSMYLSATGHYNPFFPAKLVIPITTAPNISWSDLSALELLKSIPVGVGQIYGCDNPW
TGGIFLGAILLSSPLMCLHAAIGSLLGIAAGLSLSAPFEDIYFGLWGFNSSLACIAMGGM
FMALTWQTHLLALGCALFTAYLGVGMANFMAEVGLPACTWPFCLATLLFLIMTTKNSNIY
KMPLSKVTYPEENRIFYLQAKKRMVESPL
Number of residues
389
Molecular Weight
42527.93
Theoretical pI
Not Available
GO Classification
Functions
urea channel activity / water transmembrane transporter activity
Processes
transmembrane transport / urea transmembrane transport / urea transport
Components
basolateral plasma membrane / integral component of plasma membrane / intracellular membrane-bounded organelle / nucleolus / plasma membrane
General Function
Water 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.
Pfam Domain Function
Not Available
Transmembrane Regions
91-110 115-137 144-168 173-193 255-274 284-304 309-330 333-353
Cellular Location
Cell membrane
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0017512|Urea transporter 1 (SLC14A1)
ATGAATGGACGGTCTTTGATTGGCGGCGCTGGTGACGCCCGTCATGGTCCTGTTTGGAAG
GACCCTTTTGGAACTAAAGCTGGTGACGCAGCGCGCAGAGGCATCGCCCGGCTAAGCTTG
GCCCTGGCAGATGGGTCGCAGGAACAGGAGCCAGAGGAAGAGATAGCCATGGAGGACAGC
CCCACTATGGTTAGAGTGGACAGCCCCACTATGGTTAGGGGTGAAAACCAGGTTTCGCCA
TGTCAAGGGAGAAGGTGCTTCCCCAAAGCTCTTGGCTATGTCACCGGTGACATGAAAGAA
CTTGCCAACCAGCTTAAAGACAAACCCGTGGTGCTCCAGTTCATTGACTGGATTCTCCGG
GGCATATCCCAAGTGGTGTTCGTCAACAACCCCGTCAGTGGAATCCTGATTCTGGTAGGA
CTTCTTGTTCAGAACCCCTGGTGGGCTCTCACTGGCTGGCTGGGAACAGTGGTCTCCACT
CTGATGGCCCTCTTGCTCAGCCAGGACAGGTCATTAATAGCATCTGGGCTCTATGGCTAC
AATGCCACCCTGGTGGGAGTACTCATGGCTGTCTTTTCGGACAAGGGAGACTATTTCTGG
TGGCTGTTACTCCCTGTATGTGCTATGTCCATGACTTGCCCAATTTTCTCAAGTGCATTG
AATTCCATGCTCAGCAAATGGGACCTCCCCGTCTTCACCCTCCCTTTCAACATGGCGTTG
TCAATGTACCTTTCAGCCACAGGACATTACAATCCATTCTTTCCAGCCAAACTGGTCATA
CCTATAACTACAGCTCCAAATATCTCCTGGTCTGACCTCAGTGCCCTGGAGTTGTTGAAA
TCTATACCAGTGGGAGTTGGTCAGATCTATGGCTGTGATAATCCATGGACAGGGGGCATT
TTCCTGGGAGCCATCCTACTCTCCTCCCCACTCATGTGCCTGCATGCTGCCATAGGATCA
TTGCTGGGCATAGCAGCGGGACTCAGTCTTTCAGCCCCATTTGAGGACATCTACTTTGGA
CTCTGGGGTTTCAACAGCTCTCTGGCCTGCATTGCAATGGGAGGAATGTTCATGGCGCTC
ACCTGGCAAACCCACCTCCTGGCTCTTGGCTGTGCCCTGTTCACGGCCTATCTTGGAGTC
GGCATGGCAAACTTTATGGCTGAGGTTGGATTGCCAGCTTGTACCTGGCCCTTCTGTTTG
GCCACGCTATTGTTCCTCATCATGACCACAAAAAATTCCAACATCTACAAGATGCCCCTC
AGTAAAGTTACTTATCCTGAAGAAAACCGCATCTTCTACCTGCAAGCCAAGAAAAGAATG
GTGGAAAGCCCTTTGTGA
Chromosome Location
18
Locus
Not Available
External Identifiers
ResourceLink
UniProtKB IDQ13336
UniProtKB Entry NameUT1_HUMAN
HGNC IDHGNC:10918
General References
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Drug Relations

Drug Relations
DrugBank IDNameDrug groupPharmacological action?ActionsDetails
DB03904Ureaapproved, investigationalunknownsubstrateDetails
DB01005HydroxyureaapprovednosubstrateDetails