Protein
Mitochondrial ornithine transporter 1
Organism
Saccharomyces cerevisiae (strain ATCC 204508 / S288c)
Function
Required for arginine biosynthesis. Transports ornithine synthesized from glutamate in the mitochondrial matrix to the cytosol, where it is converted to arginine.
Similarity
Belongs to the mitochondrial carrier (TC 2.A.29) family.
Sequence
MEDSKKKGLIEGAILDIINGSIAGACGKVIEFPFDTVKVRLQTQASNVFPTTWSCIKFTYQNEGIARGFFQGIASPLVGACLENATLFVSYNQCSKFLEKHTNVSPLGQILISGGVAGSCASLVLTPVELVKCKLQVANLQVASAKTKHTKVLPTIKAIITERGLAGLWQGQSGTFIRESFGGVAWFATYEIVKKSLKDRHSLDDPKRDESKIWELLISGGSAGLAFNASIFPADTVKSVMQTEHISLTNAVKKIFGKFGLKGFYRGLGITLFRAVPANAAVFYIFETLSAL