Protein
L-carnitine/gamma-butyrobetaine antiporter
Organism
Escherichia fergusonii (strain ATCC 35469 / DSM 13698 / CDC 0568-73)
Function
Catalyzes the exchange of L-carnitine for gamma-butyrobetaine and related betaines.
Similarity
Belongs to the BCCT transporter (TC 2.A.15) family. CaiT subfamily.
Sequence
MTKEKKKTGIEPKVFFPPLIIVGILCWLTVRDLDAANVVINAVFSYVTNVWGWAFEWYMVVMLFGWFWLVFGPYAKKRLGNEPPEFSTASWIFMMFASCTSAAVLFWGSIEIYYYISTPPFALEPNSTGAKELGLAYSLFHWGPLPWATYSFLSVAFAYFFFVRKMDVIRPSSTLVPLVGEKHAKGLFGTIVDNFYLVALIFAMGTSLGLATPLVTECMQWLFGIPHTLQLDAIIITCWIILNAICVACGLQKGVKIASDVRSYLSFLMLGWVFIVSGASFIMNYFTDSVGMLLMYLPRMLFYTDAVGKGGFPQGWTVFYWAWWVIYAIQMSIFLARISRGRTVRELCFGMVMGLTASTWILWTVLGSNTLLLMDKNIINIPNLIEQYGVARAIIETWAALPLSTATMWGFFILCFIATVTLINACSYTLAMSTCREVRDGEEPPLLVRIGWSILVGIIGIVLLALGGLKPIQTAIIAGGCPLFFVNIMVTLSFIKDAKQNWKD