Protein
Galactose transporter
Organism
Saccharomyces cerevisiae (strain ATCC 204508 / S288c)
Function
GAL2 is a facilitated diffusion transporter required for both the high-affinity galactokinase-dependent and low-affinity galactokinase-independent galactose transport processes.
Similarity
Belongs to the major facilitator superfamily. Sugar transporter (TC 2.A.1.1) family.
Sequence
MAVEENNMPVVSQQPQAGEDVISSLSKDSHLSAQSQKYSNDELKAGESGSEGSQSVPIEIPKKPMSEYVTVSLLCLCVAFGGFMFGWDTGTISGFVVQTDFLRRFGMKHKDGTHYLSNVRTGLIVAIFNIGCAFGGIILSKGGDMYGRKKGLSIVVSVYIVGIIIQIASINKWYQYFIGRIISGLGVGGIAVLCPMLISEIAPKHLRGTLVSCYQLMITAGIFLGYCTNYGTKSYSNSVQWRVPLGLCFAWSLFMIGALTLVPESPRYLCEVNKVEDAKRSIAKSNKVSPEDPAVQAELDLIMAGIEAEKLAGNASWGELFSTKTKVFQRLLMGVFVQMFQQLTGNNYFFYYGTVIFKSVGLDDSFETSIVIGVVNFASTFFSLWTVENLGHRKCLLLGAATMMACMVIYASVGVTRLYPHGKSQPSSKGAGNCMIVFTCFYIFCYATTWAPVAWVITAESFPLRVKSKCMALASASNWVWGFLIAFFTPFITSAINFYYGYVFMGCLVAMFFYVFFFVPETKGLSLEEIQELWEEGVLPWKSEGWIPSSRRGNNYDLEDLQHDDKPWYKAMLE