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cho-1

Gene
cho-1
Protein
High-affinity choline transporter 1
Organism
Caenorhabditis elegans
Length
576 amino acids
Function
Imports choline from the extracellular space to the neuron with high affinity. Choline uptake is the rate-limiting step in acetylcholine synthesis. Sodium ion and chloride ion dependent.
Similarity
Belongs to the sodium:solute symporter (SSF) (TC 2.A.21) family.
Mass
62.427 kDa
Sequence
MADLLGIVAIVFFYVLILVVGIWAGRKSKSSKELESEAGAATEEVMLAGRNIGTLVGIFTMTATWVGGAYINGTAEALYNGGLLGCQAPVGYAISLVMGGLLFAKKMREEGYITMLDPFQHKYGQRIGGLMYVPALLGETFWTAAILSALGATLSVILGIDMNASVTLSACIAVFYTFTGGYYAVAYTDVVQLFCIFVGLWVCVPAAMVHDGAKDISRNAGDWIGEIGGFKETSLWIDCMLLLVFGGIPWQVYFQRVLSSKTAHGAQTLSFVAGVGCILMAIPPALIGAIARNTDWRMTDYSPWNNGTKVESIPPDKRNMVVPLVFQYLTPRWVAFIGLGAVSAAVMSSADSSVLSAASMFAHNIWKLTIRPHASEKEVIIVMRIAIICVGIMATIMALTIQSIYGLWYLCADLVYVILFPQLLCVVYMPRSNTYGSLAGYAVGLVLRLIGGEPLVSLPAFFHYPMYTDGVQYFPFRTTAMLSSMATIYIVSIQSEKLFKSGRLSPEWDVMGCVVNIPIDHVPLPSDVSFAVSSETLNMKAPNGTPAPVHPNQQPSDENTLLHPYSDQSYYSTNSN