Description
Has been shown to act both as an intestinal proton-coupled high-affinity folate transporter and as an intestinal heme transporter which mediates heme uptake from the gut lumen into duodenal epithelial cells. The iron is then released from heme and may be transported into the bloodstream. Dietary heme iron is an important nutritional source of iron. Shows a higher affinity for folate than heme (By similarity).
Family
Belongs to the major facilitator superfamily. SLC46A family.
Sequence
MEGRVSPVGSSHRLLTAAVLFRGPVEPLVFLANFALVLQGPLTTQYIWHRISTELGYNGTRHRENCGNQSADPVLKEVETLTSHWTLYMNVGGFLVGLFWSTLLGAWSDRVGRRPLLVLASLGLLLQAVVSIFVVQLQLHIGFFVLGRALCALLGDFNGLLAASFASVADVSSNHSRTFRMALLEACIGVAGTLASLLGGHWLRAQGYANPFWLALAVLIVMTLYAAFCFGETVKEPKSTRLFTLRHHRSIVQLYVVPAPEKSRMHLALYSLAIFVVVTVHFGAQDILTLYELSTPLCWDSKLIGYGSAAQHLPYLTSLLGLRLLQFCLADTWVAEIGLAFNILGMVVFAFATITPLMFTGYGLLFLSLVTTPVIRAKLSKLVSESEQGALFSAVACVNSLAMLMASGIFNSLYPATLNFMKGFPFLLGAGLLFIPAILIGVLEKVNPHPEFQQFPQNS
Simulated SDS-PAGE

(Note: Representative image - actual molecular weight may vary depending on tag type and expression method)
Safety
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