Biology:SLC41A1

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Short description: Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens


A representation of the 3D structure of the protein myoglobin showing turquoise α-helices.
Generic protein structure example

SLC41A1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the gene SLC41A1.[1] It is homologous to the prokaryotic Mg++ transfer protein MgtE[2]

Mutations in this gene have been associated to Nephronophthisis-like phenotypes.[3]

References

  1. "The human solute carrier SLC41A1 belongs to a novel eukaryotic subfamily with homology to prokaryotic MgtE Mg2+ transporters". Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications 306 (3): 718–24. July 2003. doi:10.1016/S0006-291X(03)01030-1. PMID 12810078. 
  2. "Functional characterization of human SLC41A1, a Mg2+ transporter with similarity to prokaryotic MgtE Mg2+ transporters". Physiological Genomics 21 (3): 337–42. May 2005. doi:10.1152/physiolgenomics.00261.2004. PMID 15713785. 
  3. "Mutation of the Mg2+ transporter SLC41A1 results in a nephronophthisis-like phenotype". Journal of the American Society of Nephrology 24 (6): 967–77. May 2013. doi:10.1681/ASN.2012101034. PMID 23661805.