lmmol · Proteins

Solute carrier family 12 member 1

UniProt Q13621 Organism Homo sapiens Gene NKCC2, SLC12A1

Also known as: NKCC2, SLC12A1

Function

Renal sodium, potassium and chloride non-electrogenic ion symporter that mediates the transepithelial NaCl reabsorption in the thick ascending limb and plays an essential role in the urinary concentration and volume regulation. It can substitute NH4(+) for K(+), enabling NH4(+) apical transmembrane transport in the medullary thick ascending limb (MTAL). This function is crucial for maintaining ammonium homeostasis by the kidney, particularly during metabolic acidosis (By similarity).

Classification

Family (Pfam)
PF00324 AA_permease, PF08403 AA_permease_N, PF03522 SLC12
InterPro
AA-permease/SLC12A_dom, AA_permease_N, SLC12_C, Slc12a1, SLC12A1/SLC12A2, SLC12A_fam
Functional cluster
Nucleotide & Amino-Acid Biosynthesis Enzymes

Gene Ontology · 16

Disease associations

Drugs targeting this protein · 5

Related proteins · sequence + function similarity

Co-cited proteins · studied together in the literature

Literature · 5 cited papers

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