Names & Taxonomy

Uniprot ID:
Q14973
Entry Name:
NTCP_HUMAN
Status:
reviewed
Protein Names:
Sodium/bile acid cotransporter (Cell growth-inhibiting gene 29 protein) (Na(+)/bile acid cotransporter) (Na(+)/taurocholate transport protein) (Sodium/taurocholate cotransporting polypeptide) (Solute carrier family 10 member 1)
Gene Names:
SLC10A1 NTCP GIG29
Gene Names Orf:
GIG29
Gene Names Primary:
SLC10A1
Organism:
Homo sapiens (Human)

Structure

Length:
349
Sequence:
MEAHNASAPFNFTLPPNFGKRPTDLALSVILVFMLFFIMLSLGCTMEFSKIKAHLWKPKGLAIALVAQYGIMPLTAFVLGKVFRLKNIEALAILVCGCSPGGNLSNVFSLAMKGDMNLSIVMTTCSTFCALGMMPLLLYIYSRGIYDGDLKDKVPYKGIVISLVLVLIPCTIGIVLKSKRPQYMRYVIKGGMIIILLCSVAVTVLSAINVGKSIMFAMTPLLIATSSLMPFIGFLLGYVLSALFCLNGRCRRTVSMETGCQNVQLCSTILNVAFPPEVIGPLFFFPLLYMIFQLGEGLLLIAIFWCYEKFKTPKDKTKMIYTAATTEETIPGALGNGTYKGEDCSPCTA
Proteomes:
UP000005640

Subcellular location

Subcellular Location:
Membrane; Multi-pass membrane protein.

Function

Function:
The hepatic sodium/bile acid uptake system exhibits broad substrate specificity and transports various non-bile acid organic compounds as well. It is strictly dependent on the extracellular presence of sodium.; (Microbial infection) Acts as a receptor for hepatitis B virus.
Cross Reference Drug Bank:
DB00887 DB02659 DB00286 DB00091 DB03619 DB00977 DB00328 DB00279 DB01583 DB08860 DB01032 DB00396 DB00624 DB01586
Gene Ontology Go:
basolateral plasma membrane
integral component of plasma membrane
plasma membrane
bile acid:sodium symporter activity
virus receptor activity
bile acid and bile salt transport
bile acid metabolic process
small molecule metabolic process
transport
Gene Ontology Biological Process:
bile acid and bile salt transport
bile acid metabolic process
small molecule metabolic process
transport
Gene Ontology Molecular Function:
bile acid:sodium symporter activity
virus receptor activity
Gene Ontology Cellular Component:
basolateral plasma membrane
integral component of plasma membrane
plasma membrane
Keywords:
Complete proteome
Glycoprotein
Host cell receptor for virus entry
Host-virus interaction
Ion transport
Membrane
Polymorphism
Receptor
Reference proteome
Sodium
Sodium transport
Symport
Transmembrane
Transmembrane helix
Transport

Publication

PubMed ID:
8132774 15489334 23150796