Names & Taxonomy

Uniprot ID:
P20061
Entry Name:
TCO1_HUMAN
Status:
reviewed
Protein Names:
Transcobalamin-1 (TC-1) (Haptocorrin) (HC) (Protein R) (Transcobalamin I) (TC I) (TCI)
Gene Names:
TCN1 TC1
Gene Names Primary:
TCN1
Organism:
Homo sapiens (Human)

Structure

Length:
433
Sequence:
MRQSHQLPLVGLLLFSFIPSQLCEICEVSEENYIRLKPLLNTMIQSNYNRGTSAVNVVLSLKLVGIQIQTLMQKMIQQIKYNVKSRLSDVSSGELALIILALGVCRNAEENLIYDYHLIDKLENKFQAEIENMEAHNGTPLTNYYQLSLDVLALCLFNGNYSTAEVVNHFTPENKNYYFGSQFSVDTGAMAVLALTCVKKSLINGQIKADEGSLKNISIYTKSLVEKILSEKKENGLIGNTFSTGEAMQALFVSSDYYNENDWNCQQTLNTVLTEISQGAFSNPNAAAQVLPALMGKTFLDINKDSSCVSASGNFNISADEPITVTPPDSQSYISVNYSVRINETYFTNVTVLNGSVFLSVMEKAQKMNDTIFGFTMEERSWGPYITCIQGLCANNNDRTYWELLSGGEPLSQGAGSYVVRNGENLEVRWSKY
Proteomes:
UP000005640

Subcellular location

Subcellular Location:
Secreted.

Function

Function:
Binds vitamin B12 with femtomolar affinity and protects it from the acidic environment of the stomach.
Cross Reference Drug Bank:
DB00115 DB00200
Gene Ontology Go:
extracellular region
extracellular space
cobalamin binding
cobalamin metabolic process
cobalamin transport
cobalt ion transport
small molecule metabolic process
vitamin metabolic process
water-soluble vitamin metabolic process
Gene Ontology Biological Process:
cobalamin metabolic process
cobalamin transport
cobalt ion transport
small molecule metabolic process
vitamin metabolic process
water-soluble vitamin metabolic process
Gene Ontology Molecular Function:
cobalamin binding
Gene Ontology Cellular Component:
extracellular region
extracellular space
Keywords:
3D-structure
Cobalt
Cobalt transport
Complete proteome
Disulfide bond
Glycoprotein
Ion transport
Polymorphism
Reference proteome
Secreted
Signal
Transport

Publication

PubMed ID:
2777761 14702039 16554811 16335952 16740002 23846701