Relation Results

Name	SLC46A1
Full Name	Proton-coupled folate transporter
Synonyms	G21, Heme carrier protein 1, PCFT/HCP1, Solute carrier family 46 member 1 \| HCP1, PCFT
Primary ID	Q96NT5
Links	- -
Type	protein
Relations	3
Function	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.