Protein Name Peptide transporter family 1
Organism Caenorhabditis elegans
Gene ID 180919
Gene Symbol

pept-1

UniProt Q21219 (PEPT1_CAEEL)
Relationships Total Number of functionally related compound(s) : 15
Total Number of Articles : 9
Description

Peptide transporter family 1

Gene Summary

Enables dipeptide transmembrane transporter activity. Involved in several processes, including determination of adult lifespan; positive regulation of growth rate; and regulation of intracellular signal transduction. Located in apical plasma membrane. Is expressed in intestine. Used to study obesity. Orthologous to human SLC15A1 (solute carrier family 15 member 1). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Jun 2025]

synonyms
  • Peptide transporter family 1
  • CELE_K04E7.2
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Properties