Protein Domain : IPR023517

Type:  Family Name:  Amino acid/peptide transporter family, dipeptide and tripeptide permease A
Description:  The transport of peptides into cells is a well-documented biological phenomenon which is accomplished by specific, energy-dependent transporters found in a number of organisms as diverse as bacteria and humans. The amino acid/peptide transporter family of proteins is distinct from the ABC-type peptide transporters and was uncovered by sequence analysis of a number of recently discovered peptide transport proteins []. This family consists of bacterial proton-dependent oligopeptide transporters, although they are found in yeast, plants and animals. They function by proton symport in a 1:1 stoichiometry, which is variable in different species. All of them are predicted to contain 12 transmembrane domains, for which limited experimental evidence exists. Dipeptide and tripeptide permease A (DtpA) is a proton-dependent permease that transports di- and tripeptides, and structurally related peptidomimetics such as aminocephalosporins into the cell [, , ]. The protein shows a distinct preference for dipeptides and tripeptides composed of L-amino acids, and discriminates dipeptides on the basis of the position of charges within the substrate. Short Name:  AA/pep_transptr_DtpA

0 Child Features

0 Contains

1 Cross References

Identifier
MF_01878

0 Found In

3 GO Annotations

GO Term Gene Name
GO:0015197 IPR023517
GO:0006857 IPR023517
GO:0016020 IPR023517

3 Ontology Annotations

GO Term Gene Name
GO:0015197 IPR023517
GO:0006857 IPR023517
GO:0016020 IPR023517

1 Parent Features

DB identifier Type Name
IPR005279 Family Dipeptide/tripeptide permease

0 Proteins

4 Publications

First Author Title Year Journal Volume Pages PubMed ID
            7476181
            15175316
            17158458
            18485005