SLC41A1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the gene SLC41A1.[1] It is homologous to the prokaryotic Mg++ transfer protein MgtE[2]
Mutations in this gene have been associated to Nephronophthisis-like phenotypes.[3]
References
↑Wabakken T, Rian E, Kveine M, Aasheim HC (July 2003). "The human solute carrier SLC41A1 belongs to a novel eukaryotic subfamily with homology to prokaryotic MgtE Mg2+ transporters". Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 306 (3): 718–24. doi:10.1152/physiolgenomics.00261.2004. PMID12810078.
↑Goytain A, Quamme GA (May 2005). "Functional characterization of human SLC41A1, a Mg2+ transporter with similarity to prokaryotic MgtE Mg2+ transporters". Physiological Genomics. 21 (3): 337–42. doi:10.1152/physiolgenomics.00261.2004. PMID15713785.