Gene Gene information from NCBI Gene database.
Entrez ID 9963
Gene name Solute carrier family 23 member 1
Gene symbol SLC23A1
Synonyms (NCBI Gene)
SLC23A2SVCT1YSPL3
Chromosome 5
Chromosome location 5q31.2
Summary The absorption of vitamin C into the body and its distribution to organs requires two sodium-dependent vitamin C transporters. This gene encodes one of the two transporters. The encoded protein is active in bulk vitamin C transport involving epithelial su
miRNA miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
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miRTarBase ID miRNA Experiments Reference
MIRT569658 hsa-miR-3662 PAR-CLIP 20371350
MIRT569657 hsa-miR-224-3p PAR-CLIP 20371350
MIRT569656 hsa-miR-522-3p PAR-CLIP 20371350
MIRT569655 hsa-miR-5009-3p PAR-CLIP 20371350
MIRT569653 hsa-miR-3650 PAR-CLIP 20371350
Gene ontology (GO) Gene Ontology (GO) annotations describing the biological processes, molecular functions, and cellular components associated with a gene.
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GO ID Ontology Definition Evidence Reference
GO:0005515 Function Protein binding IPI 17474147, 23599041, 25416956, 29892012, 32296183
GO:0005737 Component Cytoplasm IEA
GO:0005737 Component Cytoplasm ISS
GO:0005886 Component Plasma membrane IDA 10631088, 36749388
GO:0005886 Component Plasma membrane IEA
Other IDs Other IDs provides unique identifiers for this gene in OMIM, HGNC, and Ensembl databases.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
603790 10974 ENSG00000170482
Protein Protein information from UniProt database.
UniProt ID Unique identifier for the protein in the UniProt database. Click to view detailed protein information.
Q9UHI7
Protein name Solute carrier family 23 member 1 (Na(+)/L-ascorbic acid transporter 1) (Sodium-dependent vitamin C transporter 1) (hSVCT1) (Yolk sac permease-like molecule 3)
Protein function Sodium:ascorbate cotransporter. Mediates electrogenic uptake of vitamin C, with a stoichiometry of 2 Na(+) for each ascorbate (PubMed:10556483, PubMed:10556521, PubMed:10631088, PubMed:36749388). Has retained some ancestral activity toward nucle
PDB 8JEW , 8JEZ , 8JF0 , 8JF1
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF00860 Xan_ur_permease 43 477 Permease family Family
Tissue specificity TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Highly expressed in adult small intestine, kidney, thymus, ovary, colon, prostate and liver, and in fetal kidney, liver and thymus. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10556483}.
Sequence
Sequence length 598
Interactions View interactions
Pathways Pathway information has different metabolic/signaling pathways associated with genes.
  KEGG  Reactome
  Vitamin digestion and absorption   Vitamin C (ascorbate) metabolism