SLC29A2
Encyclopedia
Equilibrative nucleoside transporter 2 (ENT2) is a protein
that in humans is encoded by the SLC29A2 gene
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Protein
Proteins are biochemical compounds consisting of one or more polypeptides typically folded into a globular or fibrous form, facilitating a biological function. A polypeptide is a single linear polymer chain of amino acids bonded together by peptide bonds between the carboxyl and amino groups of...
that in humans is encoded by the SLC29A2 gene
Gene
A gene is a molecular unit of heredity of a living organism. It is a name given to some stretches of DNA and RNA that code for a type of protein or for an RNA chain that has a function in the organism. Living beings depend on genes, as they specify all proteins and functional RNA chains...
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See also
- Solute carrier familySolute carrier familyThe solute carrier group of membrane transport proteins include over 300 members organized into 51 families. The SLC gene nomenclature system was originally proposed by the Human Genome Organization and is the basis for the official HUGO names of the genes that encode these transporters...
- Equilibrative nucleoside transporterEquilibrative nucleoside transporterThe equilibrative nucleoside transporter family, also known as SLC29, is a group of plasmalemmal transport proteins which transport nucleoside substrates like adenosine into cells. There are four known ENTs, designated ENT1, ENT2, ENT3, and ENT4...
s - Nucleoside transporterNucleoside transporterNucleoside transporters are a group of membrane transport proteins which transport nucleoside substrates like adenosine across the membranes of cells and/or vesicles...
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