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Symbol SLC11A1 contributors: mct/ - updated : 27-11-2013
HGNC name solute carrier family 11 (proton-coupled divalent metal ion transporters), member 1
HGNC id 10907
PROTEIN
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
STRUCTURE
motifs/domains
  • N-terminal AAs 73–140 region including TMD2 was essential for SLC11A1 lysosomal targeting
  • 12 membrane spanning domains (TM12)
  • a putative SH3 binding domain
  • two linked glycosylation sites
  • consists of multiple targeting motifs for trafficking into lysosomes
  • two internal signal sequences, AA.451–483 and AA.489–522, direct SLC11A1 targeting into lysosomes
  • conjugated GlycoP
    HOMOLOGY
    interspecies homolog to murine Lsh/Ity/Bcg
    Homologene
    FAMILY
  • solute carrier family 11
  • NRAMP family
  • CATEGORY transport carrier
    SUBCELLULAR LOCALIZATION     plasma membrane
        intracellular
    intracellular,cytoplasm,organelle,membrane
    intracellular,cytoplasm,organelle,endosome
    intracellular,cytoplasm,organelle,lysosome
    text
  • localized in membranes of lysosomes
  • basic FUNCTION
  • regulator of mycobacterial infection (activator of macrophage)
  • proton-divalent cation transporter having an important role in regulating macrophage functions that affect innate resistance as well as immune responses
  • regulate ion homeostasis from endosomal compartments and having pleiotropic effects on pro-inflammatory responses
  • involved in defense against intracellular pathogens
  • plays important roles in macrophage activation and displays pleiotropic effects on various macrophage functions, including the regulation of tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha), interleukin-1beta (IL-1beta) (n plays important roles in macrophage activation and displays pleiotropic effects on various macrophage functions, including the regulation of tumor necrosis factor-alpha
  • contributes to phagocyte-autonomous antimicrobial defense mechanisms
  • promotes potentially efficient hemoglobin iron recycling in macrophages, suggesting that mutations in SLC11A1 could result in a novel form of human hereditary iron overload
  • SLC11A1, SLC11A2, are iron transporters that localize, respectively, to the early and late endosomal compartments
  • have roles in phagosome maturation and cell activation
  • CELLULAR PROCESS
    PHYSIOLOGICAL PROCESS
    PATHWAY
    metabolism
    signaling
    a component
  • protein constituent of transmembrane
  • INTERACTION
    DNA
    RNA
    small molecule
    protein
  • interacting with ELAVL1 (a key mediator of post-transcriptional regulation and expression of the SLC11A1)
  • cell & other
    REGULATION
    Other regulated by CEBPB and SP1(CEBPB and SP1 factors are involved in regulating the expression of the SLC11A1 gene in myeloid cells)
    ASSOCIATED DISORDERS
    corresponding disease(s) MBTS
    Other morbid association(s)
    TypeGene ModificationChromosome rearrangementProtein expressionProtein Function
    constitutional     --low  
    simultaneous loss of both SLC11A1 and SLC11A2 iron transport activity is detrimental to the iron recycling capacity of the macrophage
    Susceptibility
  • to pediatric tuberculosis at least in west Africans, mycobacterium leprae (see MBTS),
  • autoimmune disorders (multiple sclerosis)
  • to early-onset type 1 diabetes
  • to visceral leishmaniasis in the Sudan
  • to inflammatory bowel disease
  • to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
  • Variant & Polymorphism SNP , insertion/deletion , other
  • a polymorphism in the promoter region correlating with
  • autoimmune versus infectious disease susceptibility (mycobacterium tuberculosis)
  • promoter polymorphism associated with inflammatory bowel disease
  • intron 4,G>C
  • allelic variation of the promoter
  • polymorphisms associated with the risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
  • Candidate gene
    Marker
    Therapy target
    ANIMAL & CELL MODELS