Because of a lapse in government funding, the information on this
website may not be up to date, transactions submitted via the
website may not be processed, and the agency may not be able to
respond to inquiries until appropriations are enacted. The NIH
Clinical Center (the research hospital of NIH) is open. For more
details about its operating status, please visit
cc.nih.gov. Updates
regarding government operating status and resumption of normal
operations can be found at
opm.gov.
A proton-coupled symporter that transports OLIGOPEPTIDES and DIPEPTIDES. It localizes to the brush-border membrane of the INTESTINAL EPITHELIUM and plays a critical role in the assimilation of dietary proteins.
Entry Term(s)
Hydrogen-Peptide Cotransporter PepT1
Intestinal H+-Peptide Cotransporter
PepT1 Protein
Pept-1 Transporter
SLC15A1 Protein
Solute Carrier Family 15 Member 1
hPEPT1 (Cotransporter)
Registry Numbers
0
Public MeSH Note
2018; PEPTIDE TRANSPORTER 1 was indexed under SYMPORTERS 1994-2017
A proton-coupled symporter that transports OLIGOPEPTIDES and DIPEPTIDES. It localizes to the brush-border membrane of the INTESTINAL EPITHELIUM and plays a critical role in the assimilation of dietary proteins.