NIPA1 - Magnesium transporter NIPA1 - human protein (Function)
 
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NIPA1 »  Magnesium transporter NIPA1
 
Protein also known as:  Non-imprinted in Prader-Willi/Angelman syndrome region protein 1.
Gene name:  NIPA1
Family name: NIPA
One or more isoforms of this protein have been shown to exist at protein level
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Overview 
Acts as a Mg(2+) transporter. Can also transport other divalent cations such as Fe(2+), Sr(2+), Ba(2+), Mn(2+) and Co(2+) but to a much less extent than Mg(2+) (By similarity).  
  • CuratedUniProtKB
According to TCDB this is a transporter from family:
drug/metabolite transporter (DMT) superfamily  2.A.7.25.1  
GO molecular function 
Magnesium ion transmembrane transporter activitydefinition[GO:0015095] silver  
  • IEAInterPro 2 GO
GO biological process 
Cell deathdefinition[GO:0008219]  
  • IEAUniProtKB KW
 

Keywords

Biological process 
Ion transport  definition   [KW-0406]
Transport  definition   [KW-0813]
Technical term 
Reference proteome  definition   [KW-1185]