NameAlpha-tocopherol transfer protein
Synonyms
  • Alpha-TTP
  • TPP1
Gene NameTTPA
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0010447|Alpha-tocopherol transfer protein
MAEARSQPSAGPQLNALPDHSPLLQPGLAALRRRAREAGVPLAPLPLTDSFLLRFLRARD
FDLDLAWRLLKNYYKWRAECPEISADLHPRSIIGLLKAGYHGVLRSRDPTGSKVLIYRIA
HWDPKVFTAYDVFRVSLITSELIVQEVETQRNGIKAIFDLEGWQFSHAFQITPSVAKKIA
AVLTDSFPLKVRGIHLINEPVIFHAVFSMIKPFLTEKIKERIHMHGNNYKQSLLQHFPDI
LPLEYGGEEFSMEDICQEWTNFIMKSEDYLSSISESIQ
Number of residues278
Molecular Weight31749.305
Theoretical pI7.78
GO Classification
Functions
  • phosphatidylinositol-4,5-bisphosphate binding
  • phosphatidylinositol-3,4-bisphosphate binding
  • vitamin E binding
  • transporter activity
Processes
  • lipid metabolic process
  • response to toxic substance
  • response to nutrient
  • response to pH
  • embryonic placenta development
  • intermembrane transport
  • intracellular pH reduction
  • negative regulation of cell death
  • negative regulation of establishment of blood-brain barrier
  • vitamin E metabolic process
  • transport
  • vitamin transport
Components
  • cytosol
  • late endosome
General FunctionVitamin e binding
Specific FunctionBinds alpha-tocopherol, enhances its transfer between separate membranes, and stimulates its release from liver cells (PubMed:7887897). Binds both phosphatidylinol 3,4-bisphosphate and phosphatidylinol 4,5-bisphosphate; the resulting conformation change is important for the release of the bound alpha-tocopherol (By similarity).
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane RegionsNot Available
GenBank Protein ID699601
UniProtKB IDP49638
UniProtKB Entry NameTTPA_HUMAN
Cellular LocationCytoplasm
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0010448|Alpha-tocopherol transfer protein (TTPA)
ATGGCAGAGGCGCGATCCCAGCCCTCGGCGGGGCCGCAGCTCAACGCGCTACCGGACCAC
TCTCCGTTGCTGCAGCCGGGCCTGGCGGCGCTGCGGCGCCGGGCCCGGGAAGCTGGCGTC
CCGCTCGCGCCGCTGCCGCTCACCGACTCCTTCCTGCTGCGGTTCCTGCGCGCCCGGGAT
TTCGATCTGGACCTGGCCTGGCGGTTACTAAAAAACTATTATAAGTGGAGAGCAGAATGT
CCAGAAATAAGTGCAGATCTACACCCTAGAAGTATTATTGGCCTCCTAAAGGCTGGCTAC
CATGGAGTCCTGAGATCCAGGGATCCCACTGGCAGCAAAGTTCTTATTTACAGAATCGCA
CACTGGGACCCCAAAGTTTTTACAGCTTATGACGTATTTCGAGTAAGTCTAATCACATCC
GAGCTTATTGTACAGGAGGTAGAAACTCAGCGGAATGGAATCAAGGCTATCTTTGATCTG
GAAGGTTGGCAGTTTTCTCATGCTTTTCAAATCACTCCATCCGTAGCCAAGAAGATTGCT
GCTGTACTTACGGATTCATTTCCATTGAAAGTTCGTGGCATCCATTTGATAAATGAACCA
GTAATTTTCCATGCTGTCTTTTCCATGATCAAACCATTCCTGACTGAAAAAATTAAGGAA
CGGATTCACATGCATGGGAACAACTACAAACAAAGCTTGCTTCAGCATTTCCCAGACATT
CTTCCTCTGGAATATGGTGGTGAAGAATTCTCCATGGAGGACATTTGTCAGGAATGGACA
AATTTTATAATGAAGTCTGAAGATTATCTCAGCAGCATTTCTGAGAGCATTCAATGA
GenBank Gene IDD49488
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDTTPA
HGNC IDHGNC:12404
Chromosome Location8
Locus8q13.1-q13.3
References
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