ammonium transporter Rh type B (Rh family type B glycoprotein, Rhesus blood group family type B glycoprotein, Rh type B glycoprotein, RHBG)

Function

• specific ammonium transporter
• interacts with ANK2 & ANK3, required for targeting to basolateral membrane

Structure

• belongs to the ammonium transporter (TC 2.A.49) family. Rh subfamily
• N-glycosylated

Compartment

• basolateral cell membrane
• cytoplasmic vesicle

Alternative splicing

named isoforms=3

Expression

• specifically expressed in kidney
• detected in liver & ovary
• expressed in fetal kidney > liver

More general terms

• transmembrane 12 protein
• carrier protein (transporter)
• glycoprotein

Database

• OMIM: https://mirror.omim.org/entry/607079
• UniProt: http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/Q9H310.html