Gene Information
Gene NamePHT1
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length577
Protein NamesSolute carrier family 15 member 4 (Peptide transporter 4) (Peptide/histidine transporter 1) (hPHT1)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene AgeNA
Evolutionary StageNA
AlphaFoldDBQ8N697
Gene CardSLC15A4
Uniprot IDQ8N697
PfamPF00854
In ASDno
Allosteric PredictionNA
Ortholog in AnimalsNA
OhnologsNA
ParalogsNA
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityHighly expressed in skeletal muscle. Moderately expressed in kidney, liver, and heart. Weakly expressed in colon and brain. Expressed in low levels throughout the gastrointestinal tract and in Caco-2 cells. Expressed in retinal fragment epithelium (RPE) and neural retina. Expressed in small intestine, stomach, duodenum, jejunum, ileum and colon. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11741232, ECO:0000269|PubMed:11741260, ECO:0000269|PubMed:16289537}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs33990080 
Subcellular location [CC]Lysosome membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:25238095, ECO:0000269|PubMed:29224352, ECO:0000269|PubMed:32433612};
Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000255}. Endosome membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:32433612};
Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000255}. Early endosome membrane {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q91W98};
Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000255}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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