NCBI Accession #
NP_199774.1
NCBI GenBank Nucleotide #
NM_124341.4
NCBI Official Full Name
amino acid permease 6
NCBI Official Symbol
AAP6
NCBI Official Synonym Symbols
amino acid permease 6; MNI5.1; MNI5_1
NCBI Protein Information
amino acid permease 6
NCBI Summary
Is a high affinity amino acid transporter capable of transporting aspartate and tryptophan. May be involved in the amino acid uptake from xylem.
UniProt Protein Name
Amino acid permease 6
UniProt Synonym Protein Names
Amino acid transporter AAP6
UniProt Primary Accession #
P92934
UniProt Related Accession #
P92934
UniProt Comments
Amino acid-proton symporter. Stereospecific transporter with a broad specificity for tryptophan, proline, and neutral and acidic amino acids. Have an affinity for aspartate in a physiological range. Involved in the uptake of amino acids diffusing out of the xylem tracheids into the xylem parenchyma.