UniProt functional annotation for O29285

UniProt code: O29285.

Organism: Archaeoglobus fulgidus (strain ATCC 49558 / VC-16 / DSM 4304 / JCM 9628 / NBRC 100126).
Taxonomy: Archaea; Euryarchaeota; Archaeoglobi; Archaeoglobales; Archaeoglobaceae; Archaeoglobus.
 
Function: Involved in the uptake of ammonium/ammonia (NH(4)(+)/NH(3)) (PubMed:22804733, PubMed:24958855). Transport is electrogenic (PubMed:22804733, PubMed:24958855). Transport the ammonium and methylammonium cation with high specificity (PubMed:24958855). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:22804733, ECO:0000269|PubMed:24958855}.
 
Biophysicochemical properties: pH dependence: Transport is pH-dependent, with a steep decline at pH values about 5.0. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:24958855};
Subunit: Homotrimer. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:16214888, ECO:0000269|PubMed:16511180}.
Subcellular location: Cell membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:16214888, ECO:0000269|PubMed:16511180}; Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000269|PubMed:16214888}.
Similarity: Belongs to the ammonia transporter channel (TC 1.A.11.2) family. {ECO:0000305}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.