UniProt functional annotation for P37019

UniProt code: P37019.

Organism: Escherichia coli (strain K12).
Taxonomy: Bacteria; Proteobacteria; Gammaproteobacteria; Enterobacterales; Enterobacteriaceae; Escherichia.
 
Function: Proton-coupled chloride transporter. Functions as antiport system and exchanges two chloride ions for 1 proton. Probably acts as an electrical shunt for an outwardly-directed proton pump that is linked to amino acid decarboxylation, as part of the extreme acid resistance (XAR) response. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12384697, ECO:0000269|PubMed:14985752, ECO:0000269|PubMed:16341087, ECO:0000269|PubMed:16905147, ECO:0000269|PubMed:18678918}.
 
Subunit: Homodimer. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:18678918}.
Subcellular location: Cell inner membrane {ECO:0000305}; Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000305}.
Induction: By acid-shock conditions.
Similarity: Belongs to the chloride channel (TC 2.A.49) family. ClcA subfamily. {ECO:0000305}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.