Component
Rat ergothioneine transporter Octn1 / Slc22a4
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How nutrients influence it
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What it does
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What it acts on
Rat Slc22a4-mediated ergothioneine uptake was saturable, pH-sensitive and sodium-dependent, with approximately 1:1 sodium:substrate stoichiometry.
Experimental context and source evidence
- evidence_access
- Primary abstract
- experimental_model
- Rat transporter in HEK293 cells; uptake also examined in rat PC12 cells.
- limitations
- Rat measurements; no demonstrated benefit from increasing dietary salt.
- nutrient_topic
- Ergothioneine collection; molecular form, preparation, species, exposure and manipulation remain explicit. · L-Ergothioneine
- plain_language
- The carrier couples entry to sodium.
- primary_references
- Functional characterization of ergothioneine transport by rat organic cation/carnitine transporter Octn1 (slc22a4). · 2008 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18670092/ · DOI 10.1248/bpb.31.1580
- transport_effect
- raises Saturable, pH-sensitive, sodium-dependent ergothioneine uptake.
- transport_pool
- the expressing cell Saturable, pH-sensitive, sodium-dependent ergothioneine uptake.
Ergothioneine: transport, redox chemistry and cross-nutrient mechanisms (2026-09-19) · lines 24–30
AI-assisted research curation; primary references, access levels and experimental limitations individually identified. Not publisher full text. · supports · Rat transporter in HEK293 cells; uptake also examined in rat PC12 cells. · source_derived_draft · unverified_draft
## ergothioneine-sodium-coupling-rat The carrier couples entry to sodium. Rat Slc22a4-mediated ergothioneine uptake was saturable, pH-sensitive and sodium-dependent, with approximately 1:1 sodium:substrate stoichiometry. Model: Rat transporter in HEK293 cells; uptake also examined in rat PC12 cells. Limitations: Rat measurements; no demonstrated benefit from increasing dietary salt. Evidence access: Primary abstract Functional characterization of ergothioneine transport by rat organic cation/carnitine transporter Octn1 (slc22a4). · 2008 · https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18670092/ · DOI 10.1248/bpb.31.1580
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Situations it appears in
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