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Sodium-taurocholate Co-transporting Polypeptide

spinqualitylabelsall models Sodium-taurocholate co-transporting Polypeptide (NTCP) 7PQQ Show:Asymmetric Unit Biological Assembly Drag the structure with the mouse to rotate   Export Animated Image   Print3D Introduction NTCP is found within the membrane of hepatocyte, and its primary role is to facilitate the transport of bile salts into hepatocytes from the bloodstream. This is important because 90% of human bile salts are recycled daily, no the function of NTCP is critical in providing bile salts to solubilize fats for digestion. There are two characteristic domains of NTCP, including the core domain and panel domain. There are also two different conformational states that have been identified that have implications for how the transport of bile salts occurs, although the exact molecular mechanism is not yet known. In addition to transporting bile salts into the cytoplasm of hepatocytes, NTCP also serves as a receptor for HBV and HDV virus. Relevance This is a sample scene created with SAT to color by Group, and another to make a transparent representation of the protein. You can make your own scenes on SAT starting from scratch or loading and editing one of these sample scenes.