Entrez Summary: The protein encoded by this gene is an epithelial brush border Na/H exchanger that uses an inward sodium ion gradient to expel acids from the cell. Defects in this gene are a cause of congenital secretory sodium diarrhea. Pseudogenes of this gene exist on chromosomes 10 and 22. [provided by RefSeq, Mar 2016].
UniProt Summary: Involved in pH regulation to eliminate acids generated by active metabolism or to counter adverse environmental conditions. Major proton extruding system driven by the inward sodium ion chemical gradient (PubMed:26358773). Plays an important role in signal transduction. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:26358773}.
Pfam DomainsGO Terms
Pfam Domains
Na H Exchanger
GO Terms
potassium:proton antiporter activity
sodium:proton antiporter activity
sodium ion import across plasma membrane
brush border
brush border membrane
inorganic ion import across plasma membrane
inorganic cation import across plasma membrane
regulation of intracellular pH
PDZ domain binding
sodium ion transmembrane transport
regulation of cellular pH
import across plasma membrane
regulation of pH
cellular monovalent inorganic cation homeostasis
monovalent inorganic cation homeostasis
proton transmembrane transport
sodium ion transport
potassium ion transmembrane transport
potassium ion transport
anion transmembrane transport
apical plasma membrane
monovalent inorganic cation transport
inorganic cation transmembrane transport
anion transport
cation transmembrane transport
cell surface
cellular cation homeostasis
metal ion transport
cellular ion homeostasis
inorganic ion transmembrane transport
import into cell
cation homeostasis
inorganic ion homeostasis
cellular chemical homeostasis
ion homeostasis
cation transport
cellular homeostasis
ion transmembrane transport
chemical homeostasis
transmembrane transport
ion transport
homeostatic process
CRISPR Data
Compound HitMost Correlated Genes in ChemogenomicsTissues where Essential in the Avana Dataset (DepMap 20Q1)