pept-1 encodes a low affinity/high capacity oligopeptide transporter; pept-1 is required for uptake of intact peptides from the intestine and thus for normal development, growth, and reproduction; genetic studies indicate that pept-1 interacts with both the daf-2/insulin- and let-363/TOR-signaling pathways to regulate lifespan and with the daf-2 pathway to influence stress response; PEPT-1 is expressed in the intestine where it localizes to the apical membrane.
Enables dipeptide transmembrane transporter activity. Involved in several processes, including chemical homeostasis; nitrogen compound transport; and regulation of signal transduction. Located in apical plasma membrane. Expressed in intestine. Used to study obesity. Is an ortholog of human SLC15A1 (solute carrier family 15 member 1).
Map position created from combination of previous interpolated map position (based on known location of sequence) and allele information. Therefore this is not a genetic map position based on recombination frequencies or genetic experiments. This was done on advice of the CGC.