hmit-1.1 encodes one of three C. elegans proton (H+)-dependent myo-inositol transporters; loss of hmit-1.1 activity via large-scale RNAi result in no obvious abnormalities but by homology, HMIT-1.1 is predicted to function as a plasma membrane protein required for the regulated uptake of myo-inositol and thus potentially for regulation of cell signaling and intracellular osmolarity.
Predicted to enable myo-inositol:proton symporter activity. Predicted to be involved in myo-inositol transport and transmembrane transport. Located in apical plasma membrane. Expressed in intestinal cell. Is an ortholog of human SLC2A13 (solute carrier family 2 member 13).
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.