A chloride hydroxyl exchanger is a purported
membrane transport protein
A membrane transport protein (or simply transporter) is a membrane protein involved in the movement of ions, small molecules, and macromolecules, such as another protein, across a biological membrane. Transport proteins are integral membrane prote ...
responsible for the exchange of
chloride
The chloride ion is the anion (negatively charged ion) Cl−. It is formed when the element chlorine (a halogen) gains an electron or when a compound such as hydrogen chloride is dissolved in water or other polar solvents. Chloride s ...
and
hydroxyl
In chemistry, a hydroxy or hydroxyl group is a functional group with the chemical formula and composed of one oxygen atom covalently bonded to one hydrogen atom. In organic chemistry, alcohols and carboxylic acids contain one or more hydrox ...
in the renal
proximal tubule, functioning in
renal chloride reabsorption Renal reabsorption of chloride ( Cl−) is a part of renal physiology, in order not to lose too much chloride in the urine.
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. However, little is known about the protein responsible for this action.
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Transmembrane transporters
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