UAT (urate transporter/channel) binds galactosides,Porcinelays a role in thymocyte-epithelial interactions, and is relevant to the biology of the thymus, as it induces T-helper type 1 lymphocyte (Th1) death. UAT provides the molecular basis for urate flu, Xenopus/Amphibian, across cell membranes, allowing urate that is formed during purine metabolism to efflu, Xenopus/Amphibian, from cells and serving as an electrogenic transporter that plays an important role in renal and gastrointestinal urate e, Xenopus/Amphibian,cretion. It is highly selective to the anion urate.