SLC22A2

Solute carrier family 22 member 2 (also termed OCT2 or organic cation transporter-2[5]) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the SLC22A2 gene.[6][7]

SLC22A2
Identifiers
AliasesSLC22A2, OCT2, solute carrier family 22 member 2
External IDsOMIM: 602608 MGI: 1335072 HomoloGene: 68293 GeneCards: SLC22A2
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez

6582

20518

Ensembl

ENSG00000112499

ENSMUSG00000040966

UniProt

O15244

O70577

RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_153191
NM_003058

NM_013667
NM_001355767

RefSeq (protein)

NP_003049

NP_038695
NP_001342696

Location (UCSC)Chr 6: 160.17 – 160.28 MbChr 17: 12.8 – 12.85 Mb
PubMed search[3][4]
Wikidata
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Polyspecific organic cation transporters in the liver, kidney, intestine, and other organs are critical for elimination of many endogenous small organic cations as well as a wide array of drugs and environmental toxins. This gene is one of three similar cation transporter genes located in a cluster on chromosome 6. The encoded protein contains twelve putative transmembrane domains and is a plasma integral membrane protein. It is found primarily in the kidney, where it may mediate the first step in cation reabsorption.[7]

See also

References

  1. GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000112499 - Ensembl, May 2017
  2. GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000040966 - Ensembl, May 2017
  3. "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  4. "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  5. "SLC22A2 solute carrier family 22 member 2 [Homo sapiens (human)] - Gene - NCBI".
  6. Koehler MR, Wissinger B, Gorboulev V, Koepsell H, Schmid M (Jun 1998). "The two human organic cation transporter genes SLC22A1 and SLC22A2 are located on chromosome 6q26". Cytogenet Cell Genet. 79 (3–4): 198–200. doi:10.1159/000134720. PMID 9605850.
  7. "Entrez Gene: SLC22A2 solute carrier family 22 (organic cation transporter), member 2".

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