| Gene Symbol |
SLC51A
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| Entrez Gene |
200931
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| Alt Symbol |
OSTA, OSTalpha
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| Species |
Human
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| Gene Type |
protein-coding
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| Description |
solute carrier family 51, alpha subunit
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| Other Description |
OST-alpha|organic solute transporter alpha|organic solute transporter subunit alpha|organic solute transporter, alpha subunit|solute carrier family 51 subunit alpha
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| Swissprots |
Q86UW1 Q6ZMC7
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| Accessions |
EAW53665 Q86UW1 AK172837 BAD18802 AK300996 BAG62615 AK310276 AY194243 AAP23993 BC029606 AAH29606 NM_152672 NP_689885
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| Function |
Essential component of the Ost-alpha/Ost-beta complex, a heterodimer that acts as the intestinal basolateral transporter responsible for bile acid export from enterocytes into portal blood. Efficiently transports the major species of bile acids. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:16317684}.
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| Subcellular Location |
Cell membrane; Multi-pass membrane protein. Endoplasmic reticulum membrane {ECO:0000250}; Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000250}. Note=Transported from the endoplasmic reticulum to the plasma membrane upon interacting with SLC51B (By similarity). Mainly restricted to the lateral and basal membranes of ileal enterocytes. {ECO:0000250}.
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| Tissue Specificity |
Widely expressed with a high expression in ileum. Expressed in testis, colon, liver, small intestine, kidney, ovary and adrenal gland; and at low levels in heart, lung, brain, pituitary, thyroid gland, uterus, prostate, mammary gland and fat. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12719432, ECO:0000269|PubMed:16317684}.
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| Top Pathways |
Bile secretion
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