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Genomics

Volume 90, Issue 5, November 2007, Pages 595-609
Genomics

Identification of six putative human transporters with structural similarity to the drug transporter SLC22 family

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Abstract

The solute carrier family 22 (SLC22) is a large family of organic cation and anion transporters. These are transmembrane proteins expressed predominantly in kidneys and liver and mediate the uptake and excretion of environmental toxins, endogenous substances, and drugs from the body. Through a comprehensive database search we identified six human proteins not yet cloned or annotated in the reference sequence databases. Five of these belong to the SLC22 family, SLC22A20, SLC22A23, SLC22A24, SLC22A25, and SPNS3, and the sixth gene, SVOPL, is a paralog to the synaptic vesicle protein SVOP. We identified the orthologs for these genes in mouse and rat and additional homologous proteins and performed the first phylogenetic analysis on the entire SLC22 family in human, mouse, and rat. In addition, we performed a phylogenetic analysis which showed that SVOP and SV2A-C are, in a comparison with all vertebrate proteins, most similar to the SLC22 family. Finally, we performed a tissue localization study on 15 genes on a panel of 30 rat tissues using quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction.

Keywords

Drug transporter
SLC22
Solute carrier
Anion
Cation

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