SLC51A
Sign in to saveAlso known as OSTA, OSTalpha, solute carrier family 51 alpha subunit, solute carrier family 51 subunit alpha, PFIC6
Organic solute transporter alpha, also known as OST-alpha, is a protein which in humans is encoded by the SLC51A gene.
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Within Vinony's link graph, SLC51A is referenced by 5 other articles, and connects out to PubMed, human chromosome 3 and Ensembl genome database project.
It is catalogued under the topic Genes on human chromosome 3.
Its subject is documented across 5 Wikipedia language editions.
Gene data
SLC51A- Name
- solute carrier family 51 member A
- Type
- protein-coding
- Position
- 196,211,487–196,244,766 (+)
- Aliases
- OSTA, OSTalpha, PFIC6, SLC51A1
- Ensembl
- ENSG00000163959
- RefSeq RNA
- NM_152672.6, XM_047447662.1, XM_054345629.1
- RefSeq protein
- NP_689885.4, XP_047303618.1, XP_054201604.1
Predicted to enable protein heterodimerization activity; protein homodimerization activity; and transmembrane transporter activity. Involved in bile acid secretion. Located in basolateral plasma membrane. Implicated in progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis. [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]
Gene Ontology
Biological process
Molecular function
Pathways
via MyGene.info
Gene · Ensembl
solute carrier family 51 member A
- Symbol
- SLC51A
- Biotype
- Protein coding
- Organism
- Homo sapiens
- Location
- 3:196,211,487-196,244,766
- Strand
- Forward (+)
- Assembly
- GRCh38
via Ensembl · EMBL-EBI
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- gene
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- HomoloGene ID
- 44941
- found in taxon
- Homo sapiens
- exact match
- identifiers.org/ncbigene/200931
- genomic end
- 195970049
- genomic start
- 195938358
- chromosome
- human chromosome 3
- cytogenetic location
- 3q29
Sources (4)
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Encyclopedic overview
4 sectionsContents
- Function
- See also
- References
- Further reading
Organic solute transporter alpha, also known as OST-alpha, is a protein which in humans is encoded by the SLC51A gene.
== Function ==
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