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Identification
HMDB Protein ID HMDBP04308
Secondary Accession Numbers
  • 9897
Name Solute carrier family 22 member 2
Synonyms
  1. Organic cation transporter 2
  2. hOCT2
Gene Name SLC22A2
Protein Type Transporter
Biological Properties
General Function Involved in ion transmembrane transporter activity
Specific Function Mediates tubular uptake of organic compounds from circulation. Mediates the influx of agmatine, dopamine, noradrenaline (norepinephrine), serotonin, choline, famotidine, ranitidine, histamin, creatinine, amantadine, memantine, acriflavine, 4-[4-(dimethylamino)-styryl]-N-methylpyridinium ASP, amiloride, metformin, N-1-methylnicotinamide (NMN), tetraethylammonium (TEA), 1-methyl-4-phenylpyridinium (MPP), cimetidine, cisplatin and oxaliplatin. Cisplatin may develop a nephrotoxic action. Transport of creatinine is inhibited by fluoroquinolones such as DX-619 and LVFX. This transporter is a major determinant of the anticancer activity of oxaliplatin and may contribute to antitumor specificity
Pathways
  • Amiloride Action Pathway
  • Bendroflumethiazide Action Pathway
  • Blue diaper syndrome
  • Bumetanide Action Pathway
  • Chlorothiazide Action Pathway
  • Chlorthalidone Action Pathway
  • Cyclothiazide Action Pathway
  • Cystinuria
  • Eplerenone Action Pathway
  • Ethacrynic Acid Action Pathway
  • Furosemide Action Pathway
  • Glucose Transporter Defect (SGLT2)
  • Hartnup Disorder
  • Hydrochlorothiazide Action Pathway
  • Hydroflumethiazide Action Pathway
  • Iminoglycinuria
  • Indapamide Action Pathway
  • Kidney Function
  • Lamivudine Metabolism Pathway
  • Lysinuric Protein Intolerance
  • Lysinuric protein intolerance (LPI)
  • Methyclothiazide Action Pathway
  • Metolazone Action Pathway
  • Polythiazide Action Pathway
  • Quinethazone Action Pathway
  • Spironolactone Action Pathway
  • Torsemide Action Pathway
  • Triamterene Action Pathway
  • Trichlormethiazide Action Pathway
Reactions Not Available
GO Classification
Component
membrane
cell part
membrane part
intrinsic to membrane
integral to membrane
Function
transmembrane transporter activity
substrate-specific transmembrane transporter activity
ion transmembrane transporter activity
transporter activity
Process
establishment of localization
transport
transmembrane transport
ion transport
Cellular Location
  1. Membrane
  2. Multi-pass membrane protein (Potential)
Gene Properties
Chromosome Location Chromosome:6
Locus 6q26
SNPs SLC22A2
Gene Sequence
>1668 bp
ATGCCCACCACCGTGGACGATGTCCTGGAGCATGGAGGGGAGTTTCACTTTTTCCAGAAG
CAAATGTTTTTCCTCTTGGCTCTGCTCTCGGCTACCTTCGCGCCCATCTACGTGGGCATC
GTCTTCCTGGGCTTCACCCCTGACCACCGCTGCCGGAGCCCCGGAGTGGCCGAGCTGAGT
CTGCGCTGCGGCTGGAGTCCTGCAGAGGAACTGAACTACACGGTGCCGGGCCCAGGACCT
GCGGGCGAAGCCTCCCCAAGACAGTGTAGGCGCTACGAGGTGGACTGGAACCAGAGCACC
TTTGACTGCGTGGACCCCCTGGCCAGCCTGGACACCAACAGGAGCCGCCTGCCACTGGGC
CCCTGCCGGGACGGCTGGGTGTACGAGACGCCTGGCTCGTCCATCGTCACCGAGTTTAAC
CTGGTATGTGCCAACTCCTGGATGTTGGACCTATTCCAGTCATCAGTGAATGTAGGATTC
TTTATTGGCTCTATGAGTATCGGCTACATAGCAGACAGGTTTGGCCGTAAGCTCTGCCTC
CTAACTACAGTCCTCATAAATGCTGCAGCTGGAGTTCTCATGGCCATTTCCCCAACCTAT
ACGTGGATGTTAATTTTTCGCTTAATCCAAGGACTGGTCAGCAAAGCAGGCTGGTTAATA
GGCTACATCCTGATTACAGAATTTGTTGGGCGGAGATATCGGAGAACAGTGGGGATTTTT
TACCAAGTTGCCTATACAGTTGGGCTCCTGGTGCTAGCTGGGGTGGCTTACGCACTTCCT
CACTGGAGGTGGTTGCAGTTCACAGTTGCTCTGCCCAACTTCTTCTTCTTGCTCTATTAC
TGGTGCATACCTGAGTCTCCCAGGTGGCTGATCTCCCAGAATAAGAATGCTGAAGCCATG
AGAATCATTAAGCACATCGCAAAGAAAAATGGAAAATCTCTACCCGCCTCCCTTCAGCGC
CTGAGACTTGAAGAGGAAACTGGCAAGAAATTGAACCCTTCATTTCTTGACTTGGTCAGA
ACTCCTCAGATAAGGAAACATACTATGATATTGATGTACAACTGGTTCACGAGCTCTGTG
CTCTACCAGGGCCTCATCATGCACATGGGCCTTGCAGGTGACAATATCTACCTGGATTTC
TTCTACTCTGCCCTGGTTGAATTCCCAGCTGCCTTCATGATCATCCTCACCATCGACCGC
ATCGGACGCCGTTACCCTTGGGCTGCATCAAATATGGTTGCAGGGGCAGCCTGTCTGGCC
TCAGTTTTTATACCTGGTGATCTACAATGGCTAAAAATTATTATCTCATGCTTGGGAAGA
ATGGGGATCACAATGGCCTATGAGATAGTCTGCCTGGTCAATGCTGAGCTGTACCCCACA
TTCATTAGGAATCTTGGCGTCCACATCTGTTCCTCAATGTGTGACATTGGTGGCATCATC
ACGCCATTCCTGGTCTACCGGCTCACTAACATCTGGCTTGAGCTCCCGCTGATGGTTTTC
GGCGTACTTGGCTTGGTTGCTGGAGGTCTGGTGCTGTTGCTTCCAGAAACTAAAGGGAAA
GCTTTGCCTGAGACCATCGAGGAAGCCGAAAATATGCAAAGACCAAGAAAAAATAAAGAA
AAGATGATTTACCTCCAAGTTCAGAAACTAGACATTCCATTGAACTAA
Protein Properties
Number of Residues 555
Molecular Weight 62564.0
Theoretical pI 8.45
Pfam Domain Function
Signals
  • None
Transmembrane Regions
  • 23-43
  • 151-171
  • 178-198
  • 209-229
  • 239-259
  • 264-284
  • 349-369
  • 376-396
  • 415-435
  • 442-462
  • 465-485
  • 495-515
Protein Sequence
>Solute carrier family 22 member 2
MPTTVDDVLEHGGEFHFFQKQMFFLLALLSATFAPIYVGIVFLGFTPDHRCRSPGVAELS
LRCGWSPAEELNYTVPGPGPAGEASPRQCRRYEVDWNQSTFDCVDPLASLDTNRSRLPLG
PCRDGWVYETPGSSIVTEFNLVCANSWMLDLFQSSVNVGFFIGSMSIGYIADRFGRKLCL
LTTVLINAAAGVLMAISPTYTWMLIFRLIQGLVSKAGWLIGYILITEFVGRRYRRTVGIF
YQVAYTVGLLVLAGVAYALPHWRWLQFTVALPNFFFLLYYWCIPESPRWLISQNKNAEAM
RIIKHIAKKNGKSLPASLQRLRLEEETGKKLNPSFLDLVRTPQIRKHTMILMYNWFTSSV
LYQGLIMHMGLAGDNIYLDFFYSALVEFPAAFMIILTIDRIGRRYPWAASNMVAGAACLA
SVFIPGDLQWLKIIISCLGRMGITMAYEIVCLVNAELYPTFIRNLGVHICSSMCDIGGII
TPFLVYRLTNIWLELPLMVFGVLGLVAGGLVLLLPETKGKALPETIEEAENMQRPRKNKE
KMIYLQVQKLDIPLN
GenBank ID Protein 2281942
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot ID O15244
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Entry Name S22A2_HUMAN
PDB IDs Not Available
GenBank Gene ID X98333
GeneCard ID SLC22A2
GenAtlas ID SLC22A2
HGNC ID HGNC:10966
References
General References
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