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Solute carrier organic anion transporter family member 2A1

Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Solute carrier organic anion transporter family member 2A1
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Solute carrier organic anion transporter family member 2A1, also known as the prostaglandin transporter (PGT), is a protein that in humans is encoded by the SLCO2A1 gene.[5]

Quick Facts SLCO2A1, Available structures ...

This gene encodes a prostaglandin transporter that is a member of the 12-membrane-spanning organic anion-transporting polypeptide superfamily of transporters. The encoded protein may be involved in mediating the uptake and clearance of prostaglandins in numerous tissues.[5]

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Clinical relevance

Mutations in this gene have been shown to cause primary hypertrophic osteoarthropathy,[6] specific form of chronic enteropathy.

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