OSTalpha

Organic solute transporter alpha, also known as OST-alpha, is a protein which in humans is encoded by the SLC51A gene.^[5][6]

SLC51A
Identifiers
Aliases	SLC51A, OSTA, OSTalpha, solute carrier family 51 alpha subunit, solute carrier family 51 subunit alpha, PFIC6
External IDs	OMIM: 612084; MGI: 2146634; HomoloGene: 44941; GeneCards: SLC51A; OMA:SLC51A - orthologs
Gene location (Human) Chr. Chromosome 3 (human)[1] Band 3q29 Start 196,211,487 bp[1] End 196,243,178 bp[1]
Gene location (Mouse) Chr. Chromosome 16 (mouse)[2] Band 16|16 B3 Start 32,293,322 bp[2] End 32,306,697 bp[2]
RNA expression pattern Bgee Human Mouse (ortholog) Top expressed in mucosa of ileum mucosa of transverse colon right lobe of liver nasal epithelium jejunal mucosa duodenum olfactory zone of nasal mucosa right testis sperm left testis Top expressed in ileum intestinal villus jejunum right kidney duodenum Ileal epithelium human kidney migratory enteric neural crest cell proximal tubule crypt of lieberkuhn of small intestine More reference expression data BioGPS n/a
Gene ontology Molecular function protein homodimerization activity protein heterodimerization activity bile acid transmembrane transporter activity transmembrane transporter activity Cellular component integral component of membrane plasma membrane endoplasmic reticulum membrane endoplasmic reticulum membrane basolateral plasma membrane protein-containing complex Biological process bile acid and bile salt transport bile acid secretion transmembrane transport organic substance transport Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Orthologs Species Human Mouse Entrez 200931 106407 Ensembl ENSG00000163959 ENSMUSG00000035699 UniProt Q86UW1 Q8R000 RefSeq (mRNA) NM_152672 NM_145932 RefSeq (protein) NP_689885 NP_666044 Location (UCSC) Chr 3: 196.21 – 196.24 Mb Chr 16: 32.29 – 32.31 Mb PubMed search [3] [4]
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Function

OST-alpha together with OST-beta is able to transport estrone sulfate, taurocholate, digoxin, and prostaglandin E2 across cell membranes.^[6][7] The Ost-alpha / Ost-beta heterodimer, but not the individual subunits, stimulates sodium-independent bile acid uptake.^[7] The heterodimer furthermore is essential for intestinal bile acid transport.^[8]

OST-alpha and OST-alpha have high expression in the testis, colon, liver, small intestine, kidney, ovary, and adrenal gland.^[6]

See also

• OSTbeta
• OST Family
• Transporter Classification Database