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Solute carrier organic anion transporter family member 2A1

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.

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Jun 2, 2026
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Length
762 w
Citations
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Source
SLCO2A1
Available structures
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Identifiers
AliasesSLCO2A1, MATR1, OATP2A1, PGT, PHOAR2, SLC21A2, solute carrier organic anion transporter family member 2A1, PHOAD
External IDsOMIM: 601460; MGI: 1346021; HomoloGene: 38077; GeneCards: SLCO2A1; OMA:SLCO2A1 - orthologs
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez
Ensembl
UniProt
RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_005630

NM_033314

RefSeq (protein)

NP_005621

NP_201571

Location (UCSC)Chr 3: 133.93 – 134.05 MbChr 9: 102.87 – 102.97 Mb
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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

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

Clinical relevance

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

References

References

  1. GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000174640Ensembl, May 2017
  2. GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000032548Ensembl, May 2017
  3. "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  4. "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  5. "Entrez Gene: Solute carrier organic anion transporter family, member 2A1". Retrieved 2011-12-30.
  6. Zhang Z, Xia W, He J, Zhang Z, Ke Y, Yue H, Wang C, Zhang H, Gu J, Hu W, Fu W, Hu Y, Li M, Liu Y (January 2012). "Exome sequencing identifies SLCO2A1 mutations as a cause of primary hypertrophic osteoarthropathy". American Journal of Human Genetics. 90 (1): 125–32. doi:10.1016/j.ajhg.2011.11.019. PMC 3257902. PMID 22197487.
Further reading

Further reading

External links
  • Overview of all the structural information available in the PDB for UniProt: Q92959 (Solute carrier organic anion transporter family member 2A1) at the PDBe-KB.

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