Biology:SLC22A2

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Short description: Protein-coding gene


A representation of the 3D structure of the protein myoglobin showing turquoise α-helices.
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Solute carrier family 22 member 2 (also termed OCT2 or organic cation transporter-2[1]) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the SLC22A2 gene.[2][3]

Polyspecific organic cation transporters in the liver, kidney, intestine, and other organs are critical for elimination of many endogenous small organic cations as well as a wide array of drugs and environmental toxins. This gene is one of three similar cation transporter genes located in a cluster on chromosome 6. The encoded protein contains twelve putative transmembrane domains and is a plasma integral membrane protein. It is found primarily in the kidney, where it may mediate the first step in cation reabsorption.[3]

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