SLC51A solute carrier family 51 member A [Homo sapiens (human)] - Gene

Summary

Official Symbol: SLC51Aprovided by HGNC
Official Full Name: solute carrier family 51 member Aprovided by HGNC
Primary source: HGNC:HGNC:29955
See related: Ensembl:ENSG00000163959 MIM:612084; AllianceGenome:HGNC:29955
Gene type: protein coding
RefSeq status: VALIDATED
Organism: Homo sapiens
Lineage: Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo
Also known as: OSTA; PFIC6; SLC51A1; OSTalpha
Summary: Predicted to enable protein heterodimerization activity and protein homodimerization activity. Involved in bile acid secretion. Located in basolateral plasma membrane. Implicated in progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis. [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Dec 2024]
Expression: Biased expression in small intestine (RPKM 36.5), liver (RPKM 24.2) and 6 other tissues See more
Orthologs: mouse all
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Genomic context

Location:: 3q29

Exon count:: 10

Annotation release	Status	Assembly	Chr	Location
RS_2024_08	current	GRCh38.p14 (GCF_000001405.40)	3	NC_000003.12 (196216534..196233427)
RS_2024_08	current	T2T-CHM13v2.0 (GCF_009914755.1)	3	NC_060927.1 (198936009..198952903)
RS_2024_09	previous assembly	GRCh37.p13 (GCF_000001405.25)	3	NC_000003.11 (195943405..195960298)

Chromosome 3 - NC_000003.12 Genomic Context describing neighboring genes

Genomic regions, transcripts, and products

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Genomic Sequence:

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Bibliography

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GeneRIFs: Gene References Into Functions

What's a GeneRIF?

A Genome-wide Association Study Discovers 46 Loci of the Human Metabolome in the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos.
Title: A Genome-wide Association Study Discovers 46 Loci of the Human Metabolome in the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos.
SLC51A expression is significantly upregulated in human masticatory mucosa during wound healing
Title: Human gingiva transcriptome during wound healing.
Hepatic OSTalpha-OSTbeta expression is induced by hypoxia.
Title: The organic solute transporters alpha and beta are induced by hypoxia in human hepatocytes.
Ostbeta is required for both proper trafficking of Ostalpha and formation of the functional transport unit, and identify specific residues of Ostbeta critical for these processes.
Title: β-Subunit of the Ostα-Ostβ organic solute transporter is required not only for heterodimerization and trafficking but also for function.
The present report summarizes the evidence for a pleiotropic role of Ostalpha-Ostbeta in different tissues.
Title: Pleiotropic functions of the organic solute transporter Ostα-Ostβ.
human OSTalpha is a glycoprotein that requires interaction with OSTbeta to reach the plasma membrane. However, glycosylation of OSTalpha is not necessary for interaction with the beta subunit or for membrane localization .
Title: N-Glycosylation of the alpha subunit does not influence trafficking or functional activity of the human organic solute transporter alpha/beta.
The mRNA expression of OSTalpha-OSTbeta was significantly reduced (OSTalpha: 3.3-fold, P = 0.006; OSTbeta: 2.6-fold, P = 0.03) in normal-weight but not overweight gallstone carriers
Title: Reduced ileal expression of OSTalpha-OSTbeta in non-obese gallstone disease.
Demonstrate association of OST-alpha and OST-beta to determine trafficking to plasma membrane and activity.
Title: Protein-protein interactions and membrane localization of the human organic solute transporter.
These results indicate that expression of Ostalpha and Ostbeta are highly regulated in response to cholestasis and that this response is dependent on the FXR bile acid receptor.
Title: Upregulation of a basolateral FXR-dependent bile acid efflux transporter OSTalpha-OSTbeta in cholestasis in humans and rodents.
OSTalpha/OSTbeta expression is induced by bile acids through ligand-dependent transactivation of both OST genes by the nuclear bile acid receptor/farnesoid X receptor (FXR).
Title: The nuclear receptor for bile acids, FXR, transactivates human organic solute transporter-alpha and -beta genes.

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Phenotypes

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Associated conditions

Description	Tests
Cholestasis, progressive familial intrahepatic, 6 MedGen: C5561965 OMIM: 619484 GeneReviews: Not available	not available

EBI GWAS Catalog

Description
An atlas of genetic influences on human blood metabolites. EBI GWAS Catalog EBI GWAS CatalogPubMed

Variation

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HIV-1 interactions

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Replication interactions

Interaction	Pubs
Knockdown of organic solute transporter alpha (OSTalpha) by siRNA enhances HIV-1 replication in CD4+/CCR5+/CXCR4+ TZM-bl HeLa cells	PubMed

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Interactions

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Products	Interactant	Other Gene	Complex	Source	Pubs	Description

General gene information

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Markers

SHGC-77670 (e-PCR)
- UniSTS:64020

SGC33919 (e-PCR)
- UniSTS:389

Gene Ontology Provided by GOA

Function	Evidence Code	Pubs
enables bile acid transmembrane transporter activity	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info
enables protein binding	IPI Inferred from Physical Interaction more info	PubMed
enables protein heterodimerization activity	ISS Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity more info
enables protein homodimerization activity	ISS Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity more info
enables transmembrane transporter activity	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info

Process	Evidence Code	Pubs
involved_in bile acid and bile salt transport	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
involved_in bile acid and bile salt transport	ISS Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity more info
involved_in bile acid secretion	IPI Inferred from Physical Interaction more info	PubMed
involved_in transmembrane transport	IEA Inferred from Electronic Annotation more info

Component	Evidence Code	Pubs
located_in basolateral plasma membrane	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
is_active_in endoplasmic reticulum membrane	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
located_in endoplasmic reticulum membrane	ISS Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity more info
located_in membrane	ISS Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity more info
is_active_in plasma membrane	IBA Inferred from Biological aspect of Ancestor more info
located_in plasma membrane	IDA Inferred from Direct Assay more info	PubMed
located_in plasma membrane	TAS Traceable Author Statement more info
part_of protein-containing complex	ISS Inferred from Sequence or Structural Similarity more info

General protein information

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Preferred Names: organic solute transporter subunit alpha

Names: OST-alpha; organic solute transporter alpha; organic solute transporter, alpha subunit; solute carrier family 51 alpha subunit; solute carrier family 51 subunit alpha

NCBI Reference Sequences (RefSeq)

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RefSeqs maintained independently of Annotated Genomes

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