OSTalpha

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)
End	196,243,178 bp
Gene location (Mouse)
Chr.	Chromosome 16 (mouse)
End	32,306,697 bp
RNA expression pattern
	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
	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
	200931
	106407
	ENSG00000163959
	ENSMUSG00000035699
	Q86UW1
	Q8R000
	NM_152672
	NM_145932
	NP_689885
	NP_666044
	Wikidata
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Organic solute transporter alpha, also known as OST-alpha, is a protein which in humans is encoded by the SLC51A gene.