Solute carrier organic anion transporter family member 2A1, also known as the prostaglandin transporter (PGT), is a
protein
Proteins are large biomolecules and macromolecules that comprise one or more long chains of amino acid residues. Proteins perform a vast array of functions within organisms, including catalysing metabolic reactions, DNA replication, res ...
that in humans is encoded by the SLCO2A1
gene
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This gene encodes a prostaglandin transporter that is a member of the 12-membrane-spanning
organic anion-transporting polypeptide
Members of the Organo Anion Transporter (OAT) Family (organic-anion-transporting polypeptides, OATP) are membrane transport proteins or 'transporters' that mediate the transport of mainly organic anions across the cell membrane. Therefore, OATPs ...
superfamily of transporters. The encoded protein may be involved in mediating the uptake and clearance of
prostaglandin
The prostaglandins (PG) are a group of physiologically active lipid compounds called eicosanoids having diverse hormone-like effects in animals. Prostaglandins have been found in almost every tissue in humans and other animals. They are deriv ...
s in numerous tissues.
Clinical relevance
Mutations in this gene have been shown to cause primary
hypertrophic osteoarthropathy
Hypertrophic osteoarthropathy is a medical condition combining clubbing and periostitis of the small hand joints, especially the distal interphalangeal joints and the metacarpophalangeal joints. Distal expansion of the long bones as well as pai ...
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Solute carrier family
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