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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: Mol Aspects Med. 2013 Apr;34(2-3):396–412. doi: 10.1016/j.mam.2012.10.009

Table 1.

The human members of the organic anion transporting superfamily

New gene symbol New protein name Predominant substrates Tissue distribution/subcellular expression Link to disease Human gene locus Sequence Accession ID Splice variants
SLCO1A2 OATP1A2 Bile salts, organic anions and cations Brain (endothelial cells), kidney (apical), intestine (apical), liver (cholangiocytes), eye (ciliary body) 12p12 NM_021094
NM_134431
2
SLCO1B1 OATP1B1 Bile salts, organic anions Liver (hepatocytes) (Statin-induced myopathy, Rotor Syndrome) 12p NM_6446
SLCO1B3 OATP1B3 Bile salts, organic anions Liver (hepatocytes) (Unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia, Rotor syndrome) 12p12 NM_019844
SLCO1C1 OATP1C1 T4,T3, rT3, BSP Brain (blood-brain barrier), testis (Leydig cells) (Hyperthyroidism) 12p12.2 NM_017435
NM_001145944
NM_001145945
NM_001145946
4
SLCO2A1 OATP2A1 Prostaglandins Ubiquitous 3q21 NM_005630
SLCO2B1 OATP2B1 E-3-S, DHEAS, BSP Liver (hepatocytes), placenta, intestine (apical), eye (ciliary body) 11q13 NM_007256
NM_001145211
NM_001145212
3
SLCO3A1 OATP3A1 E-3-S, prostaglandin Testis, heart, brain, ovary 15q26 NM_013272
NM_001145044
2
SLCO4A1 OATP4A1 Taurocholate, T3, prostaglandin Ubiquitous 20q13.33 NM_016354
SLCO4C1 OATP4C1 Digoxin, ouabain, thyroid hormones, methotrexate Kidney (basolateral) 5q21.2 NM_180991
SLCO5A1 OATP5A1 8q13.3 NM_030958
NM_001146008
NM_001146009
3
SLCO6A1 OATP6A1 Testis 5q21.1 NM_173488