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. 2018 Apr 16;8(2):14. doi: 10.3390/jpm8020014

Table 3.

Genetic variants in human organic cation transporters of the SLC22A family.

Transporter (Gene) Genetic Polymorphism Amino Acid Change Effect on Expression Activity Effect on Drug Disposition
OCT1 (SLC22A1) c.181C>T R61C = Reduced Reduced intestinal uptake of metformin
Higher plasma concentrations of O-desmethyltramadol, sumatriptan, morphine, tropisetron, ondansetron
c.252T>C C88R = Reduced Increased systemic exposure to sumatriptan
c.1201G>A G401S = Reduced Reduced intestinal uptake of metformin
Higher plasma concentrations of O-desmethyltramadol, sumatriptan, morphine, tropisetron, ondansetron
c.1222A>G M408V = Similar Gastrointestinal side-effects of metformin
Alteration of lamotrigine serum concentration
c.1258_1260delATG M420del = Reduced Reduced intestinal uptake of metformin
Higher plasma concentrations of O-desmethyltramadol, morphine, tropisetron, ondansetron
c.1386A>C (rs622342) - ↓Expected Reduced Low effect of metformin, levodopa
c.1393G>C G465R = Reduced Reduced intestinal uptake of metformin
Increased systemic exposure to sumatriptan
OCT*5 G465R + M420del = Reduced Higher plasma concentrations of O-desmethyltramadol, morphine, tropisetron and ondansetron
OCT1*6 C88R + M420del = Reduced Higher plasma concentrations of O-desmethyltramadol, morphine, tropisetron and ondansetron
rs36056065 (c.1276 + 1ins GTAAGTTG) - Aberrant splicing Gastrointestinal side-effects of metformin
OCT2 (SLC22A2) c.495G>A M165I Reduced
c.596C>G T199I Reduced Reduced renal clearance of metformin
c.602C>T T201M Reduced Reduced renal clearance of metformin
c.808G>T A270S Reduced Reduced renal clearance of metformin
c.1198C>T R400C Reduced
c.1294A>C K432Q Similar
OCT3 (SLC22A3) A116S = Reduced
T400I = Reduced
A439V = Reduced
OCTN1 (SLC22A4) c.188G>A R63H ↓Membrane Reduced
c.248G>C R83P ↓Membrane Reduced
c.400C>A L134M Similar
c.475G>A V159M Similar
c.494A>G D165G ↓Membrane Lost
c.615G>A M205I ↓Membrane Reduced
c.774G>C M258I Similar
c.844C>T K282X Lost
c.917C>T T306I = Similar
c.1031T>A M344K Similar
c.1445G>A G482D = Reduced
c.1460T>C M487T Similar
c.1499T>A I500N = Reduced
c.1507G>A L503F = Reduced Reduced tubular secretion of gabapentin
c.1531G>A = Reduced
OCTN2 (SLC22A5) c.51C>G F17L Reduced
c.325G>C E109Q Similar
c.364G>T D122Y ↓Membrane Reduced
c.430C>T L144F Similar
c.523G>A V175M Similar
c.573G>T K191N Similar
c.614C>T A214V Similar
c.791C>T T264M Reduced
c.904A>G K302E ↓Membrane Reduced
c.934A>G I312V Similar
c.949G>A E317K Higher
M352R = Lost
c.1345T>G Y449D Reduced
P478L = Lost
c.1341TG>T V481F Reduced
V481I Similar
c.1463G>A R488H Similar
c.1522T>C F508L Similar
c.1588A>G M530V Similar
c.1645C>T P549S Similar