Gene Information
Gene NameOCTN2
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length557
Protein NamesOrganic cation/carnitine transporter 2 (High-affinity sodium-dependent carnitine cotransporter) (Solute carrier family 22 member 5)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene AgeNA
Evolutionary StageNA
AlphaFoldDBO76082
Gene CardSLC22A5
Uniprot IDO76082
PfamPF00083
In ASDno
Allosteric PredictionNA
Ortholog in AnimalsNA
OhnologsNA
ParalogsNA
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityStrongly expressed in kidney, skeletal muscle, heart and placenta (PubMed:10454528). Primarily expressed by surface epithelial cells of the colon (at protein level) (PubMed:18005709). Expressed in CD68 macrophage and CD43 T-cells but not in CD20 B-cells (PubMed:10454528). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10454528, ECO:0000269|PubMed:18005709}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs139203363  rs267607052  rs11568520  rs72552723  rs144020613  rs772578415  rs72552724  rs72552725  rs199689597  rs377767445  rs202088921  rs757711838  rs72552726  rs386134190  rs386134191  rs377767450  rs386134192  rs201082652  rs748605096  rs151231558  rs1178584184  rs10040427  rs386134193  rs121908889  rs121908890  rs781721860  rs145068530  rs386134196  rs386134197  rs796052033  rs386134198  rs121908888  rs386134199  rs386134205  rs185551386  rs756650860  rs386134206  rs114269482  rs1457258524  rs72552728  rs200699819  rs386134203  rs201262157  rs201262157  rs386134208  rs386134210  rs386134211  rs72552729  rs1554087707  rs72552730  rs77300588  rs774792831  rs150544263  rs68018207  rs1385634398  rs61731073  rs886042092  rs386134214  rs144547521  rs121908891  rs267607054  rs72552732  rs267607053  rs72552733  rs386134218  rs386134219  rs11568514  rs72552734  rs1408166345  rs60376624  rs386134221  rs386134222  rs749282641  rs386134223  rs72552735  rs11568513  rs11568513  rs377216516  rs28383481  rs1157198543  rs11568521  rs11568524  rs11568525 
Subcellular location [CC]Cell membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10679939, ECO:0000269|PubMed:17509700, ECO:0000269|PubMed:33334877};
Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10679939}. Apical cell membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10966938, ECO:0000269|PubMed:20722056};
Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000255}. Note=In intestinal cells, apical expression is induced by TNF. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:20722056}.;
[Isoform 3]: Endoplasmic reticulum {ECO:0000269|PubMed:17509700}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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