Gene Information
Gene NameOAT3
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length542
Protein NamesOrganic anion transporter 3 (hOAT3) (Organic anion/dicarboxylate exchanger) (Solute carrier family 22 member 8)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene AgeNA
Evolutionary StageNA
AlphaFoldDBQ8TCC7
Gene CardSLC22A8
Uniprot IDQ8TCC7
PfamPF00083
In ASDno
Allosteric PredictionNA
Ortholog in AnimalsNA
OhnologsNA
ParalogsNA
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityStrongly expressed in kidney (PubMed:11306713, PubMed:11912245). Weaker expression in brain and skeletal muscle (PubMed:11306713). Expressed in adrenal glands (PubMed:15864504). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11306713, ECO:0000269|PubMed:11912245, ECO:0000269|PubMed:15864504}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs11568479  rs45566039  rs11568493  rs11568492  rs45438191  rs11568482  rs749944923  rs11568486 
Subcellular location [CC]Basolateral cell membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11306713};
Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000305}. Note=Localizes on the brush border membrane of the choroid epithelial cells (By similarity). Localizes to the basolateral membrane of the proximal tubular cells (PubMed:11306713). Localizes on the abluminal and possibly, luminal membrane of the brain capillary endothelial cells (BCEC) (By similarity). {ECO:0000250, ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q9R1U7, ECO:0000269|PubMed:11306713}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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