Gene Information
Gene NameSLC12A6
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length1150
Protein NamesSolute carrier family 12 member 6 (Electroneutral potassium-chloride cotransporter 3) (K-Cl cotransporter 3)
Target Namesolute carrier family 12 member 6
Target TypeNA
Gene Age454 ( ENSG00000140199 )
Evolutionary StageEuk_Archaea
AlphaFoldDBQ9UHW9
Gene CardSLC12A6
Uniprot IDQ9UHW9
PfamPF00324; PF03522
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.21345391)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ SLC12A6 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ SLC12A6 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ SLC12A6 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ SLC12A6 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Slc12a6 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ SLC12A6 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Slc12a6 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ SLC12A6 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsSLC12A5, SLC12A7
ParalogsSLC12A2, SLC12A8, SLC12A7, SLC12A1, SLC12A4, SLC12A3, SLC12A5, SLC12A9
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityHighly expressed in heart, brain and kidney. Detected at lower levels in skeletal muscle, placenta, lung and pancreas (PubMed:10600773). Detected in umbilical vein endothelial cells (PubMed:16048901). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10600773, ECO:0000269|PubMed:16048901}.;
[Isoform 2]: More abundant in kidney. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:16048901}.;
[Isoform 5]: Testis specific. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:16048901}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 6M1Y  (EM  3.20A  6M22  (EM  2.70A  6Y5R  (EM  3.76A  6Y5V  (EM  4.08A  7AIN  (EM  3.20A  7AIO  (EM  3.31A  7D90  (EM  3.60A  7NGB  (EM  3.64A 
DBSNP rs2705339 
Subcellular location [CC]Basolateral cell membrane {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q924N4};
Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q924N4}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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