Gene Information
Gene NameSLC21A6
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length691
Protein NamesSolute carrier organic anion transporter family member 1B1 (SLCO1B1) (Liver-specific organic anion transporter 1) (LST-1) (OATP-C) (Organic anion transporter SLC21A6) (Sodium-independent organic anion-transporting polypeptide 2) (OATP-2) (Solute carrier family 21 member 6)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene AgeNA
Evolutionary StageNA
AlphaFoldDBQ9Y6L6
Gene CardSLCO1B1
Uniprot IDQ9Y6L6
PfamPF07648; PF03137
In ASDno
Allosteric PredictionNA
Ortholog in AnimalsNA
OhnologsNA
ParalogsNA
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityHighly expressed in liver, at the basolateral membranes of centrilobular hepatocytes (PubMed:10358072, PubMed:10601278, PubMed:10873595, PubMed:12196548, PubMed:22232210). Expressed in liver (at protein level) (PubMed:15159445). Expressed in fetal liver (PubMed:10873595). Not detected in heart, brain, placenta, lung, skeletal muscle, kidney, pancreas, spleen, thymus, prostate, testis, ovary, small intestine, colon and leukocyte (PubMed:10358072, PubMed:10873595). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10358072, ECO:0000269|PubMed:10601278, ECO:0000269|PubMed:10873595, ECO:0000269|PubMed:12196548, ECO:0000269|PubMed:15159445, ECO:0000269|PubMed:22232210}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs56101265  rs56061388  rs2306283  rs2306282  rs11045819  rs72559745  rs4149056  rs72559746  rs751709893  rs11045852  rs55901008  rs56387224  rs72559748  rs59502379  rs34671512  rs56199088  rs55737008 
Subcellular location [CC]Basolateral cell membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12196548};
Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12196548}. Note=Detected in basolateral membranes of hepatocytes.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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