Gene Information
Gene NameOCT6
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length577
Protein NamesSolute carrier family 22 member 16 (Carnitine transporter 2) (CT2) (Fly-like putative transporter 2) (FLIPT2) (Flipt 2) (Organic cation transporter OKB1) (Organic cation/carnitine transporter 6)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene AgeNA
Evolutionary StageNA
AlphaFoldDBQ86VW1
Gene CardSLC22A16
Uniprot IDQ86VW1
PfamPF00083
In ASDno
Allosteric PredictionNA
Ortholog in AnimalsNA
OhnologsNA
ParalogsNA
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityWidely expressed at low levels in adult tissues and fetal brain, lung, liver and kidney. Expressed in testis and epididymis (at protein level). Expressed at lower levels in bone marrow and fetal liver. Expressed in hematopoietic cells, including CD34(+) leukocytes and leukemia cells. Abundantly expressed in ovarian cancer clear-cell adenocarcinoma. Expressed in endometrium (at protein level);
highly expressed during the normal secretory phase, but expression is significantly reduced in the proliferative phase. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12089149, ECO:0000269|PubMed:12372408, ECO:0000269|PubMed:12384147, ECO:0000269|PubMed:15963465, ECO:0000269|PubMed:17197897, ECO:0000269|PubMed:17581421}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs714368  rs723685  rs12210538  rs35948062 
Subcellular location [CC]Membrane {ECO:0000305};
Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000305}. Cell membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12089149}. Note=Detected in the plasma membrane of Sertoli cells and in the luminal membrane of epithelial cells in the epididymis.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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