Synonyms:ENTREZ:6580, HGNC:10963, HOCT1, MIM:602607, NM_003057, NM_153187, NP_003048, NP_694857, OCT1, SLC22A1, XM_005267102, XM_005267103, XM_005267104, XM_005267105, XM_006715552, XM_011536074, XP_005267159, XP_005267160, XP_005267161, XP_005267162, XP_006715615, XP_011534376, oct1_cds, solute carrier family 22 member 1
Omim:OMIM:602607
Id:ENSG00000175003
Hgnc:HGNC:10963
Description:solute carrier family 22 member 1
Polyspecific organic cation transporters in the liver, kidney, intestine, and other organs are critical for elimination of many endogenous small organic cations as well as a wide array of drugs and environmental toxins. This gene is one of three similar cation transporter genes located in a cluster on chromosome 6. The encoded protein contains twelve putative transmembrane domains and is a plasma integral membrane protein. Two transcript variants encoding two different isoforms have been found for this gene, but only the longer variant encodes a functional transporter. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]