The Function of SLC51A

Essential component of the Ost-alpha/Ost-beta complex, a heterodimer that acts as the intestinal basolateral transporter responsible for bile acid export from enterocytes into portal blood. Efficiently transports the major species of bile acids.

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Protein names

Recommended name:

Organic solute transporter subunit alpha

Alternative name(s):

OST-alpha
Solute carrier family 51 subunit alpha

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