Organo anion transporter family

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Organic-anion-transporting polypeptide (OATP) family
Organic-anion-transporting polypeptide (OATP) family
Identifiers
Symbol	OATP
Pfam	PF03137
InterPro	IPR004156
TCDB	2.A.60
Pfam
Available protein structures:
Pfam	structures / ECOD
PDB	RCSB PDB; PDBe; PDBj
PDBsum	structure summary

Members of the Organo Anion Transporter (OAT) Family (organic-anion-transporting polypeptides, OATP) are membrane transport proteins or 'transporters' that mediate the transport of mainly organic anions across the cell membrane. Therefore, OATPs are present in the lipid bilayer of the cell membrane, acting as the cell's gatekeepers. OATPs belong to the Solute Carrier Family (SLC) and the major facilitator superfamily.^[1]

The generalized transport reactions catalyzed by members of the OAT family are:

Anion (in) → Anion (out)

Anion₁ (in) + Anion₂ (out) → Anion₁ (out) + Anion₂ (in)

^ Hagenbuch B, Meier PJ (February 2004). "Organic anion transporting polypeptides of the OATP/ SLC21 family: phylogenetic classification as OATP/ SLCO superfamily, new nomenclature and molecular/functional properties" (PDF). Pflügers Archiv. 447 (5): 653–65. doi:10.1007/s00424-003-1168-y. PMID 14579113. S2CID 21837213.

[Hagenbuch_2004b-1] Hagenbuch B, Meier PJ (February 2004). "Organic anion transporting polypeptides of the OATP/ SLC21 family: phylogenetic classification as OATP/ SLCO superfamily, new nomenclature and molecular/functional properties" (PDF). Pflügers Archiv. 447 (5): 653–65. doi:10.1007/s00424-003-1168-y. PMID 14579113. S2CID 21837213.

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