SLC26A3

Solute carrier family 26 (anion exchanger), member 3
Identifiers
Symbols SLC26A3 ; CLD; DRA
External IDs OMIM: 126650 MGI: 107181 HomoloGene: 55435 GeneCards: SLC26A3 Gene
RNA expression pattern
More reference expression data
Orthologs
Species Human Mouse
Entrez 1811 13487
Ensembl ENSG00000091138 ENSMUSG00000001225
UniProt P40879 Q9WVC8
RefSeq (mRNA) NM_000111 NM_021353
RefSeq (protein) NP_000102 NP_067328
Location (UCSC) Chr 7:
107.77 – 107.8 Mb
Chr 12:
31.39 – 31.47 Mb
PubMed search

Solute carrier family 26, member 3, also known as CLD (chloride anion exchanger), or DRA (downregulated-in-adenoma) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the SLC26A3 gene.[1]

Function

The downregulated-in-adenoma (DRA) is a membrane protein in intestinal cells. It is an anion exchanger and a member of the sulfate anion transporter (SAT) family. It mediates chloride and bicarbonate exchange and additionally transports sulfate and other anions at the apical membrane, part of the plasma membrane of enterocytes. It is different from the anion exchanger that present in erythrocytes, renal tubule, and several other tissues.[2]

The protein encoded by this gene is a transmembrane glycoprotein that functions as a sulfate transporter. It is localized to the mucosa of the lower intestinal tract, particularly to the apical membrane of columnar epithelium and some goblet cells, and is instrumental in chloride reuptake, aiding in the creation of an osmotic gradient for resorption of fluid from the lumen of the intestine.[3]

Clinical significance

Mutations in this gene have been associated with congenital chloride diarrhoea,[1] a treatable disease.

The congenital absence of this membrane protein results in an autosomal recessive disorder called congenital chloridorrhea or congenital chloride diarrhea (CLD).[4]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Entrez Gene: SLC26A3 solute carrier family 26, member 3".
  2. Sterling D, Brown NJ, Supuran CT, Casey JR (November 2002). "The functional and physical relationship between the DRA bicarbonate transporter and carbonic anhydrase II". Am. J. Physiol., Cell Physiol. 283 (5): C1522–9. doi:10.1152/ajpcell.00115.2002. PMID 12372813.
  3. Singla A, Kumar A, Priyamvada S, Tahniyath M, Saksena S, Gill RK, Alrefai WA, Dudeja PK (December 2011). "LPA Stimulates Intestinal DRA Gene Transcription via LPA2 Receptor, PI3K/AKT and c-fos Dependent Pathway". Am J Physiol Gastrointest Liver Physiol 302 (6): G618–27. doi:10.1152/ajpgi.00172.2011. PMID 22159277.
  4. Alrefai WA, Wen X, Jiang W, Katz JP, Steinbrecher KA, Cohen MB, Williams IR, Dudeja PK, Wu GD (November 2007). "Molecular cloning and promoter analysis of downregulated in adenoma (DRA)". Am. J. Physiol. Gastrointest. Liver Physiol. 293 (5): G923–34. doi:10.1152/ajpgi.00029.2007. PMID 17761837.

Further reading

This article incorporates text from the United States National Library of Medicine, which is in the public domain.

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Monday, July 27, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.