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SLC4:
The bicarbonate transporter family
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Human
gene
name
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Protein name
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Aliases
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Predominant substrates
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Transport type*
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Tissue distribution and cellular/subcellular expression
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Link to
disease†
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Human gene locus
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Sequence
Accession
ID
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Splice Variants and their
specific features
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SLC4A1
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AE1
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Band 3
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Chloride Bicarbonate
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E
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Erythrocytes, intercalated cells of renal collecting
duct, heart and colon
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Hemolytic anemia, distal renal tubular acidosis
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17q21–q22
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NM_000342
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2
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| SLC4A1AP |
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kanadaptin |
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2p23.3 |
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SLC4A2
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AE2
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Chloride Bicarbonate
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E
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Widely distributed; basolateral in most epithelial cells
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7q35–36
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NM_003040
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5
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SLC4A3
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AE3
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Chloride Bicarbonate
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E
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Brain, retina, heart and smooth muscle. Also epithelial
cells of kidney and GI tract
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2q36
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NM_005070
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³ 2
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SLC4A4
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NBCe1
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NBC,
NBC1
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Sodium Bicarbonate (and/or Carbonate)
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C
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NBCe1-A: renal proximal tubule, eye
NBCe1-B: widely distributed, pancreas, heart, eye.
NBCe1-C: brain
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Severe proximal renal tubular acidosis, ocular abnormalities,
short stature
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4q21
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NM_003759
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SLC4A5
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NBCe2
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NBC4
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Sodium Bicarbonate (and/or Carbonate)
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C
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Liver, Testes, Spleen
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2p13
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NM_133478
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³ 1
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SLC4A6
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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-
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SLC4A7
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NBCn1
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NBC2,
NBC3
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Sodium Bicarbonate
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C
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Widely distributed: spleen, testes,
brain, heart, lung, river.
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Blindness, Auditory Impairment
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3p22
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NM_003615
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³ 3
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| SLC4A7OS |
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bcm2841
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3p24.1 |
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SLC4A8
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NBCBE |
kNBC3 |
Sodium bicarbonate, chloride |
C and E |
Brain, testes, and ovary |
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12q13 |
NM_004858
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2 |
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SLC4A9
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- |
AE4 |
Inconclusive |
? |
At least kidney |
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5q31 |
NM_031467
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1 |
| SLC4A10 |
- |
NBCE |
Inconclusive |
? |
Brain |
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2q23-q24 |
NM_022058
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2 |
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SLC4A11
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NaBC1 |
BTR1 |
Borate (B(OH)4-), Na+, OH- |
C/Na+ |
Kidney, salivary gland, testis, thyroid, trachea
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20p12 |
NM_032034
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1 |
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