SLC9: The Na+/ H+ exchanger family

Human Gene

Name

Protein

Name

Aliases

Substrate

Transport type /Coupling ions *)

Tissue distribution and cellular/ subcellular expression

 

Link to disease #)

Human gene locus

Sequence

Accession

ID

Splice variants and their specific features

SLC9A1

NHE1

APNH

Na+, H+, Li+, NH4+

E: Na+ / H+ (1:1)

 

Ubiquitous

(plasma membrane; basolateral surface of epithelia)

Ischemia / reperfusion injuriesA; Essential hypertensionA;

Diabetes-associated vascular hypertrophyA

1p36.1-p35

NM_003047

 

 

SLC9A2

NHE2 

 

Na+, H+, Li+, NH4+

E: Na+ / H+ (1:1)

Stomach, intestinal tract > skeletal muscle

>>> kidney, brain, uterus, testis >> heart, lung;

(plasma membrane; apical surface of  epithelia)

 

2q11.2

NM_003048

 

 

SLC9A2L

 

 

 

 

 

 

Xq13.3

XM_066494

limited homology in C-terminus.

SLC9A3

NHE3

 

Na+, H+, Li+, NH4+

E: Na+ / H+ (1:1)

Intestinal tract, stomach > kidney, gall bladder, epididymis, >>>> brain;

(apical surface and recycling endosomes of  epithelia)

Congenital secretory diarrhea

5p15.3

NM_004174

 

SLC9A3P

 

 

 

 

 

 

10q21.1

XM_171384

pseudogene

SLC9A3P2

 

 

 

 

 

 

22q11.21

NG_005203

pseudogene

SLC9A3R1   NHERF, EBP50         17q24.3-17q25 NM_004252  
SLC9A3R2   SIP-1, TKA-1, NHERF-2, E3KARP         16p13.3 NM_004785  

SLC9A4

NHE4

 

Na+, H+

Li+ ?

NH4+ ?

E: Na+ / H+ (1:1)

Stomach  >>>> kidney, brain;

(plasma membrane; basolateral membrane of epithelia)

 

2q11-q12

NM_001011552

partial mRNA

SLC9A5

NHE5

 

Na+, H+, Li+,

NH4+ ?

E: Na+ / H+ (1:1)

Brain (neurons);

(plasma membrane and recycling endosomes/synaptic vesicles)

 

16q22.1

NM_004594

 

 

SLC9A6

NHE6

KIAA0267

?

E:  ?

Ubiquitous;

(recycling endosomes)

 

Xq26.3

NM_006359

 

NHE6_v1

NHE6_v2

SLC9A7

NHE7

 

Na+, K+, H+,  Li+, NH4+ ?

E:  Na+ (K+) / H+

Ubiquitous;

(trans-Golgi network and endosomes)

 

Xp11.3

NM_032591

 

 

SLC9A7P1

 

 

 

 

 

 

12q23.1

XM_062645

partially processed pre-mRNA pseudogene

SLC9A7P2

 

 

 

 

 

 

3q24

XM_067158

very limited homology;

pseudogene?

SLC9A8

NHE8

KIAA0939

?

E:  ?

Ubiquitous;

(plasma membrane and possibly other endomembrane compartments)

 

20q13

NM_015266

 

SLC9A9             3q23-q24 NM_173653  
SLC9A10             3q13.2 NM_183061  

SLC9A11

 

MGC43026

 

 

 

 

1q25.1

NM_178527

 

 

*) C: Cotransporter

   E: Exchanger

   F: Facilitated transporter 

 

 

#) A: Acquired defect

   G: Genetic defect 

   P: Predicted Pseudogene

   L: like- or related-sequence          


References:

Original version of the SLC table:

Orlowski J, Grinstein S. Diversity of the mammalian sodium/proton exchanger SLC9 gene family. Pflugers Arch. 2004 Feb;447(5):549-65.