SLC13: The human Na+-sulfate/carboxylate cotransporter family

Human Gene

Name

New Protein

Name

Former Protein

Name&

Aliases

Predominant Substrates

Transport type /Coupling ions *)

Tissue distribution and cellular/ subcellular expression

 

Link to disease

Human gene locus

Sequence

Accession

ID

Number of transcripts and splice variants and their specific features

SLC13A1

NaS1

NaSi-1, Na-sulfate

Sulfate, selenate, thiosulfate

C / Na+ / SO42- / S2O3 / SeO42-

Kidney, proximal tubular cells, brush border membrane

None

7q31-q32

NM_022444

2.2kb & 2.7kb transcripts (both functional, with a 3’ UTR 0.5kb longer variant)

SLC13A2

NaC1

NaDC-1, SDCT1, NaDC-2

Succinate, citrate, a-keto glutarate

C / Na+ / succinate/

citrate /

Kidney, intestine, brush border membrane

None

17p11.1-q11.1

NM_003984

One 2.8kb transcript only

SLC13A3

NaC2

NaDC-3, SDCT2

Succinate, citrate, a-keto glutarate

C / Na+ / succinate/

citrate /

Kidney proximal tubule basolateral  membrane, liver, pancreas, brain, placenta

None

20q12-q13.1

NM_022829

One 3.6kb transcript only

SLC13A4

NaS2

SUT-1

Sulfate

C / Na+ / SO42-

Placenta, tonsillar high endothelial venules, testis, heart

None

7q33

NM_012450

2.9kb (functional) and 4.5kb (function unknown) transcripts

SLC13A5

NaC3

NaCT

Citrate

C / Na+ /

citrate / succinate/ pyruvate

Liver, brain, testis

None

12p12-13

NM_177550

One 3.2kb transcript only




References:

Original version of the SLC table:

Erratum

Markovich D, Murer H. The SLC13 gene family of sodium sulphate/carboxylate cotransporters. Pflugers Arch. 2004 Feb;447(5):816 - 817.