SLC24: The Na+/(Ca+2+-K+) exchanger family

Human Gene Name

Protein Name

Aliases

Predominant Substrates

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

SLC24A1

NCKX1

 

Na+,Ca2+, K+

E/4Na+/Ca2+-K+

rod photoreceptors, platelets

 

15q22

 

NM_004727

several splice variants, function unknown

SLC24A2

NCKX2

 

Na+,Ca2+, K+

 

E/4Na+/Ca2+-K+

 

brain, retinal cone photoreceptors, retinal ganglion cells

 

9p22

NM_020344

 

SLC24A3

NCKX3

 

Na+,Ca2+, K+

E/Na+/Ca2+-K+

 

brain, aorta, uterus, intestine

 

20p11

NM_020689

two splice variants, function unknown

SLC24A4

NCKX4

 

Na+,Ca2+, K+

E/Na+/Ca2+-K+

 

brain, aorta, lung, thymus

 

14q32

 

NM_153646

 

SLC24A5 NCKX5           15q21.1 NM_205850 three splice variants, function unknown

SLC24A6

NCKX6

FLJ22233 

 

 

 

 

12q24.13

NM_024959

*) E: Exchanger




References:

Original version of the SLC table:

Schnetkamp PP. The SLC24 Na(+)/Ca(2+)-K(+) exchanger family: vision and beyond. Pflugers Arch. 2004 Feb;447(5):683-8.