SLC42: The Rh ammonium transporter family (pending)

Proposed

New Human

Gene Name

Current human

gene

name

Protein

Name

Predominent

Substrates

Transport type

Coupling ions

Tissue distribution &

cellular/subcellular

expression

Link to

disease

Human gene

locus

Sequence

Accession ID

Splice variants

and their features

 

SLC42A1

RhAG

(Rh50A)

RhAG

NH4+

H+

Red blood cells,

(cell membrane)

Rhnull-regulator

Rhmod

6p11-p21.1

NM_000324

 

 

SLC42A2

RhBG

RhBG

NH4+

Unknown

Kidney, Liver

(basolateral membrane)

 

1q21.3

NM_020407

Unknown

SLC42A3

 

RhCG

(RhGK)

RhCG

 

NH4+

Unknown

 

Kidney (apical membrane)Brain, Testis

Placents, Pancreas,

Prostate

 

15q25

NM_016321 

Unknown




References:

Nakhoul NL, Hamm LL. Non-erythroid Rh glycoproteins: a putative new family of mammalian ammonium transporters. Pflugers Arch. 2004 Feb;447(5):807-12.