SLC10A2 Antibody – Goat Polyclonal

This gene encodes a sodium/bile acid cotransporter. This transporter is the primary mechanism for uptake of intestinal bile acids by apical cells in the distal ileum. Bile acids are the catabolic product of cholesterol metabolism, so this protein is also critical for cholesterol homeostasis. Mutations in this gene cause primary bile acid malabsorption (PBAM); muatations in this gene may also be associated with other diseases of the liver and intestines, such as familial hypertriglyceridemia (FHTG). [provided by RefSeq, Mar 2010]

ASBT: Plays a critical role in the sodium-dependent reabsorption of bile acids from the lumen of the small intestine. Plays a key role in cholesterol metabolism. Defects in SLC10A2 are a cause of primary bile acid malabsorption (PBAM). PBAM is an idiopathic intestinal disorder associated with congenital diarrhea, steatorrhea, interruption of the enterohepatic circulation of bile acids, and reduced plasma cholesterol levels. Belongs to the bile acid:sodium symporter (BASS) (TC 2.A.28) family.

Protein type: Membrane protein, integral; Membrane protein, multi-pass; Transporter

Chromosomal Location of Human Ortholog: 13q33.1

Cellular Component: integral to plasma membrane; plasma membrane

Molecular Function: bile acid:sodium symporter activity

Biological Process: bile acid and bile salt transport; transport

Disease: Bile Acid Malabsorption, Primary