Summary: Organic Anion Transporter Polypeptide (OATP) family

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Organic Anion Transporter Polypeptide (OATP) family

Identifiers

Symbol

OATP

Available protein structures:
Pfam	structures
PDB	RCSB PDB; PDBe; PDBj
PDBsum	structure summary

An organic anion-transporting polypeptide (OATP) is a membrane transport protein or 'transporter' that mediates the transport of mainly organic anions across the cell membrane. Therefore OATPs are present in the lipid bilayer of the cell membrane, acting as the cell's gatekeepers. OATPs belong to the Solute Carrier Family (SLC), more specifically the Solute Carrier Organic Anion (SLCO) gene subfamily ^[1]

Function[edit]

Organic anion transporting polypeptides carry bile acids as well as bilirubin and numerous hormones such as thyroid and steroid hormones across the basolateral membrane (facing sinusoids) in hepatocytes, for excretion in bile.^[2] As well as expression in the liver, OATPs are expressed in many other tissues on basolateral and apical membranes, transporting anions, as well as neutral and even cationic compounds. They also transport an extremely diverse range of drug compounds, ranging from anti-cancer, antibiotic, lipid lowering to anti-diabetic drugs, as well as toxins and poisons.

They also transport the dye bromsulphthalein, availing it as a liver-testing substance.^[2]

Proteins[edit]

The table below shows the 11 known human OATPs. Note: Human OATPs are designated with capital letters, animal Oatps are designated with lower class letters. The 'SLCO' stands for their gene name; 'solute carrier organic anion.' Previous nomenclature using letters and numbers (e.g. OATP-A, OATP-8 is no longer correct. The most well characterised human OATPs are OATP1A2, OATP1B1, OATP1B3 and OATP2B1. Very little is known about the function and characteristics of OATP5A1 and OATP6A1.

Abbreviation	Protein Name	Location
SLCO1A2	Solute carrier organic anion transporter family member 1A2	Ubiquitous
SLCO1B1	Solute carrier organic anion transporter family member 1B1	Liver
SLCO1B3	Solute carrier organic anion transporter family member 1B3	Liver
SLCO1C1	Solute carrier organic anion transporter family member 1C1	Brain, testis
SLCO2A1	Solute carrier organic anion transporter family member 2A1	Ubiquitous
SLCO2B1	Solute carrier organic anion transporter family member 2B1	Ubiquitous
SLCO3A1	Solute carrier organic anion transporter family member 3A1	Testis, brain, heart, lung, spleen
SLCO4A1	Solute carrier organic anion transporter family member 4A1	Heart, placenta, lung, liver
SLCO4C1	Solute carrier organic anion transporter family member 4C1	Kidney
SLCO5A1	Solute carrier organic anion transporter family member 5A1	Breast, fetal brain, prostate
SLCO6A1	Solute carrier organic anion transporter family member 6A1	Testes, spleen, brain, placenta

Pharmacology[edit]

The OATPs play a fundamental role in the transport of drugs across the cell membrane, particularly in the liver and kidney. In the liver, OATPs are expressed on the basolateral membrane of hepatocytes, transporting compounds into the hepatocyte for biotransformation. A number of drug-drug interactions have been associated with the OATPs, affecting the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of drugs. This is most commonly where one drug inhibits the transport of another drug into the hepatocyte, so that it is retained in the body. The OATPs most associated with these interactions are OATP1B1, OATP1B3 and OATP2B1, which are all present on the hepatocyte basolateral membrane. The most clinically relevant interactions have been associated with the lipid lowering drugs statins, which led to the removal of cerivastatin from the market in 2002. Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) are also associated with the OATPs; particularly OATP1B1, causing

Probenecid inhibits organic anion transporting polypeptides.^[3]

It is likely that along with the Organic Anion Transporters, Organic Cation transporters and the ATP-binding cassette transporters, the OATPs play a central role in the absorption, distribution, metabolism and exretion (ADME) of drug compounds.

Evolution[edit]

Oatps are present in many animals, including zebrafish, dog, cow, rat, mouse, monkey and horse. Oatps are not present in bacteria, indicating their evolution from the animal kingdom. However homologs do not correlate well with the human OATPs and therefore it is likely that isoforms arose by gene duplication. An Oatp has however been found in the little skate (Raja erinacea), suggesting that their evolution was early in the formation of the animal kingdom.

References[edit]

^ Hagenbuch B, Meier PJ (February 2004). "Organic anion transporting polypeptides of the OATP/ SLC21 family: phylogenetic classification as OATP/ SLCO superfamily, new nomenclature and molecular/functional properties". Pflugers Arch. 447 (5): 653–65. doi:10.1007/s00424-003-1168-y. PMID 14579113.
^ ^a ^b Pages 980-990 in:Walter F., PhD. Boron (2003). Medical Physiology: A Cellular And Molecular Approaoch. Elsevier/Saunders. p. 1300. ISBN 1-4160-2328-3.
^ Price KL, Sautin YY, Long DA, Zhang L, Miyazaki H, Mu W, Endou H, Johnson RJ (July 2006). "Human vascular smooth muscle cells express a urate transporter". J. Am. Soc. Nephrol. 17 (7): 1791–5. doi:10.1681/ASN.2006030264. PMID 16775029.

Membrane proteins, carrier proteins: membrane transport proteins solute carrier (TC 2A)

By group

SLC1–10

(1):	high affinity glutamate and neutral amino-acid transporter SLC1A1 2 3 4 5 6 7

(2):	facilitative GLUT transporter SLC2A1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

(3):	heavy subunits of heterodimeric amino-acid transporters SLC3A1 2

(4):	bicarbonate transporter SLC4A1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

(5):	sodium glucose cotransporter SLC5A1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

(6):	sodium- and chloride- dependent sodium:neurotransmitter symporters SLC6A1 SLC6A2 SLC6A3 SLC6A4 SLC6A5 SLC6A6 SLC6A7 SLC6A8 SLC6A9 SLC6A10 SLC6A11 SLC6A12 SLC6A13 SLC6A14 SLC6A15 SLC6A16 SLC6A17 SLC6A18 SLC6A19 SLC6A20

(7):	cationic amino-acid transporter/glycoprotein-associated SLC7A1 SLC7A2 SLC7A3 SLC7A4 glycoprotein-associated/light or catalytic subunits of heterodimeric amino-acid transporters SLC7A5 SLC7A6 SLC7A7 SLC7A8 SLC7A9 SLC7A10 SLC7A11 SLC7A13 SLC7A14

(8):	Na+/Ca2+ exchanger SLC8A1 SLC8A2 SLC8A3

(9):	Na+/H+ exchanger SLC9A1 SLC9A2 SLC9A3 SLC9A4 SLC9A5 SLC9A6 SLC9A7 SLC9A8 SLC9A9 SLC9A10 SLC9A11

(10):	sodium bile salt cotransport SLC10A1 SLC10A2 SLC10A3 SLC10A4 SLC10A5 SLC10A6 SLC10A7 10A1 10A2 10A3 10A7

SLC11–20

(11):	proton coupled metal ion transporter SLC11A1 SLC11A2 11A3

(12):	electroneutral cation-Cl cotransporter SLC12A1 SLC12A2 SLC12A3 SLC12A4 SLC12A5 SLC12A6 SLC12A7 SLC12A8 SLC12A9

(13):	human Na+-sulfate/carboxylate cotransporter SLC13A1 SLC13A2 SLC13A3 SLC13A4 SLC13A5

(14):	urea transporter SLC14A1 SLC14A2

(15):	proton oligopeptide cotransporter SLC15A1 SLC15A2 SLC15A3 SLC15A4

(16):	monocarboxylate transporter SLC16A1 SLC16A2 SLC16A3 SLC16A4 SLC16A5 SLC16A6 SLC16A7 SLC16A8 SLC16A9 SLC16A10 SLC16A11 SLC16A12 SLC16A13 SLC16A14

(17):	Vesicular glutamate transporter 1 SLC17A1 SLC17A2 SLC17A3 SLC17A4 SLC17A5 SLC17A6 SLC17A7 SLC17A8 SLC17A9

(18):	vesicular monoamine transporter SLC18A1 SLC18A2 SLC18A3

(19):	folate/thiamine transporter SLC19A1 SLC19A2 SLC19A3

(20):	type III Na+-phosphate cotransporter SLC20A1 SLC20A2

SLC21–30

(21):	Organic anion-transporting polypeptide SLCO1A2 SLCO1B1 SLCO1B3 SLCO1B4 SLCO1C1 SLCO2A1 SLCO2B1 SLCO3A1 SLCO4A1 SLCO4C1 SLCO5A1(SLCO6A1)

(22):	organic cation/anion/zwitterion transporter SLC22A1 SLC22A2 SLC22A3 SLC22A4 SLC22A5 SLC22A6 SLC22A7 SLC22A8 SLC22A9 SLC22A10 SLC22A11 SLC22A12 SLC22A13 SLC22A14 SLC22A15 SLC22A16 SLC22A17 SLC22A18 SLC22A19 SLC22A20

(23):	Na+-dependent ascorbic acid transporter SLC23A1 SLC23A2 SLC23A3 SLC23A4

(24):	Na+/(Ca2+-K+) exchanger SLC24A1 SLC24A2 SLC24A3 SLC24A4 SLC24A5 SLC24A6

(25):	mitochondrial carrier SLC25A1 SLC25A2 SLC25A3 SLC25A4 SLC25A5 SLC25A6 SLC25A7 SLC25A8 SLC25A9 SLC25A10 SLC25A11 SLC25A12 SLC25A13 SLC25A14 SLC25A15 SLC25A16 SLC25A17 SLC25A18 SLC25A19 SLC25A20 SLC25A21 SLC25A22 SLC25A23 SLC25A24 SLC25A25 SLC25A26 SLC25A27 SLC25A28 SLC25A29 SLC25A30 SLC25A31 SLC25A32 SLC25A33 SLC25A34 SLC25A35 SLC25A36 SLC25A37 SLC25A38 SLC25A39 SLC25A40 SLC25A41 SLC25A42 SLC25A43 SLC25A44 SLC25A45 SLC25A46

(26):	multifunctional anion exchanger SLC26A1 SLC26A2 SLC26A3 SLC26A4 SLC26A5 SLC26A6 SLC26A7 SLC26A8 SLC26A9 SLC26A10 SLC26A11

(27):	fatty acid transport proteins SLC27A1 SLC27A2 SLC27A3 SLC27A4 SLC27A5 SLC27A6

(28):	Na+-coupled nucleoside transport (SLC28A1 SLC28A2 SLC28A3

(29):	facilitative nucleoside transporter SLC29A1 SLC29A2 SLC29A3 SLC29A4

(30):	zinc efflux SLC30A1 SLC30A2 SLC30A3 SLC30A4 SLC30A5 SLC30A6 SLC30A7 SLC30A8 SLC30A9 SLC30A10

SLC31–40

(31):	copper transporter SLC31A1

(32):	Vesicular glutamate transporter 1 SLC32A1

(33):	Acetyl-CoA transporter SLC33A1

(34):	type II Na+-phosphate cotransporter SLC34A1 SLC34A2 SLC34A3

(35):	nucleoside-sugar transporter SLC35A1 SLC35A2 SLC35A3 SLC35A4 SLC35A5 SLC35B1 SLC35B2 SLC35B3 SLC35B4 SLC35C1 SLC35C2 SLC35D1 SLC35D2 SLC35D3 SLC35E1 SLC35E2 SLC35E3 SLC35E4

(36):	proton-coupled amino-acid transporter SLC36A1 SLC36A2 SLC36A3 SLC36A4 36A2

(37):	sugar-phosphate/phosphate exchanger SLC37A1 SLC37A2 SLC37A3 SLC37A4

(38):	System A & N, sodium-coupled neutral amino-acid transporter SLC38A1 SLC38A2 SLC38A3 SLC38A4 SLC38A5 SLC38A6 SLC38A10

(39):	metal ion transporter SLC39A1 SLC39A2 SLC39A3 SLC39A4 SLC39A5 SLC39A6 SLC39A7 SLC39A8 SLC39A9 SLC39A10 SLC39A11 SLC39A12 SLC39A13 SLC39A14

(40):	basolateral iron transporter SLC40A1

SLC41–48

(41):	Magnesium transporter E SLC41A1 SLC41A2 SLC41A3

(42):	Ammonia transporter RhAG RhBG RhCG

(43):	Na+-independent, system-L like amino-acid transporter SLC43A1 SLC43A2 SLC43A3

(44):	Choline-like transporter SLC44A1 SLC44A2 SLC44A3 SLC44A4 SLC44A5

(45):	Putative sugar transporter SLC45A1 SLC45A2 SLC54A3 SLC45A4

(46):	Folate transporter SLC46A1 SLC46A2

(47):	multidrug and toxin extrusion SLC47A1 SLC47A2

(48):	Heme transporter

SLCO1–4

O1A2 O1B1 O1B3 O2B1 O431 O4A1

Ion pumps

Symporter, Cotransporter	Na+/K+,l- Na/Pi3 Na+/Cl- Na/glucose Na+/I- Cl-/K+ 4 5

Antiporter (exchanger)	Na+/H+ Na+/Ca2+ Na+/(Ca2+-K+) - Cl-/HCO3- (Band 3) Cl-formate exchanger Cl-oxalate exchanger

see also solute carrier disorders
B memb: cead, trns (1A, 1C, 1F, 2A, 3A1, 3A2-3, 3D), other

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Organic Anion Transporter Polypeptide (OATP) family Provide feedback

This family consists of several eukaryotic Organic-Anion-Transporting Polypeptides (OATPs). Several have been identified mostly in human and rat. Different OATPs vary in tissue distribution and substrate specificity. Since the numbering of different OATPs in particular species was based originally on the order of discovery, similarly numbered OATPs in humans and rats did not necessarily correspond in function, tissue distribution and substrate specificity (in spite of the name, some OATPs also transport organic cations and neutral molecules). Thus, Tamai et al. [1] initiated the current scheme of using digits for rat OATPs and letters for human ones. Prostaglandin transporter (PGT) proteins (e.g. Q92959) are also considered to be OATP family members. In addition, the methotrexate transporter OATK (P70502) is closely related to OATPs. This family also includes several predicted proteins from Caenorhabditis elegans and Drosophila melanogaster. This similarity was not previously noted. Note: Members of this family are described (in the Swiss-Prot database) as belonging to the SLC21 family of transporters.

Literature references

Tamai I, Nezu J, Uchino H, Sai Y, Oku A, Shimane M, Tsuji A; , Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2000;273:251-260.: Molecular identification and characterization of novel members of the human organic anion transporter (OATP) family. PUBMED:10873595 EPMC:10873595

External database links

PANDIT:	PF03137
Pseudofam:	PF03137
SYSTERS:	OATP
Transporter classification:	2.A.60

This tab holds annotation information from the InterPro database.

InterPro entry IPR004156

This family consists of several eukaryotic Organic-Anion-Transporting Polypeptides (OATPs). Several have been identified mostly in human and rat. Different OATPs vary in tissue distribution and substrate specificity. Since the numbering of different OATPs in particular species was based originally on the order of discovery, similarly numbered OATPs in humans and rats did not necessarily correspond in function, tissue distribution and substrate specificity (in spite of the name, some OATPs also transport organic cations and neutral molecules) so a scheme of using digits for rat OATPs and letters for human ones was introduced [PUBMED:10873595]. Prostaglandin transporter (PGT) proteins are also considered to be OATP family members. In addition, the methotrexate transporter OATK is closely related to OATPs. This family also includes several predicted proteins from Caenorhabditis elegans and Drosophila melanogaster. This similarity was not previously noted. Note: Members of this family are described (in the UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot database) as belonging to the SLC21 family of transporters.

Gene Ontology

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Cellular component	membrane (GO:0016020)
Molecular function	transporter activity (GO:0005215)
Biological process	transport (GO:0006810)

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Pfam Clan

This family is a member of clan MFS (CL0015), which has the following description:

The major facilitator superfamily (MFS) is one of the two largest families of membrane transporters found on Earth [1]. It is present ubiquitously in bacteria, archaea, and eukarya and includes members that can function by solute uniport, solute/cation symport, solute/cation antiport and/or solute/solute antiport with inwardly and/or outwardly directed polarity [1]. All permeases of the MFS possess either 12 or 14 transmembrane helices [1].

The clan contains the following 25 members:

Acatn ATG22 BT1 CLN3 DUF1228 DUF791 Folate_carrier FPN1 FTR1 LacY_symp MFS_1 MFS_1_like MFS_2 MFS_3 MFS_Mycoplasma Nodulin-like Nuc_H_symport Nucleoside_tran OATP PTR2 PUCC Sugar_tr TLC TRI12 UNC-93

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Curation

Seed source:

Pfam-B_626 (release 6.5)

Previous IDs:

OATP_C;

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Family

Author:

Mifsud W, Bateman A

Number in seed:

16

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1462

Average length of the domain:

439.80 aa

Average identity of full alignment:

25 %

Average coverage of the sequence by the domain:

82.67 %

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Species trees

We show the species tree in one of two ways. For smaller trees we try to show an interactive representation, which allows you to select specific nodes in the tree and view them as an alignment or as a set of Pfam domain graphics.

Unfortunately we have found that there are problems viewing the interactive tree when the it becomes larger than a certain limit. Furthermore, we have found that Internet Explorer can become unresponsive when viewing some trees, regardless of their size. We therefore show a text representation of the species tree when the size is above a certain limit or if you are using Internet Explorer to view the site.

If you are using IE you can still load the interactive tree by clicking the "Generate interactive tree" button, but please be aware of the potential problems that the interactive species tree can cause.

Interactive tree

For all of the domain matches in a full alignment, we count the number that are found on all sequences in the alignment. This total is shown in the purple box.

We also count the number of unique sequences on which each domain is found, which is shown in green. Note that a domain may appear multiple times on the same sequence, leading to the difference between these two numbers.

Finally, we group sequences from the same organism according to the NCBI code that is assigned by UniProt, allowing us to count the number of distinct sequences on which the domain is found. This value is shown in the pink boxes.

We use the NCBI species tree to group organisms according to their taxonomy and this forms the structure of the displayed tree. Note that in some cases the trees are too large (have too many nodes) to allow us to build an interactive tree, but in most cases you can still view the tree in a plain text, non-interactive representation. Those species which are represented in the seed alignment for this domain are highlighted.

You can use the tree controls to manipulate how the interactive tree is displayed:

show/hide the summary boxes
highlight species that are represented in the seed alignment
expand/collapse the tree or expand it to a given depth
select a sub-tree or a set of species within the tree and view them graphically or as an alignment
save a plain text representation of the tree

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Please note: for large trees this can take some time. While the tree is loading, you can safely switch away from this tab but if you browse away from the family page entirely, the tree will not be loaded.

Structures

For those sequences which have a structure in the Protein DataBank, we use the mapping between UniProt, PDB and Pfam coordinate systems from the PDBe group, to allow us to map Pfam domains onto UniProt sequences and three-dimensional protein structures. The table below shows the structures on which the OATP domain has been found. There are 1 instances of this domain found in the PDB. Note that there may be multiple copies of the domain in a single PDB structure, since many structures contain multiple copies of the same protein seqence.

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Archea	Eukaryota
Bacteria	Other sequences
Viruses	Unclassified
Viroids	Unclassified sequence

Family: OATP (PF03137)

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