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Identification of multispecific organic anion transporter 2 expressed predominantly in the liver

  • Takashi Sekine
  • , Seok Ho Cha
  • , Minoru Tsuda
  • , Nopporn Apiwattanakul
  • , Noriko Nakajima
  • , Yoshikatsu Kanai
  • , Hitoshi Endou
  • Kyorin University School of Medicine
  • College of Medicine of the Catholic University of Korea

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Abstract

In the present study, we demonstrate that NLT (novel liver-specific transport protein) is a multispecific organic anion transporter of the liver. The amino acid sequence of NLT shows 42% identity to that of the renal multispecific organic anion transporter, OAT1. When expressed in Xenopus laevis oocytes, NLT mediated uptake of organic anions, such as salicylate, acetylsalicylate, PGE2, dicarboxylates and p-aminohippurate. [14C]Salicylate uptake via NLT was saturable (K(m) = 88.8 ± 23.4 μM) and sodium-independent. Expression of the mRNA of NLT was detected in the liver and kidney (liver >> kidney). We propose that NLT be renamed OAT2.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)179-182
Number of pages4
JournalFEBS Letters
Volume429
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 12 Jun 1998
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Liver
  • Multispecific transporter
  • Organic anion
  • Pharmacokinetics

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