Protein Name solute carrier family 26 member 5
Organism Rattus norvegicus
Gene ID 83819
Gene Symbol

Slc26a5

UniProt Q9EPH0 (S26A5_RAT)
Relationships Total Number of functionally related compound(s) : 14
Total Number of Articles : 11
Description

solute carrier family 26 member 5

Gene Summary

Enables chloride:bicarbonate antiporter activity and identical protein binding activity. Involved in several processes, including bicarbonate transport; chloride transmembrane transport; and positive regulation of cell size. Located in basolateral plasma membrane and lateral plasma membrane. Biomarker of hypothyroidism. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in autosomal recessive nonsyndromic deafness 61. Orthologous to human SLC26A5 (solute carrier family 26 member 5). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Jun 2025]

synonyms
  • prestin
  • prestin (motor protein)
  • solute carrier family 26 (anion exchanger), member 5
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Properties