SLC14A2, Official Symbol SLC14A2provided by HGNC Official Full Name solute carrier family 14 member 2provided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:10919 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000132874 MIM:601611; AllianceGenome:HGNC:10919 Gene type protein coding RefSeq status VALIDATED Organism Homo sapiens Lineage Eukaryota; Metazoa; Chordata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Euteleostomi; Mammalia; Eutheria; Euarchontoglires; Primates; Haplorrhini; Catarrhini; Hominidae; Homo Also known as UT2; UTA; UTR; HUT2; UT-A2; hUT-A6 Summary The protein encoded by this gene belongs to the urea transporter family. In mammalian cells, urea is the chief end product of nitrogen catabolism, and plays an important role in the urinary concentration mechanism. This protein is expressed in the inner medulla of the kidney, and mediates rapid transepithelial urea transport across the inner medullary collecting duct. Alternatively spliced transcript variants have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Sep 2011] Expression Biased expression in kidney (RPKM 2.6), fat (RPKM 1.3) and 7 other tissues See more Orthologs mouse all