SLC51A, Official Symbol SLC51Aprovided by HGNC Official Full Name solute carrier family 51 subunit alphaprovided by HGNC Primary source HGNC:HGNC:29955 See related Ensembl:ENSG00000163959 MIM:612084; AllianceGenome:HGNC:29955 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 OSTA; PFIC6; OSTalpha Summary Predicted to enable protein heterodimerization activity; protein homodimerization activity; and transmembrane transporter activity. Involved in bile acid secretion. Located in basolateral plasma membrane. Implicated in progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis. [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022] Expression Biased expression in small intestine (RPKM 36.5), liver (RPKM 24.2) and 6 other tissues See more Orthologs mouse all