title: A novel human organic anion transporting polypeptide localized to the basolateral hepatocyte membrane.
abstract: We cloned and expressed a new organic anion transporting polypeptide (OATP), termed human OATP2, (OATP-C, LST-1; symbol SLC21A6), involved in the uptake of various lipophilic anions into human liver. The cDNA encoding OATP2 comprised 2073 base pairs, corresponding to a protein of 691 amino acids, which were 44% identical to the known human OATP. An antibody directed against the carboxy terminus localized OATP2 to the basolateral membrane of human hepatocytes. Northern blot analysis indicated a strong expression of OATP2 only in human liver. Transport mediated by recombinant OATP2 and its localization were studied in stably transfected Madin-Darby canine kidney strain II (MDCKII) and HEK293 cells. Confocal microscopy localized recombinant OATP2 protein to the lateral membrane of MDCKII cells. Substrates included 17beta-glucuronosyl estradiol, monoglucuronosyl bilirubin, dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate, and cholyltaurine. 17beta-Glucuronosyl estradiol was a preferred substrate, with a Michaelis-Menten constant value of 8.2 microM; its uptake was Na(+) independent and was inhibited by sulfobromophthalein, with a inhibition constant value of 44 nM. Our results indicate that OATP2 is important for the uptake of organic anions, including bilirubin conjugates and sulfobromophthalein, in human liver.
authors.affiliation: Division of Tumor Biochemistry, Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany. j.koenig@dkfz-heidelberg.de
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: König
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Cui
authors.forename: A T
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Nies
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Keppler
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence / Q000235:genetics; D000818:Animals; D027321:Anion Transport Proteins; D015152:Blotting, Northern; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000502:physiology; D002460:Cell Line; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D018076:DNA, Complementary / Q000235:genetics; D004285:Dogs; D004958:Estradiol / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D005965:Glucuronates / Q000493:pharmacokinetics; D006801:Humans; D007425:Intracellular Membranes / Q000378:metabolism*; D008099:Liver / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D014018:Tissue Distribution
chemical_list: C409215:17-glucuronosylestradiol; D027321:Anion Transport Proteins; D002352:Carrier Proteins; D018076:DNA, Complementary; D005965:Glucuronates; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D004958:Estradiol