SLC22A2
solute carrier family 22 member 2 | OCT2

Polyspecific organic cation transporters in the liver, kidney, intestine, and other organs are critical for elimination of many endogenous small organic cations as well as a wide array of drugs and environmental toxins. This gene is one of three similar cation transporter genes located in a cluster on chromosome 6. The encoded protein contains twelve putative transmembrane domains and is a plasma integral membrane protein. It is found primarily in the kidney, where it may mediate the first step in cation reabsorption. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

Biological processes 85 terms
L-alpha-amino acid transmembrane transport (GO:1902475)L-amino acid transmembrane transporter activity (GO:0015179)L-arginine import across plasma membrane (GO:0097638)L-arginine transmembrane transport (GO:1903826)L-arginine transmembrane transporter activity (GO:0061459)acetylcholine transmembrane transporter activity (GO:0005277)acetylcholine transport (GO:0015870)amine transmembrane transporter activity (GO:0005275)amine transport (GO:0015837)amine transport (GO:0015837)amino acid import across plasma membrane (GO:0089718)apical plasma membrane (GO:0016324)apical plasma membrane (GO:0016324)basal plasma membrane (GO:0009925)basal plasma membrane (GO:0009925)basolateral plasma membrane (GO:0016323)basolateral plasma membrane (GO:0016323)cellular detoxification (GO:1990748)choline transmembrane transporter activity (GO:0015220)choline transport (GO:0015871)dopamine transport (GO:0015872)dopamine transport (GO:0015872)dopamine uptake (GO:0090494)dopamine uptake (GO:0090494)efflux transmembrane transporter activity (GO:0015562)epinephrine transport (GO:0048241)epinephrine transport (GO:0048241)export across plasma membrane (GO:0140115)extracellular exosome (GO:0070062)histamine transport (GO:0051608)histamine uptake (GO:0051615)membrane (GO:0016020)membrane (GO:0016020)monoamine transmembrane transporter activity (GO:0008504)monoamine transmembrane transporter activity (GO:0008504)neurotransmitter transmembrane transporter activity (GO:0005326)neurotransmitter transmembrane transporter activity (GO:0005326)neurotransmitter transport (GO:0006836)neurotransmitter transport (GO:0006836)norepinephrine transport (GO:0015874)norepinephrine uptake (GO:0051620)norepinephrine uptake (GO:0051620)organic cation transport (GO:0015695)organic cation transport (GO:0015695)plasma membrane (GO:0005886)plasma membrane (GO:0005886)plasma membrane (GO:0005886)presynapse (GO:0098793)prostaglandin transmembrane transporter activity (GO:0015132)prostaglandin transmembrane transporter activity (GO:0015132)prostaglandin transport (GO:0015732)purine-containing compound transmembrane transport (GO:0072530)purine-containing compound transmembrane transport (GO:0072530)putrescine transmembrane transporter activity (GO:0015489)putrescine transmembrane transporter activity (GO:0015489)putrescine transport (GO:0015847)pyrimidine nucleoside transmembrane transporter activity (GO:0015214)pyrimidine nucleoside transmembrane transporter activity (GO:0015214)quaternary ammonium group transmembrane transporter activity (GO:0015651)quaternary ammonium group transport (GO:0015697)serotonin transport (GO:0006837)serotonin uptake (GO:0051610)serotonin uptake (GO:0051610)spermidine transmembrane transport (GO:1903711)spermidine transmembrane transporter activity (GO:0015606)spermidine transport (GO:0015848)thiamine transmembrane transport (GO:0071934)thiamine transmembrane transport (GO:0071934)thiamine transmembrane transporter activity (GO:0015234)toxin transmembrane transporter activity (GO:0019534)toxin transmembrane transporter activity (GO:0019534)transmembrane transport (GO:0055085)transmembrane transport (GO:0055085)transmembrane transport (GO:0055085)transmembrane transporter activity (GO:0022857)transmembrane transporter activity (GO:0022857)transmembrane transporter activity (GO:0022857)transmembrane transporter activity (GO:0022857)transmembrane transporter activity (GO:0022857)transmembrane transporter activity (GO:0022857)transport across blood-brain barrier (GO:0150104)xenobiotic transmembrane transporter activity (GO:0042910)xenobiotic transmembrane transporter activity (GO:0042910)xenobiotic transport (GO:0042908)xenobiotic transport (GO:0042908)
Expression (TPM)
SLC22A2 — as a Regulated Gene

TFs regulating SLC22A2 0 TFs

Transcription factors with Perturb-seq knockdown data for SLC22A2. The Binding column indicates whether any binding evidence exists for this TF–gene pair (ChIP-seq or motif footprint peaks). The Mean coef is the average Perturb-seq regression coefficient across active gRNAs (positive = SLC22A2 upregulated upon KD; negative = downregulated). The Outlier column indicates whether this gene is in the top or bottom 5% of all TF knockdown effects.

Data: Effect:
TF Mean coef Binding Outlier TF→Gene link

Elements linked to SLC22A2

Open chromatin peaks (ATAC-seq) in the genomic neighbourhood of SLC22A2, linked by TSS proximity or chromatin conformation (Multiome / HiCAR). Each element overlaps at least one TF ChIP-seq binding site — the TFs column shows how many distinct TFs bind that element.

Accessibility Element Dist. to TSS Link type TFs
chr6:159,968,449–159,970,213 249.3 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 961
chr6:160,226,067–160,227,928 8.9 kb Proximal (<10kb) Multiome 133
chr6:160,239,954–160,240,660 22.3 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 51
chr6:160,254,638–160,255,075 3.7 kb Proximal (<10kb) 292
chr6:160,347,395–160,349,344 129.7 kb Distal (>10kb) Multiome 674

Genome Browser

Genomic view of the SLC22A2 locus showing ATAC-seq accessibility and RNA-seq expression across the ESC → DE time course, together with TF binding peaks and element-to-TSS loop connections.

chr6:159,958,449 – 160,359,344
Proximal 1 kb Distal 10 kb Multiome HiCAR ATAC-seq RNA-seq