Solute carrier organic anion transporter 4A subfamily of the Major Facilitator Superfamily of transporters
The Solute carrier organic anion transporter 4A (SLCO4A), also called Organic anion-transporting polypeptide 4A (OATP4A), subfamily has one mammalian member, OATP4A1 (encoded by SLCO4A1). It is ubiquitously expressed and it mediates the Na(+)-independent transport of the thyroid hormones T3 (triiodo-L-thyronine), T4 (thyroxine) and rT3, and other organic anions such as estrone sulfate and taurocholate. OATP4A1 is the most abundantly expressed transporter colorectal cancer (CRC) and its role in the transport of estrone sulfate, which is used in hormone replacement therapy (HRT), affects the outcome of the treatment. The SLCO4A/OATP4A subfamily belongs to the Solute carrier organic anion transporter [SLCO, also called organic anion transporting polypeptides (OATPs) or Solute carrier family 21] family of the Major Facilitator Superfamily (MFS) of transporters. MFS proteins are thought to function through a single substrate binding site, alternating-access mechanism involving a rocker-switch type of movement.
Feature 1:putative chemical substrate binding pocket [chemical binding site]
Evidence:
Comment:based on the structures of MFS transporters with bound substrates, substrate analogs, and/or inhibitors
Comment:since MFS proteins facilitate the transport of many different substrates including ions, sugar phosphates, drugs, neurotransmitters, nucleosides, amino acids, and peptides, the residues involved in substrate binding may not be strictly conserved among superfamily members
Comment:the substrate binding site or translocation pore has access to both sides of the membrane in an alternating fashion through a conformational change of the MFS transporter
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