SLC20A2
Gene Information
- Official Symbol: SLC20A2
- Official Name: solute carrier family 20 member 2
- Aliases and Previous Symbols: N/A
- Entrez ID: 6575
- UniProt: Q08357
- Interactions: BioGRID
- PubMed articles: Open PubMed
- OMIM: Open OMIM
Function Summary
- Entrez Summary: This gene encodes a member of the inorganic phosphate transporter family. The encoded protein is a type 3 sodium-dependent phosphate symporter that plays an important role in phosphate homeostasis by mediating cellular phosphate uptake. The encoded protein also confers susceptibility to viral infection as a gamma-retroviral receptor. Mutations in this gene may play a role in familial idiopathic basal ganglia calcification. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding multiple isoforms have been observed for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Mar 2012].
- UniProt Summary: Sodium-phosphate symporter which seems to play a fundamental housekeeping role in phosphate transport by absorbing phosphate from interstitial fluid for normal cellular functions such as cellular metabolism, signal transduction, and nucleic acid and lipid synthesis. In vitro, sodium-dependent phosphate uptake is not siginificantly affected by acidic and alkaline conditions, however sodium-independent phosphate uptake occurs at acidic conditions. May play a role in extracellular matrix, cartilage and vascular calcification. Functions as a retroviral receptor and confers human cells susceptibility to infection to amphotropic murine leukemia virus (A-MuLV), 10A1 murine leukemia virus (10A1 MLV) and some feline leukemia virus subgroup B (FeLV-B) variants. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:11435563, ECO:0000269|PubMed:12205090, ECO:0000269|PubMed:15955065, ECO:0000269|PubMed:16790504, ECO:0000269|PubMed:8302848}.
CRISPR Data
Essentiality in NALM6
- Essentiality Rank: 7156
- Expression level (log2 read counts): 5.31
SLC20A2 Expression in NALM6 Cells: 5.31
