Gene Gene information from NCBI Gene database.
Entrez ID 85413
Gene name Solute carrier family 22 member 16
Gene symbol SLC22A16
Synonyms (NCBI Gene)
CT2FLIPT2HEL-S-18OAT6OCT6OKB1dJ261K5.1
Chromosome 6
Chromosome location 6q21|6q21-q22.1
Summary This gene encodes a member of the organic zwitterion transporter protein family which transports carnitine. The encoded protein has also been shown to transport anticancer drugs like bleomycin (PMID: 20037140) successful treatment has been correlated with
miRNA miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
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miRTarBase ID miRNA Experiments Reference
MIRT019055 hsa-miR-335-5p Microarray 18185580
Gene ontology (GO) Gene Ontology (GO) annotations describing the biological processes, molecular functions, and cellular components associated with a gene.
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GO ID Ontology Definition Evidence Reference
GO:0005275 Function Amine transmembrane transporter activity IDA 15963465
GO:0005829 Component Cytosol IDA
GO:0005886 Component Plasma membrane IC 15963465
GO:0005886 Component Plasma membrane IDA 12089149, 20037140
GO:0005886 Component Plasma membrane IEA
Other IDs Other IDs provides unique identifiers for this gene in OMIM, HGNC, and Ensembl databases.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
608276 20302 ENSG00000004809
Protein Protein information from UniProt database.
UniProt ID Unique identifier for the protein in the UniProt database. Click to view detailed protein information.
Q86VW1
Protein name Solute carrier family 22 member 16 (Carnitine transporter 2) (CT2) (Fly-like putative transporter 2) (FLIPT2) (Flipt 2) (Organic cation transporter OKB1) (Organic cation/carnitine transporter 6)
Protein function Facilitative organic cation transporter that mediates the transport of carnitine as well as the polyamine spermidine (PubMed:12089149, PubMed:20037140). Mediates the partially Na(+)-dependent bidirectional transport of carnitine (PubMed:12089149
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF00083 Sugar_tr 103 538 Sugar (and other) transporter Family
Tissue specificity TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Expressed in testis and epididymis (at protein level) (PubMed:12089149, PubMed:12384147, PubMed:15963465). Expressed in endometrium (at protein level); highly expressed during the normal secretory phase, but expression is significantly
Sequence
Sequence length 577
Interactions View interactions
Pathways Pathway information has different metabolic/signaling pathways associated with genes.
  Reactome
    Organic cation transport
Associated diseases Disease associations from ClinVar (causal & non-causal) and other databases (OMIM, Orphanet, GWAS, etc.).
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Evidence Score: ★☆☆☆☆  Gene-disease association found in Text Mining only ★★☆☆☆  Found in Text Mining and Unknown/Other Associations ★★★☆☆  Reported in Unknown/Other Associations across ≥2 Sources ★★★★☆  ClinVar: Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic (<5 Variants) ★★★★★  ClinVar: Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic (≥5 Variants)
Unknown / Other Associations ClinVar entries with uncertain/conflicting evidence, and associations from other databases (OMIM, Orphanet, GWAS, etc.) where the gene is not established as causal.
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance Source Evidence Score
ARTHRITIS, JUVENILE CTD
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
BIPOLAR I DISORDER Disgenet
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
COLORECTAL MUCINOUS ADENOCARCINOMA GWAS catalog
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
JUVENILE CHRONIC POLYARTHRITIS Disgenet
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
Associations from Text Mining Disease associations identified through text mining
Disease Name Disease (Merged) Source PMID Relationship Type Evidence Score
Adenocarcinoma of large intestine Colorectal Cancer GWASCAT_DG 29942513
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Adenocarcinoma, Clear Cell Adenocarcinoma BEFREE 17581421
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Bipolar Disorder Bipolar Disorder BEFREE 16246257
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Bipolar Disorder Bipolar disorder Pubtator 19308960 Associate
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Bipolar I disorder Bipolar Disorder BEFREE 19308960
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
Bipolar I disorder Bipolar Disorder PSYGENET_DG 19308960
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
Breast Carcinoma Breast Carcinoma BEFREE 17559346, 20179710, 26506825
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Breast Neoplasms Breast neoplasm Pubtator 20179710, 28036387, 32235849 Associate
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Carcinoma of lung Lung carcinoma BEFREE 25772757
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Carcinoma, Ovarian Epithelial Ovarian Epithelial carcinoma BEFREE 17581421
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only