Basic Information

Symbol
SLCO5A1
RNA class
mRNA
Alias
Solute Carrier Organic Anion Transporter Family Member 5A1 OATPRP4 OATP5A1 SLC21A15 OATP-J Solute Carrier Family 21 (Organic Anion Transporter), Member 15 Organic Anion Transporter Polypeptide-Related Protein 4 Solute Carrier Family 21 Member 15 OATP-RP4 Solute Carrier Organic Anion Transporter Family, Member 5A1 OATPJ
Location (GRCh38)
8:69667041-69835064
UCSC Genome Browser Search in Marker Scope
Forensic tag(s)
Cause of death analysis
External database
HGNC NCBI Ensembl OMIM UniProt GTEx

MANE select

Transcript ID
NM_030958.3
Sequence length
8991.0 nt
GC content
0.4372

Transcripts

ID Sequence Length GC content
NM_001146008.2 NCBI
GCUUAUUGUUCCGGGACUGGAGACUGCAGCCGGCUGCUGCCUAGUCCUC… 8987 nt 0.4394
NM_001146009.1 NCBI
GUCGGCAGCUUCACUCCCGAGGGUGCCGCGAGCCCAGGCGGCGAACACC… 3430 nt 0.5239
NM_030958.3 NCBI
AUUCACUGAUUUCUCUUCGGCUGGACGGAGGCUGCCUCCUCACGCGGCU… 8991 nt 0.4372
Summary

Predicted to enable sodium-independent organic anion transmembrane transporter activity. Predicted to be involved in sodium-independent organic anion transport. Located in intracellular membrane-bounded organelle and plasma membrane. [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2025]

Forensic Context

A study in human cardiac tissue demonstrated that the SLCO5A1 mRNA was downregulated in the mechanical asphyxia group compared to the craniocerebral injury group, identifying it as a potential biomarker for mechanical asphyxia [Zeng et al. DOI:10.1007/S00414-017-1616-4].