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Gene Model: Slc26a2

NomenclatureGenomic Location
SymbolSlc26a2ChromosomeX
NameSulfate transporter Slc26a2Linkage mapunknown
SpeciesDracomimus familiarisGenome CoordinatesX: 68 Mbp

Molecular Function

Sulfate transporter. May play a role in endochondral bone formation.

Molecular Function Terms:

transporter activity
   substrate-specific transporter activity
      substrate-specific transmembrane transporter activity
         ion transmembrane transporter activity
            anion transmembrane transporter activity
               inorganic anion transmembrane transporter activity
                  sulfate transmembrane transporter activity

Human Disease Association

Defects in SLC26A2 are the cause of diastrophic dysplasia (DTD) [MIM:222600]. DTD is an autosomal recessive disease characterized by osteochondrodysplasia with clinical features including dwarfism, spinal deformation, and specific joint abnormalities.

Defects in SLC26A2 are the cause of achondrogenesis type 1B (ACG1B) [MIM:600972]. ACG1B is a recessively inherited chondrodysplasia characterized by extremely poor skeletal development and perinatal death.

Defects in SLC26A2 are the cause of atelosteogenesis type 2 (AO2) [MIM:256050]; also known as neonatal osseous dysplasia 1. AO2 is characterized by severely shortened limbs, small chest, scoliosis, club foot of the equinovarus type (talipes equinovarus), abducted thumbs and great toes, and cleft palate. Patients die of respiratory insufficiency shortly after birth because of the collapse of the airways and pulmonary hypoplasia due to the small rib cage.

Defects in SLC26A2 are the cause of multiple epiphyseal dysplasia type 4 (EDM4) [MIM:226900]. EDM is a generalized skeletal dysplasia associated with significant morbidity. Joint pain, joint deformity, waddling gait, and short stature are the main clinical signs and symptoms. EDM is broadly categorized into the more severe Fairbank and the milder Ribbing types. EDM4 is a recessively inherited form, characterized by early childhood-onset hip dysplasia and recurrent patella dislocation. Short stature in EDM4 patients is not frequent.

Predicted Transcript
     1 TTTGAGTTGGCCGAAGTACATGATGGCGAACGAAATCACCATCCTAGGATCATCTTGGAA
    61 CCCATAGACAAAAGGACAGATATCAAGGCATGGATAGTGAAGAAAGTGAAGAAAAAATGC
   121 AGCTGCACCCCAGCTATAGCCAAAGACTTGGTCTTCAGTTTTCTCCCAGTGCTGAAGTGG
   181 CTCCCCAAATACAATGTGAAAGAAGACCTCTTGGGAGATCTGATGTCTGGTCTGATTGTG
   241 GGGATCTTACTGGTCCCACAATCCATTGCCTATTCCCTTTTGGCTGGCCAAGAACCCATC
   301 TATGGTCTCTACACATCTTTTTTTGCAAGCATCATATATTTCCTCTTTGGAACCTCACGT
   361 CACATCTCTGTTGGCATTTTTGGTGTACTCTGTCTGATGATAGGAGAAGTAGTAGACCGT
   421 GAAGTACAGAAAGCTGGCTATGATTTAGACATACATGTTTACATTAATAGCAGCAGCACA
   481 ATGGGGCCTCTAAATATGAACCAAACATCACAAACATTTTGTGACAAAAGTTGCTATGCA
   541 ATTATTGTTGGAAGCACAGTGACATTTATGGCTGGGATTTACCAGATTGCCATGGGCTTT
   601 TTCCAAGTGGGCTTTATCTCTGTATACCTCTCTGATTCCTTGCTCAGCGGATTTGTTACA
   661 GGTGCTTCCTTCACTATCCTTACCTCACAAGCCAAATACCTGTTGGGTCTAGATATTCCT
   721 CGGAGCAATGGCATTGGTTCCTTTATAACTACATGGATAAACATATTCAAAAACATCCAC
   781 AAAACCAACTTCTGTGACCTTATCACCAGTTTCCTGTGCTTACTTGTTCTTATCCCAACT
   841 AAAGAATTGAATGAACGGTACAAATCCAAACTTAAGGCTCCCTTGCCCACAGAGCTGTTT
   901 GTGGTTATAGTAGCTACATTGGTATCACATTTTGGGAAACTGAAAGAAAAATATGGCTCC
   961 AGTGTTTCTGGACACATCCCAACAGGGTTTCTGCCACCACAACCACCAGACTGGGGTCTC
  1021 ATTCCAAGCATAGCTTTGGATGCAGTGGCCATAGCCATTATTGGCTTTGCTATCACTGTG
  1081 TCTCTTTCTGAAATGTTTGCCAAGAAGCATGGCTACACAGTGAAACCCAACCAAGAAATG
  1141 TATGCCATTGGTTTCTGCAACATCATCCCTTCATTTTTTCACTGCATCACAACTAGCGCA
  1201 GCCCTTGCCAAGACCCTTGTCAAAGAGTCAACGGGCTGTAGGACTCAGGTATCTGGAGTG
  1261 GTGACTGCCTTGGTCATCTTGTTAGTCCTCCTTGTCATTGCTCCCCTCTTCTACTCCCTC
  1321 CAGAAATGTGTGCTAGGGGTCATAACGATTGTCAATCTCAGAGGAGCCTTGAGAAAGTTT
  1381 GGTGACCTGCCAAAAATGTGGCAATTAGGTAAAGTGGACACAGTGATCTGGACTATCACT
  1441 ATGTTGTCTTCAGCACTGATAAGTACTGAACTTGGTCTTTTGATTGGGGTCTGCTTTTCA
  1501 CTGCTGTGCGTTGTTTTGCGGACTCAGAGACCAGAAGGACAACTACTGGGCTGGGTGCCA
  1561 GATTCTGAAATCTATGAACCTCTTCCTGCCTACAAGGACCTTCAGACTAAGCCCAGCATC
  1621 AAAGTTTTCCGGTTTGAGGCACCCATCTATTACGCCAATAAAGAAAGTTTTAAGTCCATG
  1681 CTCTACAAACAGACTGGCGTAAATCCTGTGTGGGAGCTAGCAGCAAAGAGGAAGACAGAA
  1741 AAGCGAACAAAGAAAACAGCCAGTGCCAATGGAAACCAGGCTGAGGTTTCAGTACAGCTT
  1801 TTCACTCAGGACTTTGAGTTCCATACTATTGTGATTGACTGCTGTGCAGTGCATTTCTTA
  1861 GATACAGCAGGGATCCACACACTGAAAGAAATCCACAAGGATTATGAAGAAATCGGCATC
  1921 CAGGTGCTACTGGCTCAGTGCAATCCCTCTGTGAGGGATTCCCTTCACCGAGGGGAGTAT
  1981 ATAAAAAAAGGGGAGAAGAAATTCCTCTTCCATAGTGTGCACCAGGCTGTGGAATATGCG
  2041 CTGTGTTCTTCTAAGCAGAATGGGTGCTGTGCTCCTGAAGGCCAGTGTAAGGGAAAAGAT

Predicted Protein Product
FELAEVHDGERNHHPRIILEPIDKRTDIKAWIVKKVKKKCSCTPAIAKDLVFSFLPVLKW
LPKYNVKEDLLGDLMSGLIVGILLVPQSIAYSLLAGQEPIYGLYTSFFASIIYFLFGTSR
HISVGIFGVLCLMIGEVVDREVQKAGYDLDIHVYINSSSTMGPLNMNQTSQTFCDKSCYA
IIVGSTVTFMAGIYQIAMGFFQVGFISVYLSDSLLSGFVTGASFTILTSQAKYLLGLDIP
RSNGIGSFITTWINIFKNIHKTNFCDLITSFLCLLVLIPTKELNERYKSKLKAPLPTELF
VVIVATLVSHFGKLKEKYGSSVSGHIPTGFLPPQPPDWGLIPSIALDAVAIAIIGFAITV
SLSEMFAKKHGYTVKPNQEMYAIGFCNIIPSFFHCITTSAALAKTLVKESTGCRTQVSGV
VTALVILLVLLVIAPLFYSLQKCVLGVITIVNLRGALRKFGDLPKMWQLGKVDTVIWTIT
MLSSALISTELGLLIGVCFSLLCVVLRTQRPEGQLLGWVPDSEIYEPLPAYKDLQTKPSI
KVFRFEAPIYYANKESFKSMLYKQTGVNPVWELAAKRKTEKRTKKTASANGNQAEVSVQL
FTQDFEFHTIVIDCCAVHFLDTAGIHTLKEIHKDYEEIGIQVLLAQCNPSVRDSLHRGEY
IKKGEKKFLFHSVHQAVEYALCSSKQNGCCAPEGQCKGKD
Protein Alignment to Mouse
sp|Q62273|S26A2_MOUSE Sulfate transporter OS=Mus musculus GN=Slc26a2 PE=1 SV=1
      MGI:892977 Slc26a2 solute carrier family 26 (sulfate transporter), member 2 (Chr 18)
        Length = 739

 Score = 2348 (831.6 bits), Expect = 2.3e-244, P = 2.3e-244
 Identities = 460/694 (66%), Positives = 538/694 (77%)

Query:     4 AEVHDGERNHHPRIILEPIDKR-TDIKAWIXXXXXXXCSCTPAIAKDLVFSFLPVLKWLP 62
             +E   G R    RI +E  +K  TDIK ++       C C+ A  +D  F F PVL+WLP
Sbjct:    42 SETGHGRRAFR-RIHMELREKPDTDIKQFVIRELQKSCQCSAAKVRDGAFDFFPVLRWLP 100

Query:    63 KYNVKEDLLGDLMSGLIVGILLVPQSIAYSLLAGQEPIYGLYTSFFASIIYFLFGTSRHI 122
             KY++K+++LGD+MSGLIVGILLVPQSIAYSLLAGQEPIYGLYTSFFASIIYFLFGTSRHI
Sbjct:   101 KYDLKKNILGDVMSGLIVGILLVPQSIAYSLLAGQEPIYGLYTSFFASIIYFLFGTSRHI 160

Query:   123 SVGIFGVLCLMIGEVVDREVQKAGYDLDIHVYINSSSTMGPLNMNQTSQTFCDKSCYAII 182
             SVGIFG+LCLMIGEVVDRE+ KA  D D      +  + G + +N T    CDKSCYAI 
Sbjct:   161 SVGIFGILCLMIGEVVDRELHKACPDTDATSSSIAVFSSGCVVVNHTLDGLCDKSCYAIK 220

Query:   183 VGSTVTFMAGIYQIAMGFFQVGFISVYLSDSLLSGFVTGASFTILTSQAKYLLGLDIPRS 242
             +GSTVTFMAG+YQ+AMGFFQVGF+SVYLSD+LLSGFVTGASFTILTSQAKYLLGL +PRS
Sbjct:   221 IGSTVTFMAGVYQVAMGFFQVGFVSVYLSDALLSGFVTGASFTILTSQAKYLLGLSLPRS 280

Query:   243 NGIGSFITTWINIFKNIHKTNFCDLITSFLCLLVLIPTKELNERYKSKLKAPLPTELFVV 302
             +G+GS ITTWI+IF+NI  TN CDLITS LCLLVL+P+KELNE +K KLKAP+P EL VV
Sbjct:   281 HGVGSVITTWIHIFRNIRNTNICDLITSLLCLLVLVPSKELNEHFKDKLKAPIPVELIVV 340

Query:   303 IVATLVSHFGKLKEKYGSSVSGHIPTGFLPPQPPDWGLIPSIALDAVAIAIIGFAITVSL 362
             + ATL SHFGKL   Y SS++GHIPTGF+PP+ PDW LIP++A+DA+AI+IIGFAITVSL
Sbjct:   341 VAATLASHFGKLNGNYNSSIAGHIPTGFMPPKAPDWSLIPNVAVDAIAISIIGFAITVSL 400

Query:   363 SEMFAKKHGYTVKPNQEMYAIGFCNIIPSFFHCITTSAALAKTLVKESTGCRTQVSGXXX 422
             SEMFAKKHGYTVK NQEMYAIGFCNIIPSFFHCITTSAALAKTLVKESTGC+TQ+S    
Sbjct:   401 SEMFAKKHGYTVKANQEMYAIGFCNIIPSFFHCITTSAALAKTLVKESTGCQTQLSAIVT 460

Query:   423 XXXXXXXXXXXXPLFYSLQKCVLGVITIVNLRGALRKFGDLPKMWQLGKVDTVIWTITML 482
                         PLFYSLQKCVLGVITIVNLRGAL KF DLPKMW+L ++DTVIW +TML
Sbjct:   461 ALVLLLVLLVIAPLFYSLQKCVLGVITIVNLRGALLKFRDLPKMWRLSRMDTVIWFVTML 520

Query:   483 SSALISTELGLLIGVCFSLLCVVLRTQRPEGQLLGWVPDSEIYEPLPAYKDLQTKPSIKV 542
             SSAL+STE+GLL+GVCFS+ CV+LRTQ+P+  LLG   +SE +E +  YK+L++K  IKV
Sbjct:   521 SSALLSTEIGLLVGVCFSMFCVILRTQKPKNSLLGLEEESETFESISTYKNLRSKSGIKV 580

Query:   543 FRFEAPIYYANKESFKSMLYKQTGVNPVWELXX--XXXXXXXXXXXXSANGNQAEVSVQL 600
             FRF AP+YY NKE FKS LYK+  +NPV                   +  G+  EVS+QL
Sbjct:   581 FRFIAPLYYINKECFKSALYKKA-LNPVLVKAAWKKAAKRKLKEEMVTFRGDPDEVSMQL 639

Query:   601 FTQDFEFHTIVIDCCAVHFLDTAGIHTLKEIHKDYEEIGIQVLLAQCNPSVRDSLHRGEY 660
                  E HTIVIDC A+ FLDTAGIHTLKE+ +DYE +GIQVLLAQCNPSVRDSL RGEY
Sbjct:   640 SHDPLEVHTIVIDCSAIQFLDTAGIHTLKEVRRDYEAVGIQVLLAQCNPSVRDSLARGEY 699

Query:   661 IKKGEKKFLFHSVHQAVEYALCSSKQNGCCAPEG 694
              KK E+  LF+S+ +AV +A  S  Q G C   G
Sbjct:   700 CKKEEETLLFYSLSEAVAFAEDSQNQKGVCVVNG 733