This gene is one member of a family of sulfate/anion transporter genes. Family members are well conserved in their genomic (number and size of exons) and protein (aa length among species) structures yet have markedly different tissue expression patterns. This gene is expressed primarily in spermatocytes. Two transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found.[3]
↑Lohi H, Kujala M, Makela S, Lehtonen E, Kestila M, Saarialho-Kere U, Markovich D, Kere J (Apr 2002). "Functional characterization of three novel tissue-specific anion exchangers SLC26A7, -A8, and -A9". J. Biol. Chem. 277 (16): 14246–54. doi:10.1074/jbc.M111802200. PMID11834742.
↑Vincourt JB, Jullien D, Kossida S, Amalric F, Girard JP (Feb 2002). "Molecular cloning of SLC26A7, a novel member of the SLC26 sulfate/anion transporter family, from high endothelial venules and kidney". Genomics. 79 (2): 249–56. doi:10.1006/geno.2002.6689. PMID11829495.
↑Toure A, Morin L, Pineau C, Becq F, Dorseuil O, Gacon G (Jun 2001). "Tat1, a novel sulfate transporter specifically expressed in human male germ cells and potentially linked to rhogtpase signaling". J. Biol. Chem. 276 (23): 20309–15. doi:10.1074/jbc.M011740200. PMID11278976.
Further reading
Markovich D (2001). "Physiological roles and regulation of mammalian sulfate transporters". Physiol. Rev. 81 (4): 1499–533. PMID11581495.
Mäkelä S, Eklund R, Lähdetie J, Mikkola M, Hovatta O, Kere J (2005). "Mutational analysis of the human SLC26A8 gene: exclusion as a candidate for male infertility due to primary spermatogenic failure". Mol. Hum. Reprod. 11 (2): 129–32. doi:10.1093/molehr/gah140. PMID15579655.
Toure A, Morin L, Pineau C, Becq F, Dorseuil O, Gacon G (2001). "Tat1, a novel sulfate transporter specifically expressed in human male germ cells and potentially linked to rhogtpase signaling". J. Biol. Chem. 276 (23): 20309–15. doi:10.1074/jbc.M011740200. PMID11278976.
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