Transport of small hydrophilic substances across cell membranes is mediated by substrate-specifictransporter proteins which have been classified into several families of related genes. The protein encoded by this gene is a member of the subgroup of transporter with unidentified substrates within the Na+ and Cl− coupled transporter family. This gene is expressed in kidney, and its alternative splicing generates 2 transcript variants.[7]
One of a cluster of 6 genes(SLC6A20,LZTFL1,CCR9,FYCO1,CXCR6 andXCR1) on chromosome 3 at location 3p21.31 associated with a genetic susceptibility to COVID-19 respiratory failure.[9]
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