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Cryo-EM structure of human SLC22A6 (OAT1) in the apo-state

spinqualitylabelsall models 9kkk, resolution 3.85Å Show:Asymmetric Unit Biological Assembly Drag the structure with the mouse to rotate   Export Animated Image   Print3D Structural highlights 9kkk is a 1 chain structure with sequence from Homo sapiens. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance. Method: Electron Microscopy, Resolution 3.85Å Resources: FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT Function S22A6_HUMAN Secondary active transporter that functions as a Na(+)-independent organic anion (OA)/dicarboxylate antiporter where the uptake of one molecule of OA into the cell is coupled with an efflux of one molecule of intracellular dicarboxylate such as 2-oxoglutarate or glutarate (PubMed:11669456, PubMed:11907186, PubMed:14675047, PubMed:22108572, PubMed:23832370, PubMed:28534121, PubMed:9950961). Mediates the uptake of OA across the basolateral side of proximal tubule epithelial cells, thereby contributing to the renal elimination of endogenous OA from the systemic circulation into the urine (PubMed:9887087). Functions as a biopterin transporters involved in the uptake and the secretion of coenzymes tetrahydrobiopterin (BH4), dihydrobiopterin (BH2) and sepiapterin to urine, thereby determining baseline levels of blood biopterins (PubMed:28534121). Transports prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) and prostaglandin F2-alpha (PGF2-alpha) and may contribute to their renal excretion (PubMed:11907186). Also mediates the uptake of cyclic nucleotides such as cAMP and cGMP (PubMed:26377792). Involved in the transport of neuroactive tryptophan metabolites kynurenate (KYNA) and xanthurenate (XA) and may contribute to their secretion from the brain (PubMed:22108572, PubMed:23832370). May transport glutamate (PubMed:26377792). Also involved in the disposition of uremic toxins and potentially toxic xenobiotics by the renal organic anion secretory pathway, helping reduce their undesired toxicological effects on the body (PubMed:11669456, PubMed:14675047). Uremic toxins include the indoxyl sulfate (IS), hippurate/N-benzoylglycine (HA), indole acetate (IA), 3-carboxy-4- methyl-5-propyl-2-furanpropionate (CMPF) and urate (PubMed:14675047, PubMed:26377792). Xenobiotics include the mycotoxin ochratoxin (OTA) (PubMed:11669456). May also contribute to the transport of organic compounds in testes across the blood-testis-barrier (PubMed:35307651). Publication Abstract from PubMed The organic anion transporter 1 (OAT1) plays a key role in excreting waste from organic drug metabolism and contributes significantly to drug-drug interactions and drug disposition. However, the structural basis of specific substrate and inhibitor transport by human OAT1 (hOAT1) has remained elusive. We determined four cryogenic electron microscopy (cryo-EM) structures of hOAT1 in its inward-facing conformation: the apo form, the substrate (olmesartan)-bound form with different anions, and the inhibitor (probenecid)-bound form. Structural and functional analyses revealed that Ser203 has an auxiliary role in chloride coordination, and it is a critical residue modulating olmesartan transport via chloride ion interactions. Structural comparisons indicate that inhibitors not only compete with substrates, but also obstruct substrate exit and entry from the cytoplasmic side, thereby increasing inhibitor retention. The findings can support drug development by providing insights into substrate recognition and the mechanism by which inhibitors arrest the OAT1 transport cycle. Cryo-EM structures of human OAT1 reveal drug binding and inhibition mechanisms.,Jeon HM, Eun J, Kim KH, Kim Y Structure. 2025 Aug 14:S0969-2126(25)00267-9. doi: 10.1016/j.str.2025.07.019. PMID:40845848 From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.