Summary

Name SLC24A2
Full Name Sodium/potassium/calcium exchanger 2
Synonyms Na(+)/K(+)/Ca(2+)-exchange protein 2, Retinal cone Na-Ca+K exchanger, Solute carrier family 24 member 2 | NCKX2
Primary ID Q9UI40
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Type protein
Relations 5
Function Critical component of the visual transduction cascade, controlling the calcium concentration of outer segments during light and darkness. Light causes a rapid lowering of cytosolic free calcium in the outer segment of both retinal rod and cone photoreceptors and the light-induced lowering of calcium is caused by extrusion via this protein which plays a key role in the process of light adaptation. Transports 1 Ca(2+) and 1 K(+) in exchange for 4 Na(+).

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Regulator Mechanism target score
+ up-regulates quantity img/direct-activation.png phosphorylation SLC24A2 0.2
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ up-regulates quantity img/direct-activation.png relocalization sodium(1+) 0.8
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ down-regulates quantity img/direct_inhibition.png relocalization potassium(1+) 0.8
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ down-regulates quantity img/direct_inhibition.png binding SLC24A2 0.2
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens
+ down-regulates quantity img/direct_inhibition.png relocalization calcium(2+) 0.8
Publications: 1 Organism: Homo Sapiens