Literature associating SLC24A5 and oculocutaneous albinism type VII
SLC24A5 [ENSP00000341550]
Sodium/potassium/calcium exchanger 5; Cation exchanger involved in pigmentation, possibly by participating in ion transport in melanosomes. Predominant sodium- Calcium exchanger in melanocytes. Probably transports 1 Ca(2+) and 1 K(+) to the melanosome in exchange for 4 cytoplasmic Na(+). ; Belongs to the Ca(2+):cation antiporter (CaCA) (TC 2.A.19) family. SLC24A subfamily.
Synonyms: SLC24A5, SLC24A5p, hSLC24A5, H0YLZ0, Q71RS6 ...