세포막을 가로지르는 작은 친수성 물질의 운반은 관련 유전자의 여러 계열로 분류된 기질별 전달 단백질에 의해 매개된다.이 유전자가 인코딩한 단백질은 Na와+ Cl− 결합 트랜스포터 계열 내에 정체불명의 기판을 가진 트랜스포터 서브그룹의 일원이다.이 유전자는 신장으로 표현되며, 대체 스플리싱은 2개의 대본변형을 생성한다.[7]
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