26503235504ENSG00000119899ENSMUSG00000049624Q9NRA2Q8BN82NM_012434NM_001276452NM_172773NP_001369562NP_001369563NP_001369564NP_001369565NP_001263381NP_766361Sialin, also known as H(+)/nitrate cotransporter and H(+)/sialic acid cotransporter, is a protein which in humans is encoded by the SLC17A5 gene.

[5][6][7] A deficiency of this protein causes Salla disease.

[7][8] and Infantile Sialic Acid Storage Disease (ISSD).

Member 5, also known as SLC17A5 or sialin is a lysosomal membrane sialic acid transport protein which in humans is encoded by the SLC17A5 gene on Chromosome 6[9][10][11] This article incorporates text from the United States National Library of Medicine, which is in the public domain.

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