Research Article

The Signature Sequence Region of the Human Drug Transporter Organic Anion Transporting Polypeptide 1B1 Is Important for Protein Surface Expression

Figure 3

Predicted 12-TM topology of OATP1B1 with intracellular N and C termini. The FLAG epitope was inserted into the extracellular loop 2 between TMs 3 and 4 as directed by the topology predictions. The signature sequence is highlighted at the border between extracellular loop 3 and TM 6.