{"symbol":"SLC24A2","synonyms":["NCKX2"],"name":"solute carrier family 24 (sodium/potassium/calcium exchanger), member 2","description":"This gene encodes a member of the calcium/cation antiporter superfamily of transport proteins. The encoded protein belongs to the SLC24 branch of exchangers, which can mediate the extrusion of one Ca2+ ion and one K+ ion in exchange for four Na+ ions. This family member is a retinal cone/brain exchanger that can mediate a light-induced decrease in free Ca2+ concentration. This protein may also play a neuroprotective role during ischemic brain injury. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, Aug 2011]","ncbiEntrezGeneId":25769,"ncbiEntrezGeneUrl":"http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene/25769","proteins":[{"symbol":"NCKX2_HUMAN","href":"/api/1.0/protein/NCKX2_HUMAN"}],"hgncRootFamilies":[{"name":"Solute carriers (SLC)","href":"/api/1.0/gene_family/Solute+carriers+%28SLC%29"}]}