Patent ID: 6972187

Claim:
An isolated nucleic acid molecule selected from the group consisting of: a) a nucleic acid molecule comprising a nucleotide sequence which is at least 95% identical to the nucleotide sequence of SEQ ID NO:7 or 9, wherein the nucleic acid molecule encodes a polypeptide having organic anion transporter (OAT) activity; b) a nucleic acid molecule comprising a fragment of at least 1200 contiguous nucleotides of SEQ ID NO:7 or 9, wherein the fragment encodes a polypeptide having OAT activity; c) a nucleic acid molecule which encodes a polypeptide comprising an amino acid sequence which is at least 95% identical to the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:8, wherein the polypeptide has OAT activity; and d) a nucleic acid molecule which encodes a fragment of a polypeptide comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:8, wherein the fragment comprises at least 400 contiguous amino acid residues of the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:8 and has OAT activity.