Ileal sodium/bile acid cotransporter, also known as apical sodium–bile acid transporter (ASBT) and ileal bile acid transporter (IBAT), is a bile acid:sodium symporter protein that in humans is encoded by the SLC10A2 gene.[5][6]

AliasesSLC10A2, ASBT, IBAT, ISBT, NTCP2, PBAM, solute carrier family 10 member 2, Ileal bile acid transporter, PBAM1 Quick facts SLC10A2, Identifiers ...
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ASBT/IBAT is most highly expressed in the ileum, where it is found on the brush border membrane of enterocytes. It is responsible for the initial uptake of bile acids, particularly conjugated bile acids, from the intestine as part of their enterohepatic circulation.[7]