SLC10A1, NTCP, GIG29, Sodium/bile acid cotransporter, Cell growth-inhibiting gene 29 protein, Na(+)/bile acid cotransporter, Na(+)/taurocholate transport protein, Sodium/taurocholate cotransporting polypeptide, Solute carrier family 10 member 1, NTCP1
As a major transporter of conjugated bile salts from plasma into the hepatocyte, it has a key role in the enterohepatic circulation of bile salts necessary for the solubilization and absorption of dietary fat and fat-soluble vitamins.
