Entry
Name
Bile secretion
Description
Bile is a vital secretion, essential for digestion and absorption of fats and fat-soluble vitamins in the small intestine. Moreover, bile is an important route of elimination for excess cholesterol and many waste product, bilirubin, drugs and toxic compounds. Bile secretion depends on the function of membrane transport systems in hepatocytes and cholangiocytes and on the structural and functional integrity of the biliary tree. The hepatocytes generate the so-called primary bile in their canaliculi. Cholangiocytes modify the canalicular bile by secretory and reabsorptive processes as bile passes through the bile ducts. The main solutes in bile are bile acids, which stimulate bile secretion osmotically, as well as facilitate the intestinal absorption of dietary lipids by their detergent properties. Bile acids are also important signalling molecules. Through the activation of nuclear receptors, they regulate their own synthesis and transport rates.
Class
Organismal Systems; Digestive system
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Orthology
K03460 solute carrier organic anion transporter family, member 1A
K05043 solute carrier organic anion transporter family, member 1B
K14341 solute carrier family 10 (sodium/bile acid cotransporter), member 1
K08204 MFS transporter, OCT family, solute carrier family 22 (organic anion transporter), member 7
K08205 MFS transporter, OCT family, solute carrier family 22 (organic anion transporter), member 8
K08198 MFS transporter, OCT family, solute carrier family 22 (organic cation transporter), member 1
K13885 scavenger receptor class B, member 1
K12473 low-density lipoprotein receptor
K14349 neutral cholesterol ester hydrolase 1 [EC:3.1.1.-]
K08524 retinoid X receptor alpha
K08563 nuclear receptor subfamily 0 group B member 2
K08748 solute carrier family 27 (fatty acid transporter), member 5 [EC:6.2.1.7 ]
K05683 ATP-binding cassette, subfamily G (WHITE), member 5 (sterolin 1)
K05684 ATP-binding cassette, subfamily G (WHITE), member 8 (sterolin 2)
K05664 ATP-binding cassette, subfamily B (MDR/TAP), member 11
K05666 ATP-binding cassette, subfamily C (CFTR/MRP), member 2
K05681 ATP-binding cassette, subfamily G (WHITE), member 2
K13855 solute carrier family 4 (anion exchanger), member 2
K05658 ATP-binding cassette, subfamily B (MDR/TAP), member 1 [EC:7.6.2.2 ]
K05659 ATP-binding cassette, subfamily B (MDR/TAP), member 4 [EC:7.6.2.2 ]
K05742 solute carrier family 9 (sodium/hydrogen exchanger), member 1
K13857 solute carrier family 4 (sodium bicarbonate cotransporter), member 5
K05667 ATP-binding cassette, subfamily C (CFTR/MRP), member 3
K05673 ATP-binding cassette, subfamily C (CFTR/MRP), member 4
K14360 organic solute transporter subunit alpha
K14361 organic solute transporter subunit beta
K04943 potassium intermediate/small conductance calcium-activated channel subfamily N member 2
K01539 sodium/potassium-transporting ATPase subunit alpha [EC:7.2.2.13 ]
K01540 sodium/potassium-transporting ATPase subunit beta
K01538 sodium/potassium-transporting ATPase subunit gamma (FXYD domain-containing ion transport regulator 2)
K04632 guanine nucleotide-binding protein G(s) subunit alpha
K05031 cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator [EC:5.6.1.6 ]
K13575 solute carrier family 4 (sodium bicarbonate cotransporter), member 4
K14342 solute carrier family 10 (sodium/bile acid cotransporter), member 2
K14158 solute carrier family 5 (sodium/glucose cotransporter), member 1
K12040 solute carrier family 9 (sodium/hydrogen exchanger), member 3
K07299 MFS transporter, SP family, solute carrier family 2 (facilitated glucose transporter), member 1
Compound
C03642 Taurolithocholate sulfate
C04555 Dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate
C05503 Estradiol-17beta 3-glucuronide
C08357 Estradiol-17beta 3-sulfate
C11310 1-Methyl-4-phenylpyridinium
D00125 Etoposide (JP18/USP/INN)
D00140 Erythromycin (JP18/USP/INN)
D00142 Methotrexate (JP18/USP/INN)
D00186 Ciprofloxacin (JP18/USP/INN)
D00201 Tetracycline (JAN/USP/INN)
D00224 Allopurinol (JP18/USP/INN)
D00240 Aztreonam (JP18/USP/INN)
D00247 Bumetanide (JP18/USP/INN)
D00295 Cimetidine (JP18/USP/INN)
D00318 Famotidine (JP18/USP/INN)
D00331 Furosemide (JP18/USP/INN)
D00333 Ganciclovir (JAN/USP/INN)
D00340 Hydrochlorothiazide (JP18/USP/INN)
D00353 Lamivudine (JAN/USP/INN)
D00400 Valsartan (JP18/USP/INN)
D00427 Ritonavir (JAN/USP/INN)
D00429 Saquinavir (JAN/USP/INN)
D00439 Nitrofurantoin (JAN/USP/INN)
D00453 Ofloxacin (JP18/USP/INN)
D00456 Ondansetron (JAN/USP/INN)
D00491 Paclitaxel (JAN/USP/INN)
D00512 Phenytoin (JP18/USP/INN)
D00521 Terfenadine (JAN/USAN/INN)
D00590 Sparfloxacin (JAN/USAN/INN)
D00767 Vecuronium bromide (JAN/USP/INN)
D00804 Ivermectin (JAN/USP/INN)
D01061 Irinotecan hydrochloride (USP)
D01264 Daunorubicin hydrochloride (JP18/USP)
D01275 Doxorubicin hydrochloride (JP18/USP)
D01421 Aminohippurate sodium (USP)
D01745 Domperidone (JP18/USAN/INN)
D01862 Pitavastatin calcium (JAN)
D02166 Mitoxantrone hydrochloride (JAN/USP)
D02214 Epirubicin hydrochloride (JP18/USP)
D02216 Ciprofloxacin hydrochloride (USP)
D03130 Bisantrene hydrochloride (USAN)
D06050 Technetium Tc 99m tetrofosmin (USP)
D07987 Folinic acid calcium salt pentahydrate
D08291 Ofloxacin hydrochloride
Reference
Authors
Meier PJ, Stieger B
Title
Bile salt transporters.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Kullak-Ublick GA, Beuers U, Paumgartner G
Title
Hepatobiliary transport.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Kosters A, Karpen SJ
Title
Bile acid transporters in health and disease.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Anwer MS
Title
Cellular regulation of hepatic bile acid transport in health and cholestasis.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Alrefai WA, Gill RK
Title
Bile acid transporters: structure, function, regulation and pathophysiological implications.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Trauner M, Boyer JL
Title
Bile salt transporters: molecular characterization, function, and regulation.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Klaassen CD, Aleksunes LM
Title
Xenobiotic, bile acid, and cholesterol transporters: function and regulation.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Trauner M, Wagner M, Fickert P, Zollner G
Title
Molecular regulation of hepatobiliary transport systems: clinical implications for understanding and treating cholestasis.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Arrese M, Trauner M
Title
Molecular aspects of bile formation and cholestasis.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Esteller A
Title
Physiology of bile secretion.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Takikawa H
Title
Hepatobiliary transport of bile acids and organic anions.
Journal
Reference
Authors
St-Pierre MV, Kullak-Ublick GA, Hagenbuch B, Meier PJ
Title
Transport of bile acids in hepatic and non-hepatic tissues.
Journal
J Exp Biol 204:1673-86 (2001)
Reference
Authors
Thomas C, Pellicciari R, Pruzanski M, Auwerx J, Schoonjans K
Title
Targeting bile-acid signalling for metabolic diseases.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Pauli-Magnus C, Stieger B, Meier Y, Kullak-Ublick GA, Meier PJ
Title
Enterohepatic transport of bile salts and genetics of cholestasis.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Pellicoro A, Faber KN
Title
Review article: The function and regulation of proteins involved in bile salt biosynthesis and transport.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Jonker JW, Stedman CA, Liddle C, Downes M
Title
Hepatobiliary ABC transporters: physiology, regulation and implications for disease.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Modica S, Bellafante E, Moschetta A
Title
Master regulation of bile acid and xenobiotic metabolism via the FXR, PXR and CAR trio.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Cai SY, Boyer JL
Title
FXR: a target for cholestatic syndromes?
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Reference
Authors
Ballatori N, Li N, Fang F, Boyer JL, Christian WV, Hammond CL
Title
OST alpha-OST beta: a key membrane transporter of bile acids and conjugated steroids.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Roma MG, Crocenzi FA, Sanchez Pozzi EA
Title
Hepatocellular transport in acquired cholestasis: new insights into functional, regulatory and therapeutic aspects.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Arrese M, Macias RI, Briz O, Perez MJ, Marin JJ
Title
Molecular pathogenesis of intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy.
Journal
Related pathway
ko00120 Primary bile acid biosynthesis
ko00121 Secondary bile acid biosynthesis
ko04975 Fat digestion and absorption
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