SLC16A10

Monocarboxylate transporter 10

Monocarboxylate transporter 10

Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens


Monocarboxylate transporter 10 (MCT 10), also known as aromatic amino acid transporter 1 and T-type amino acid transporter 1 (TAT1) and solute carrier family 16 member 10 (SLC16A10), is a protein that in humans is encoded by the SLC16A10 gene.[5][6][7] SLC16A10 is a member of the solute carrier family.

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Function

SLC16A10 mediates Na+-independent transport of tryptophan, tyrosine, phenylalanine, and L-DOPA.[7]

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References

  1. "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  2. "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  3. Kim DK, Kanai Y, Matsuo H, Kim JY, Chairoungdua A, Kobayashi Y, Enomoto A, Cha SH, Goya T, Endou H (January 2002). "The human T-type amino acid transporter-1: characterization, gene organization, and chromosomal location". Genomics. 79 (1): 95–103. doi:10.1006/geno.2001.6678. PMID 11827462.

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