SLC16A8

Monocarboxylate transporter 3

Monocarboxylate transporter 3

Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens

Monocarboxylate transporter 3 (MCT3) also known as solute carrier family 16 member 8 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the SLC16A8 gene.[5] MCT is a proton-coupled monocarboxylate transporter. It catalyzes the rapid transport across the plasma membrane of many monocarboxylates such as lactate, pyruvate, branched-chain oxo acids derived from leucine, valine and isoleucine, and the ketone bodies acetoacetate, beta-hydroxybutyrate and acetate. It also functions as high-affinity pyruvate transporter.

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Expression of SLC16A8 is confined to the retinal pigment epithelium and choroid plexus epithelia, where it is located on the basal membrane in contrast to MCT1 which is found on the apical membrane.

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References

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    GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000100156 – Ensembl, May 2017
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    GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000032988 – Ensembl, May 2017
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    "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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    "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
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    Garcia CK, Goldstein JL, Pathak RK, Anderson RG, Brown MS (Mar 1994). "Molecular characterization of a membrane transporter for lactate, pyruvate, and other monocarboxylates: implications for the Cori cycle". Cell. 76 (5): 865–73. doi:10.1016/0092-8674(94)90361-1. PMID 8124722. S2CID 22137883.

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