Monocarboxylate transporter 8

Details

Name
Monocarboxylate transporter 8
Synonyms
  • MCT 7
  • MCT 8
  • MCT8
  • Monocarboxylate transporter 7
  • Solute carrier family 16 member 2
  • X-linked PEST-containing transporter
  • XPCT
Gene Name
SLC16A2
Organism
Humans
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0000355|Monocarboxylate transporter 8
MALQSQASEEAKGPWQEADQEQQEPVGSPEPESEPEPEPEPEPVPVPPPEPQPEPQPLPD
PAPLPELEFESERVHEPEPTPTVETRGTARGFQPPEGGFGWVVVFAATWCNGSIFGIHNS
VGILYSMLLEEEKEKNRQVEFQAAWVGALAMGMIFFCSPIVSIFTDRLGCRITATAGAAV
AFIGLHTSSFTSSLSLRYFTYGILFGCGCSFAFQPSLVILGHYFQRRLGLANGVVSAGSS
IFSMSFPFLIRMLGDKIKLAQTFQVLSTFMFVLMLLSLTYRPLLPSSQDTPSKRGVRTLH
QRFLAQLRKYFNMRVFRQRTYRIWAFGIAAAALGYFVPYVHLMKYVEEEFSEIKETWVLL
VCIGATSGLGRLVSGHISDSIPGLKKIYLQVLSFLLLGLMSMMIPLCRDFGGLIVVCLFL
GLCDGFFITIMAPIAFELVGPMQASQAIGYLLGMMALPMIAGPPIAGLLRNCFGDYHVAF
YFAGVPPIIGAVILFFVPLMHQRMFKKEQRDSSKDKMLAPDPDPNGELLPGSPNPEEPI
Number of residues
539
Molecular Weight
59510.86
Theoretical pI
5.32
GO Classification
Functions
monocarboxylic acid transmembrane transporter activity / symporter activity / thyroid hormone transmembrane transporter activity / transporter activity
Processes
ion transmembrane transport / monocarboxylic acid transport / thyroid hormone transport / transport
Components
integral component of plasma membrane / membrane
General Function
Transporter activity
Specific Function
Very active and specific thyroid hormone transporter. Stimulates cellular uptake of thyroxine (T4), triiodothyronine (T3), reverse triiodothyronine (rT3) and diidothyronine. Does not transport Leu, Phe, Trp or Tyr.
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane Regions
97-117 144-164 172-192 201-221 230-250 259-279 323-343 357-377 387-407 410-430 448-468 478-498
Cellular Location
Cell membrane
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0009986|Monocarboxylate transporter 8 (SLC16A2)
ATGGCGCTGCAAAGCCAGGCGAGCGAGGAAGCAAAGGGGCCCTGGCAGGAGGCAGACCAG
GAACAGCAGGAGCCGGTGGGTAGCCCAGAGCCGGAGTCTGAGCCGGAGCCTGAGCCCGAG
CCCGAGCCCGTGCCAGTGCCCCCGCCCGAGCCCCAGCCGGAGCCCCAGCCCCTACCGGAC
CCCGCACCCCTGCCGGAGCTGGAGTTCGAGTCCGAGCGGGTGCACGAACCCGAGCCCACG
CCTACGGTAGAGACCCGCGGCACCGCGCGCGGCTTCCAGCCTCCCGAAGGTGGCTTCGGC
TGGGTGGTGGTGTTCGCTGCCACCTGGTGCAACGGCTCCATCTTCGGCATCCATAACTCT
GTCGGGATCCTCTACTCCATGCTGCTAGAGGAGGAAAAGGAAAAAAATCGCCAAGTGGAG
TTCCAAGCAGCATGGGTCGGAGCCCTCGCGATGGGTATGATCTTCTTCTGTTCTCCCATT
GTGAGTATATTCACTGACCGTTTGGGCTGCCGAATCACAGCAACCGCGGGGGCTGCCGTT
GCTTTCATTGGCCTCCATACCAGCTCCTTCACCAGCTCCCTAAGCCTGCGCTACTTCACC
TACGGGATTCTCTTTGGTTGTGGCTGTTCCTTCGCCTTTCAGCCATCCCTCGTCATCCTG
GGCCACTACTTTCAACGCCGCCTGGGTCTGGCCAATGGTGTGGTGTCTGCTGGGAGTAGC
ATTTTCTCCATGTCCTTCCCCTTCCTCATCAGAATGCTGGGGGATAAGATCAAGCTGGCC
CAAACCTTCCAGGTGCTGAGTACCTTCATGTTTGTTCTTATGCTGCTTTCACTCACCTAC
CGGCCCCTCCTGCCCAGCTCCCAGGACACCCCAAGCAAGAGAGGTGTCCGCACCCTGCAC
CAGCGCTTTCTGGCTCAGCTCAGGAAGTACTTCAACATGCGAGTGTTCCGCCAACGCACT
TACCGCATCTGGGCCTTCGGAATTGCTGCTGCTGCCCTTGGCTACTTTGTTCCCTATGTA
CACCTGATGAAGTATGTGGAGGAGGAGTTCTCAGAAATCAAGGAGACCTGGGTGCTCTTG
GTGTGTATTGGGGCTACCTCAGGCCTTGGGCGTCTTGTGTCAGGCCACATCAGTGACTCC
ATCCCTGGACTTAAGAAGATCTACTTGCAGGTCCTTTCCTTCCTGCTCCTGGGCCTGATG
TCCATGATGATTCCCCTGTGCCGGGACTTCGGGGGCCTTATCGTCGTCTGTCTTTTCCTG
GGCCTTTGCGATGGCTTCTTCATCACCATCATGGCCCCCATTGCATTTGAGCTGGTGGGC
CCAATGCAGGCCTCACAGGCCATTGGCTACCTCCTGGGCATGATGGCCCTGCCAATGATT
GCTGGGCCCCCCATTGCAGGCCTACTCCGCAACTGTTTTGGGGACTACCATGTGGCCTTC
TACTTTGCCGGTGTGCCCCCCATCATCGGGGCTGTAATCCTCTTCTTCGTCCCTCTGATG
CATCAAAGGATGTTCAAGAAAGAGCAGAGAGATTCCAGCAAGGATAAGATGTTGGCCCCT
GACCCAGACCCCAATGGGGAGCTACTGCCGGGCTCCCCCAACCCTGAGGAACCAATCTAA
Chromosome Location
X
Locus
Xq13.2
External Identifiers
ResourceLink
UniProtKB IDP36021
UniProtKB Entry NameMOT8_HUMAN
GenBank Protein ID458255
GenBank Gene IDU05321
GenAtlas IDSLC16A2
HGNC IDHGNC:10923
General References
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Drug Relations

Drug Relations
DrugBank IDNameDrug groupPharmacological action?ActionsDetails
DB00119Pyruvic acidapproved, investigational, nutraceuticalunknownDetails
DB00451LevothyroxineapprovedunknowninhibitorDetails
DB00135Tyrosineapproved, investigational, nutraceuticalunknowninhibitorDetails
DB00150Tryptophanapproved, nutraceutical, withdrawnunknowninhibitorDetails
DB00149Leucineinvestigational, nutraceuticalunknownsubstrateDetails
DB01583LiotrixapprovedunknowninhibitorDetails
DB09100Thyroid, porcineapprovedunknownsubstrateDetails