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  2. Slc16a7 - solute carrier family 16 member 7 Gene

Slc16a7 - solute carrier family 16 member 7 Gene

Rattus norvegicus

Also known as Mct2

Gene ID: 29735 | Gene type: protein coding

About Slc16a7

Primary_assembly 7: 61,051,167-61,154,994 reverse strand.mRatBN7.2:CM026980.1

This gene has 1 transcript (splice variant), 254 orthologues, 13 paralogues and is associated with 1 phenotype. Biased expression in Kidney (RPKM 249.5), Liver (RPKM 113.8) and 8 other tissues.

Summary

Predicted to enable lactate transmembrane transporter activity and pyruvate transmembrane transporter activity. Involved in plasma membrane lactate transport. Located in cytoplasm and plasma membrane. Is active in several cellular components, including Schaffer collateral - CA1 synapse; hippocampal mossy fiber to CA3 synapse; and parallel fiber to Purkinje cell synapse. Is integral component of postsynaptic density membrane. Orthologous to human SLC16A7 (solute carrier family 16 member 7). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]

Slc16a7 Products(1)

mRNA Protein Name
NM_017302.2 NP_058998.2 monocarboxylate transporter 2

Slc16a7 Protein Structure

2A0113

2A0113: TIGR00892 (20 - 435)

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Protein Preferred Names Protein Names

monocarboxylate transporter 2

MCT 2

solute carrier family 16 (monocarboxylate transporter), member 7

solute carrier family 16 (monocarboxylic acid transporters), member 7

solute carrier family 16, member 7 (monocarboxylic acid transporter 2)

Orthologs Information

Species Symbol Source ID
Homo sapiens Slc16a7 NCBI NCBI:9194