Monocarboxylate transporter 8

SLC16A2
Identifiers
Aliases	SLC16A2, DXS128, DXS128E, MCT 7, MCT 8, MCT7, MCT8, MRX22, XPCT, AHDS, solute carrier family 16 member 2
External IDs	OMIM: 300095 MGI: 1203732 HomoloGene: 39495 GeneCards: SLC16A2
Gene location (Human)
Chr.	X chromosome (human)
End	74,533,917 bp
Gene location (Mouse)
Chr.	X chromosome (mouse)
End	102,865,589 bp
RNA expression pattern
	Top expressed in
	right adrenal gland; ; right lobe of liver; ; left adrenal gland; ; ganglionic eminence; ; anterior pituitary; ; stromal cell of endometrium; ; gallbladder; ; right coronary artery; ; left uterine tube; ; right lobe of thyroid gland;
	Top expressed in
	left lobe of liver; ; ligament; ; kidney; ; internal carotid artery; ; proximal tubule; ; spiral ligament; ; external carotid artery; ; vas deferens; ; ankle; ; ciliary body;
	More reference expression data
	More reference expression data
Gene ontology
Molecular function	symporter activity; monocarboxylic acid transmembrane transporter activity; transporter activity; thyroid hormone transmembrane transporter activity;
Cellular component	integral component of membrane; integral component of plasma membrane; membrane; plasma membrane;
Biological process	monocarboxylic acid transport; thyroid hormone transport; transmembrane transport; sodium-independent organic anion transport;
	Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Orthologs
	6567
	20502
	ENSG00000147100
	ENSMUSG00000033965
	P36021
	O70324
	NM_006517
	NM_009197
	NP_006508
	NP_033223
	Wikidata
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Monocarboxylate transporter 8 (MCT8) is an active transporter protein that in humans is encoded by the SLC16A2 gene.

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