Names & Taxonomy
- Uniprot ID:
- O15374
- Entry Name:
- MOT5_HUMAN
- Status:
- reviewed
- Protein Names:
- Monocarboxylate transporter 5 (MCT 5) (Monocarboxylate transporter 4) (MCT 4) (Solute carrier family 16 member 4)
- Gene Names:
- SLC16A4 MCT4 MCT5
- Gene Names Primary:
- SLC16A4
- Organism:
- Homo sapiens (Human)
Structure
- Length:
- 487
- Sequence:
- MLKREGKVQPYTKTLDGGWGWMIVIHFFLVNVFVMGMTKTFAIFFVVFQEEFEGTSEQIGWIGSIMSSLRFCAGPLVAIICDILGEKTTSILGAFVVTGGYLISSWATSIPFLCVTMGLLPGLGSAFLYQVAAVVTTKYFKKRLALSTAIARSGMGLTFLLAPFTKFLIDLYDWTGALILFGAIALNLVPSSMLLRPIHIKSENNSGIKDKGSSLSAHGPEAHATETHCHETEESTIKDSTTQKAGLPSKNLTVSQNQSEEFYNGPNRNRLLLKSDEESDKVISWSCKQLFDISLFRNPFFYIFTWSFLLSQLAYFIPTFHLVARAKTLGIDIMDASYLVSVAGILETVSQIISGWVADQNWIKKYHYHKSYLILCGITNLLAPLATTFPLLMTYTICFAIFAGGYLALILPVLVDLCRNSTVNRFLGLASFFAGMAVLSGPPIAGWLYDYTQTYNGSFYFSGICYLLSSVSFFFVPLAERWKNSLT
- Proteomes:
- UP000005640
Subcellular location
- Subcellular Location:
- Cell membrane; Multi-pass membrane protein.
Function
- Function:
- Proton-linked monocarboxylate transporter. 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 (By similarity).
- Cross Reference Drug Bank:
- DB00119
- Gene Ontology Go:
- integral component of plasma membrane
membrane
lactate transmembrane transporter activity
monocarboxylic acid transmembrane transporter activity
symporter activity
monocarboxylic acid transport
plasma membrane lactate transport - Gene Ontology Biological Process:
- monocarboxylic acid transport
plasma membrane lactate transport - Gene Ontology Molecular Function:
- lactate transmembrane transporter activity
monocarboxylic acid transmembrane transporter activity
symporter activity - Gene Ontology Cellular Component:
- integral component of plasma membrane
membrane - Keywords:
- Alternative splicing
Cell membrane
Complete proteome
Membrane
Polymorphism
Reference proteome
Symport
Transmembrane
Transmembrane helix
Transport