Monocarboxylate transporter 9

Monocarboxylate transporter 9 (MCT9, solute carrier family 16, member 9, SLC16A9) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the SLC16A9 gene.^[5]

SLC16A9
Identifiers
Aliases	SLC16A9, C10orf36, MCT9, solute carrier family 16 member 9
External IDs	OMIM: 614242; MGI: 1914109; HomoloGene: 32642; GeneCards: SLC16A9; OMA:SLC16A9 - orthologs
Gene location (Human) Chr. Chromosome 10 (human)[1] Band 10q21.2 Start 59,650,764 bp[1] End 59,736,002 bp[1]
Gene location (Mouse) Chr. Chromosome 10 (mouse)[2] Band 10|10 B5.3 Start 70,080,930 bp[2] End 70,121,798 bp[2]
RNA expression pattern Bgee Human Mouse (ortholog) Top expressed in left adrenal cortex right adrenal cortex nasal epithelium mucosa of colon mucosa of sigmoid colon mucosa of ileum human kidney gums gingival epithelium ventricular zone Top expressed in retinal pigment epithelium meninges right lung human kidney right kidney right lung lobe proximal tubule ciliary body lumbar spinal ganglion aortic valve More reference expression data BioGPS n/a
Gene ontology Molecular function protein binding symporter activity monocarboxylic acid transmembrane transporter activity Cellular component plasma membrane membrane integral component of membrane integral component of plasma membrane Biological process urate metabolic process transmembrane transport monocarboxylic acid transport Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Orthologs Species Human Mouse Entrez 220963 66859 Ensembl ENSG00000165449 ENSMUSG00000037762 UniProt Q7RTY1 Q7TM99 RefSeq (mRNA) NM_194298 NM_001323977 NM_001323978 NM_001323979 NM_001323980 NM_001323981 NM_025807 RefSeq (protein) NP_001310906 NP_001310907 NP_001310908 NP_001310909 NP_001310910 NP_919274 NP_080083 Location (UCSC) Chr 10: 59.65 – 59.74 Mb Chr 10: 70.08 – 70.12 Mb PubMed search [3] [4]
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Clinical relevance

Mutations in the SLC16A9 gene have been associated with carnitine levels in blood.^[6]