Identification
HMDB Protein ID CDBP01046
Secondary Accession Numbers Not Available
Name Monocarboxylate transporter 8
Description Not Available
Synonyms
  1. MCT 7
  2. MCT 8
  3. Monocarboxylate transporter 7
  4. Solute carrier family 16 member 2
  5. X-linked PEST-containing transporter
Gene Name SLC16A2
Protein Type Transporter
Biological Properties
General Function Involved in transmembrane transport
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
GO Classification
Process
establishment of localization
transport
transmembrane transport
Cellular Location
  1. Cell membrane
  2. Multi-pass membrane protein
Pathways
Gene Properties
Chromosome Location Not Available
Locus Not Available
SNPs SLC16A2
Gene Sequence
>1620 bp
ATGGCGCTGCAAAGCCAGGCGAGCGAGGAAGCAAAGGGGCCCTGGCAGGAGGCAGACCAG
GAACAGCAGGAGCCGGTGGGTAGCCCAGAGCCGGAGTCTGAGCCGGAGCCTGAGCCCGAG
CCCGAGCCCGTGCCAGTGCCCCCGCCCGAGCCCCAGCCGGAGCCCCAGCCCCTACCGGAC
CCCGCACCCCTGCCGGAGCTGGAGTTCGAGTCCGAGCGGGTGCACGAACCCGAGCCCACG
CCTACGGTAGAGACCCGCGGCACCGCGCGCGGCTTCCAGCCTCCCGAAGGTGGCTTCGGC
TGGGTGGTGGTGTTCGCTGCCACCTGGTGCAACGGCTCCATCTTCGGCATCCATAACTCT
GTCGGGATCCTCTACTCCATGCTGCTAGAGGAGGAAAAGGAAAAAAATCGCCAAGTGGAG
TTCCAAGCAGCATGGGTCGGAGCCCTCGCGATGGGTATGATCTTCTTCTGTTCTCCCATT
GTGAGTATATTCACTGACCGTTTGGGCTGCCGAATCACAGCAACCGCGGGGGCTGCCGTT
GCTTTCATTGGCCTCCATACCAGCTCCTTCACCAGCTCCCTAAGCCTGCGCTACTTCACC
TACGGGATTCTCTTTGGTTGTGGCTGTTCCTTCGCCTTTCAGCCATCCCTCGTCATCCTG
GGCCACTACTTTCAACGCCGCCTGGGTCTGGCCAATGGTGTGGTGTCTGCTGGGAGTAGC
ATTTTCTCCATGTCCTTCCCCTTCCTCATCAGAATGCTGGGGGATAAGATCAAGCTGGCC
CAAACCTTCCAGGTGCTGAGTACCTTCATGTTTGTTCTTATGCTGCTTTCACTCACCTAC
CGGCCCCTCCTGCCCAGCTCCCAGGACACCCCAAGCAAGAGAGGTGTCCGCACCCTGCAC
CAGCGCTTTCTGGCTCAGCTCAGGAAGTACTTCAACATGCGAGTGTTCCGCCAACGCACT
TACCGCATCTGGGCCTTCGGAATTGCTGCTGCTGCCCTTGGCTACTTTGTTCCCTATGTA
CACCTGATGAAGTATGTGGAGGAGGAGTTCTCAGAAATCAAGGAGACCTGGGTGCTCTTG
GTGTGTATTGGGGCTACCTCAGGCCTTGGGCGTCTTGTGTCAGGCCACATCAGTGACTCC
ATCCCTGGACTTAAGAAGATCTACTTGCAGGTCCTTTCCTTCCTGCTCCTGGGCCTGATG
TCCATGATGATTCCCCTGTGCCGGGACTTCGGGGGCCTTATTGTCGTCTGTCTTTTCCTG
GGCCTTTGCGATGGCTTCTTCATCACCATCATGGCCCCCATTGCATTTGAGCTGGTGGGC
CCAATGCAGGCCTCACAGGCCATTGGCTACCTCCTGGGCATGATGGCCCTGCCAATGATT
GCTGGGCCCCCCATTGCAGGCCTACTCCGCAACTGTTTTGGGGACTACCATGTGGCCTTC
TACTTTGCCGGTGTGCCCCCCATCATCGGGGCTGTAATCCTCTTCTTCGTCCCTCTGATG
CATCAAAGGATGTTCAAGAAAGAGCAGAGAGATTCCAGCAAGGATAAGATGTTGGCCCCT
GACCCAGACCCCAATGGGGAGCTACTGCCGGGCTCCCCCAACCCTGAGGAACCAATCTAA
Protein Properties
Number of Residues 539
Molecular Weight 59510.9
Theoretical pI 5.32
Pfam Domain Function
Signals
  • ["None"]
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"]
Protein Sequence
>Monocarboxylate transporter 8
MALQSQASEEAKGPWQEADQEQQEPVGSPEPESEPEPEPEPEPVPVPPPEPQPEPQPLPD
PAPLPELEFESERVHEPEPTPTVETRGTARGFQPPEGGFGWVVVFAATWCNGSIFGIHNS
VGILYSMLLEEEKEKNRQVEFQAAWVGALAMGMIFFCSPIVSIFTDRLGCRITATAGAAV
AFIGLHTSSFTSSLSLRYFTYGILFGCGCSFAFQPSLVILGHYFQRRLGLANGVVSAGSS
IFSMSFPFLIRMLGDKIKLAQTFQVLSTFMFVLMLLSLTYRPLLPSSQDTPSKRGVRTLH
QRFLAQLRKYFNMRVFRQRTYRIWAFGIAAAALGYFVPYVHLMKYVEEEFSEIKETWVLL
VCIGATSGLGRLVSGHISDSIPGLKKIYLQVLSFLLLGLMSMMIPLCRDFGGLIVVCLFL
GLCDGFFITIMAPIAFELVGPMQASQAIGYLLGMMALPMIAGPPIAGLLRNCFGDYHVAF
YFAGVPPIIGAVILFFVPLMHQRMFKKEQRDSSKDKMLAPDPDPNGELLPGSPNPEEPI
GenBank ID Protein 31076331
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot ID P36021
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Entry Name MOT8_HUMAN
PDB IDs Not Available
GenBank Gene ID AB085789
GeneCard ID SLC16A2
GenAtlas ID SLC16A2
HGNC ID HGNC:10923
References
General References Not Available