Gene Information
Gene NameSLC16A1
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length500
Protein NamesMonocarboxylate transporter 1 (MCT 1) (Solute carrier family 16 member 1)
Target Namemonocarboxylate transporter 1
Target TypeNA
Gene Age454 ( ENSG00000155380 )
3 ( ENSG00000281917 )
Evolutionary StageEuk+Bac
AlphaFoldDBP53985
Gene CardSLC16A1
Uniprot IDP53985
PfamPF07690
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionyes (0.986092401)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ SLC16A1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ SLC16A1 ( ortholog_one2many )
GuineaPig_ SLC16A1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ SLC16A1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Slc16a1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Slc16a1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ SLC16A1 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsSLC16A6, SLC16A7, SLC16A2
ParalogsSLC16A11, SLC16A10, SLC16A5, SLC16A12, SLC16A7, SLC16A14, SLC16A2, SLC16A8, SLC16A4, SLC16A6, SLC16A9, SLC16A3, SLC16A13
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityWidely expressed (PubMed:15901598, PubMed:15505343, PubMed:12115955). Detected in heart and in blood lymphocytes and monocytes (at protein level) (PubMed:15505343). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12115955, ECO:0000269|PubMed:15505343, ECO:0000269|PubMed:15901598}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 6LYY  (EM  3.60A  6LZ0  (EM  3.60A  7CKO  (EM  2.95A  7CKR  (EM  3.00A  7DA5  (EM  3.30A 
DBSNP rs11551867  rs80358222  rs606231302  rs72552271  rs1049434 
Subcellular location [CC]Cell membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10921872, ECO:0000269|PubMed:12946269, ECO:0000269|PubMed:15505343, ECO:0000269|PubMed:17127621, ECO:0000269|PubMed:24390345, ECO:0000269|PubMed:25957687};
Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000269|PubMed:33333023}. Basolateral cell membrane {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P53987};
Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000269|PubMed:33333023}. Apical cell membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15901598};
Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P53987}. Note=Expression at the cell surface requires the ancillary proteins BSG and EMB. Binds preferentially to BSG. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10921872}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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