Gene Information
Gene NameSLC16A8
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length504
Protein NamesMonocarboxylate transporter 3 (MCT 3) (Solute carrier family 16 member 8)
Target Namemonocarboxylate transporter 3
Target TypeNA
Gene Age950 ( ENSG00000100156 )
Evolutionary StageEumetazoa
AlphaFoldDBO95907
Gene CardSLC16A8
Uniprot IDO95907
PfamPF07690
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.628714716)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ SLC16A8 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ SLC16A8 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ SLC16A8 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ SLC16A8 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Slc16a8 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ SLC16A8 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Slc16a8 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsSLC16A2, SLC16A6, SLC16A10, SLC16A3, SLC16A14, SLC16A5, SLC16A13
ParalogsSLC16A11, SLC16A10, SLC16A5, SLC16A12, SLC16A7, SLC16A14, SLC16A2, SLC16A4, SLC16A6, SLC16A1, SLC16A9, SLC16A3, SLC16A13
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityRetinal pigment epithelium. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10493836}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs4289289  rs2076371 
Subcellular location [CC]Basolateral cell membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:21199217};
Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000255}. Note=Basolateral sorting signals (BLSS) in C-terminal cytoplasmic tail ensure its basolateral expression (PubMed:21199217). Colocalizes with BSG in basolateral cell membrane of the retinal pigment epithelium (By similarity). {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:O35308, ECO:0000269|PubMed:21199217}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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