Solute carrier family 16 member 3 (SLC16A3) encodes monocarboxylate transporter 4 (MCT4). MCT4 is targeted by the chaperone CD147 to the basolateral plasma membrane. MCT4 is highly expressed in astrocytes, skeletal muscle fibres, chondrocytes, placenta. In human chromosome, the gene SLC16A3 is located on 17q25.3.
Immunogen
Synthetic peptide directed towards the N terminal of human SLC16A3
Biochem/physiol Actions
Slc16a3 is a proton-linked monocarboxylate transporter. It catalyses 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. MCT4 is upregulated in the hypoxic environment in glioblastoma, and is implicated in solid tumours like breast cancer and bladder cancer and leads to metastasis.
Sequence
Synthetic peptide located within the following region: KAVSVFFKELMHEFGIGYSDTAWISSILLAMLYGTGPLCSVCVNRFGCRP
Physical form
Purified antibody supplied in 1x PBS buffer with 0.09% (w/v) sodium azide and 2% sucrose.
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DNA methylation of the SLC16A3 promoter regulates expression of the human lactate transporter MCT4 in renal cancer with consequences for clinical outcome
Fisel P, et al.
Clinical Cancer Research, 19(18), 5170-5181 (2013)
Butyric acid increases trans epithelial transport of ferulic acid through upregulation of the monocarboxylate transporters SLC16A1 (MCT1) and SLC16A3 (MCT4)
Ziegler K, et al.
Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics, 599, 3-12 (2016)
Partial maternal heterodisomy of chromosome 17q25 in a case of severe mental retardation
Rio M, et al.
Human Genetics, 108(6), 511-515 (2001)
Genetic variations of the MCT4 (SLC16A3) gene in the Chinese and Indian populations of Singapore
Lean CB and Lee EJD
Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics, 27(4), 456-464 (2012)
Inhibition of monocarboxylate transporter-4 depletes stem-like glioblastoma cells and inhibits HIF transcriptional response in a lactate-independent manner
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