Monocarboxylate transporter 1

SLC16A1
Identifiers
Aliases	SLC16A1, HHF7, MCT, MCT1, MCT1D, solute carrier family 16 member 1
External IDs	OMIM: 600682; MGI: 106013; HomoloGene: 20662; GeneCards: SLC16A1; OMA:SLC16A1 - orthologs
Gene location (Human)
Chr.	Chromosome 1 (human)
End	112,957,593 bp
Gene location (Mouse)
Chr.	Chromosome 3 (mouse)
End	104,565,778 bp
RNA expression pattern
	Top expressed in
	mucosa of transverse colon; ; ventricular zone; ; smooth muscle tissue; ; left ventricle; ; endometrium; ; rectum; ; placenta; ; duodenum; ; skeletal muscle tissue; ; right auricle of heart;
	Top expressed in
	retinal pigment epithelium; ; optic nerve; ; primitive streak; ; left colon; ; atrioventricular valve; ; fetal liver hematopoietic progenitor cell; ; atrium; ; right ventricle; ; mucous cell of stomach; ; intercostal muscle;
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Gene ontology
Molecular function	protein homodimerization activity; monocarboxylic acid transmembrane transporter activity; mevalonate transmembrane transporter activity; organic cyclic compound binding; symporter activity; lactate transmembrane transporter activity;
Cellular component	integral component of membrane; centrosome; membrane; plasma membrane; integral component of plasma membrane; mitochondrion; extracellular exosome; cell junction; intracellular membrane-bounded organelle; synapse;
Biological process	monocarboxylic acid transport; glucose homeostasis; regulation of insulin secretion; lipid metabolism; behavioral response to nutrient; cellular response to organic cyclic compound; lactate transmembrane transport; pyruvate metabolic process; response to food; mevalonate transport; leukocyte migration; transmembrane transport; plasma membrane lactate transport; centrosome cycle; transport;
	Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Orthologs
	6566
	20501
	ENSG00000155380; ENSG00000281917
	ENSMUSG00000032902
	P53985; Q5T8R3
	P53986
	NM_001166496; NM_003051
	NM_009196
	NP_001159968; NP_003042
	NP_033222
	Wikidata
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Monocarboxylate transporter 1 is a ubiquitous protein that in humans is encoded by the SLC16A1 gene (also known as MCT1). It is a proton coupled monocarboxylate transporter.