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LMP005269

UniProt Annotations

Entry Information
Gene Namesolute carrier family 25 (mitochondrial carnitine/acylcarnitine translocase), member 20
Protein EntryMCAT_MOUSE
UniProt IDQ9Z2Z6
SpeciesMouse
Comments
Comment typeDescription
FunctionMediates the transport of acylcarnitines of different length across the mitochondrial inner membrane from the cytosol to the mitochondrial matrix for their oxidation by the mitochondrial fatty acid-oxidation pathway. {ECO:0000250}.
SimilarityBelongs to the mitochondrial carrier (TC 2.A.29) family. {ECO:0000305}.
SimilarityContains 3 Solcar repeats. {ECO:0000255|PROSITE- ProRule:PRU00282}.
Subcellular LocationMitochondrion inner membrane {ECO:0000250}; Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000250}.
Tissue SpecificityWidely expressed, with highest levels in the liver, intermediate levels in heart, testis and kidney and low levels in brain, including cortex, cerebellum, hippocampus and hypothalamus. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:19287344}.