Protein Name solute carrier family 5 (iodide transporter), member 8
Organism Mus musculus
Gene ID 216225
Gene Symbol

Slc5a8

UniProt Q8BYF6 (SC5A8_MOUSE)
Relationships Total Number of functionally related compound(s) : 21
Total Number of Articles : 22
Description

solute carrier family 5 (iodide transporter), member 8

Gene Summary

Enables monocarboxylic acid transmembrane transporter activity. Involved in nicotinate transport. Acts upstream of or within propanoate transmembrane transport. Located in apical plasma membrane. Part of GINS complex. Is expressed in olfactory epithelium and rectum. Orthologous to human SLC5A8 (solute carrier family 5 member 8). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Jul 2025]

synonyms
  • sodium-coupled monocarboxylate transporter 1
  • electrogenic sodium monocarboxylate cotransporter
  • solute carrier family 5 member 8
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Properties