Protein Name solute carrier family 25 member 20
Organism Homo sapiens
Gene ID 788
Gene Symbol

SLC25A20

UniProt O43772 (MCAT_HUMAN)
Relationships Total Number of functionally related compound(s) : 67
Total Number of Articles : 75
Description

solute carrier family 25 member 20

Gene Summary

This gene product is one of several closely related mitochondrial-membrane carrier proteins that shuttle substrates between cytosol and the intramitochondrial matrix space. This protein mediates the transport of acylcarnitines into mitochondrial matrix for their oxidation by the mitochondrial fatty acid-oxidation pathway. Mutations in this gene are associated with carnitine-acylcarnitine translocase deficiency, which can cause a variety of pathological conditions such as hypoglycemia, cardiac arrest, hepatomegaly, hepatic dysfunction and muscle weakness, and is usually lethal in new born and infants. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2008]

synonyms
  • mitochondrial carnitine/acylcarnitine carrier protein
  • solute carrier family 25 (carnitine/acylcarnitine translocase), member 20
  • CAC
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Properties