Gene: SLC16A3

Alternate names for this Gene: MCT 3|MCT 4|MCT-3|MCT-4|MCT3|MCT4

Gene Summary: Lactic acid and pyruvate transport across plasma membranes is catalyzed by members of the proton-linked monocarboxylate transporter (MCT) family, which has been designated solute carrier family-16. Each MCT appears to have slightly different substrate and inhibitor specificities and transport kinetics, which are related to the metabolic requirements of the tissues in which it is found. The MCTs, which include MCT1 (SLC16A1; MIM 600682) and MCT2 (SLC16A7; MIM 603654), are characterized by 12 predicted transmembrane domains (Price et al., 1998 [PubMed 9425115]).[supplied by OMIM, Mar 2008].

Gene is located in Chromosome: 17

Location in Chromosome : 17q25.3

Description of this Gene: solute carrier family 16 member 3

Type of Gene: protein-coding

rs4239020 in SLC16A3 gene and Body mass index PMID 30239722 2019 Meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies for body fat distribution in 694 649 individuals of European ancestry.

PMID 30595370 2019 Leveraging Polygenic Functional Enrichment to Improve GWAS Power.

rs11077983 in SLC16A3 gene and Peripheral Arterial Diseases PMID 27082954 2016 Genetic Variants in the Bone Morphogenic Protein Gene Family Modify the Association between Residential Exposure to Traffic and Peripheral Arterial Disease.