| Gene Symbol |
Slc25a29
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| Entrez Gene |
214663
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| Alt Symbol |
C030003J19Rik, CACL, mCACL
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| Species |
Mouse
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| Gene Type |
protein-coding
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| Description |
solute carrier family 25 (mitochondrial carrier, palmitoylcarnitine transporter), member 29
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| Other Description |
carnitine/acylcarnitine translocase-like|mitochondrial basic amino acids transporter|mitochondrial carnitine/acylcarnitine carrier protein CACL|mitochondrial ornithine transporter 3|solute carrier family 25 member 29
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| Swissprots |
Q8BL03 Q922X4
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| Accessions |
EDL18702 Q8BL03 AK047628 BAC33105 AK087057 AK148350 AK160906 AK177416 AK180537 AK181345 BC006711 AAH06711 NM_181328 NP_851845
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| Function |
Transports arginine, lysine, homoarginine, methylarginine and, to a much lesser extent, ornithine and histidine. Does not transport carnitine nor acylcarnitines. Functions by both counter-exchange and uniport mechanisms (By similarity). {ECO:0000250}.
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| Subcellular Location |
Mitochondrion inner membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12882971, ECO:0000269|PubMed:19287344}; Multi- pass membrane protein {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12882971, ECO:0000269|PubMed:19287344}.
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| Tissue Specificity |
Widely expressed, with highest levels in the brain, including cortex, cerebellum, hippocampus and hypothalamus, and moderate levels in liver, kidney, heart and testis. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12882971, ECO:0000269|PubMed:19287344}.
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