monocarboxylate transporter 12 (MCT 12, solute carrier family 16 member 12, SLC16A12, MCT12)

Function

• proton-linked monocarboxylate transporter
• catalyzes rapid transport of many monocarboxylates across the plasma membrane

Structure

• belongs to the major facilitator superfamily, monocarboxylate porter (TC 2.A.1.13) family

Compartment

cell membrane

More general terms

• major facilitator superfamily (MFS)
• transmembrane 12 protein
• solute carrier family 16 (SLC16, SLC16A)

Database

• UniProt: http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/Q6ZSM3.html