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Summary
| Name |  SLC16A7
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| Full Name | Monocarboxylate transporter 2 |
| Synonyms | MCT 2, Solute carrier family 16 member 7 | MCT2 |
| Primary ID | O60669 |
| Links |  -  -  |
| Type | protein |
| Relations | 0 |
| Function | Proton-coupled monocarboxylate transporter. Catalyzes the rapid transport across the plasma membrane of many monocarboxylates such as lactate, pyruvate, branched-chain oxo acids derived from leucine, valine and isoleucine, and the ketone bodies acetoacetate, beta-hydroxybutyrate and acetate. Functions as high-affinity pyruvate transporter. |