| Tissue Specificity | Retinal pigment epithelium. |
| Function | Probable retinal pigment epithelium (RPE)-specific proton-coupled L-lactate transporter. May facilitate transport of lactate and H(+) out of the retina and could therefore play a role in pH and ion homeostasis of the outer retina. |
| Protein Name | Monocarboxylate Transporter 3Mct 3Solute Carrier Family 16 Member 8 |
| Database Links | Reactome: R-HSA-210991Reactome: R-HSA-433692 |
| Cellular Localisation | Basolateral Cell MembraneMulti-Pass Membrane ProteinBasolateral Sorting Signals (Blss) In C-Terminal Cytoplasmic Tail Ensure Its Basolateral ExpressionColocalizes With Bsg In Basolateral Cell Membrane Of The Retinal Pigment Epithelium |
| Alternative Antibody Names | Anti-Monocarboxylate Transporter 3 antibodyAnti-Mct 3 antibodyAnti-Solute Carrier Family 16 Member 8 antibodyAnti-SLC16A8 antibodyAnti-MCT3 antibody |
Information sourced from Uniprot.org
