NameMitochondrial carnitine/acylcarnitine carrier protein
Synonyms
  • CAC
  • CACT
  • Carnitine/acylcarnitine translocase
  • Solute carrier family 25 member 20
Gene NameSLC25A20
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0018977|Mitochondrial carnitine/acylcarnitine carrier protein
MADQPKPISPLKNLLAGGFGGVCLVFVGHPLDTVKVRLQTQPPSLPGQPPMYSGTFDCFR
KTLFREGITGLYRGMAAPIIGVTPMFAVCFFGFGLGKKLQQKHPEDVLSYPQLFAAGMLS
GVFTTGIMTPGERIKCLLQIQASSGESKYTGTLDCAKKLYQEFGIRGIYKGTVLTLMRDV
PASGMYFMTYEWLKNIFTPEGKRVSELSAPRILVAGGIAGIFNWAVAIPPDVLKSRFQTA
PPGKYPNGFRDVLRELIRDEGVTSLYKGFNAVMIRAFPANAACFLGFEVAMKFLNWATPN
L
Number of residues301
Molecular Weight32943.46
Theoretical pI9.84
GO Classification
Processes
  • small molecule metabolic process
  • cellular lipid metabolic process
  • carnitine shuttle
Components
  • cytoplasm
  • mitochondrion
  • mitochondrial inner membrane
  • integral component of membrane
General FunctionNot Available
Specific FunctionMediates the transport of acylcarnitines of different length across the mitochondrial inner membrane from the cytosol to the mitochondrial matrix for their oxidation by the mitochondrial fatty acid-oxidation pathway.
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane Regions13-31 74-93 113-131 171-190 212-230 268-287
GenBank Protein ID2765075
UniProtKB IDO43772
UniProtKB Entry NameMCAT_HUMAN
Cellular LocationMitochondrion inner membrane
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0018978|Mitochondrial carnitine/acylcarnitine carrier protein (SLC25A20)
ATGGCCGACCAGCCAAAACCCATCAGCCCGCTCAAGAACCTGCTGGCCGGCGGCTTTGGC
GGCGTGTGCCTGGTGTTCGTCGGTCACCCTCTGGACACGGTCAAGGTCCGACTGCAGACA
CAGCCACCGAGTTTGCCTGGACAACCTCCCATGTACTCTGGGACCTTTGACTGTTTCCGG
AAGACTCTTTTTAGAGAGGGCATCACGGGGCTATATCGGGGAATGGCTGCCCCTATCATC
GGGGTCACTCCCATGTTTGCCGTGTGCTTCTTTGGGTTTGGTTTGGGGAAGAAACTACAA
CAGAAACACCCAGAAGATGTGCTCAGCTATCCCCAGCTTTTTGCAGCTGGGATGTTATCT
GGCGTATTCACCACAGGAATCATGACTCCTGGAGAACGGATCAAGTGCTTATTACAGATT
CAGGCTTCTTCAGGAGAAAGCAAGTACACTGGTACCTTGGACTGTGCAAAGAAGCTGTAC
CAGGAGTTTGGGATCCGAGGCATCTACAAAGGGACTGTGCTTACCCTTATGCGAGATGTC
CCAGCTAGTGGAATGTATTTCATGACATATGAATGGCTGAAAAATATCTTCACTCCGGAG
GGAAAGAGGGTCAGTGAGCTCAGTGCCCCTCGGATCTTGGTGGCTGGGGGCATTGCAGGG
ATCTTCAACTGGGCTGTGGCAATCCCCCCAGATGTGCTCAAGTCTCGATTCCAGACTGCA
CCTCCTGGGAAATATCCTAATGGTTTCAGAGATGTGCTGAGGGAGCTGATCCGGGATGAA
GGAGTCACATCCTTGTACAAAGGGTTCAATGCAGTGATGATCCGAGCCTTCCCAGCCAAT
GCGGCCTGTTTCCTTGGCTTTGAAGTTGCCATGAAGTTCCTTAATTGGGCCACCCCCAAC
TTGTGA
GenBank Gene IDY10319
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDSLC25A20
HGNC IDHGNC:1421
Chromosome Location3
Locus3p21.31
References
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