Biology:SLC13A3

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Short description: Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens


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Solute carrier family 13 member 3 also called sodium-dependent dicarboxylate transporter (NaDC3) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the SLC13A3 gene.[1][2][3]

Mammalian sodium-dicarboxylate cotransporters transport succinate and other Krebs cycle intermediates. They fall into 2 categories based on their substrate affinity: low affinity and high affinity. Both the low- and high-affinity transporters play an important role in the handling of citrate by the kidneys. The protein encoded by this gene represents the high-affinity form. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene, although the full-length nature of some of them have not been characterized yet.[3]

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References

  1. "Structure, function, and genomic organization of human Na(+)-dependent high-affinity dicarboxylate transporter". Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 278 (5): C1019–30. Jun 2000. doi:10.1152/ajpcell.2000.278.5.C1019. PMID 10794676. 
  2. "Transport of N-acetylaspartate by the Na(+)-dependent high-affinity dicarboxylate transporter NaDC3 and its relevance to the expression of the transporter in the brain". J Pharmacol Exp Ther 295 (1): 392–403. Nov 2000. PMID 10992006. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Entrez Gene: SLC13A3 solute carrier family 13 (sodium-dependent dicarboxylate transporter), member 3". https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=64849. 

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