Gene Gene information from NCBI Gene database.
Entrez ID 160728
Gene name Solute carrier family 5 member 8
Gene symbol SLC5A8
Synonyms (NCBI Gene)
AITSMCTSMCT1
Chromosome 12
Chromosome location 12q23.1-q23.2
Summary SLC5A8 has been shown to transport iodide by a passive mechanism (Rodriguez et al., 2002 [PubMed 12107270]) and monocarboxylates and short-chain fatty acids by a sodium-coupled mechanism (Gopal et al., 2004 [PubMed 15322102]). In kidney, SLC5A8 functions
miRNA miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
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miRTarBase ID miRNA Experiments Reference
MIRT642846 hsa-miR-200a-5p HITS-CLIP 23824327
MIRT642845 hsa-miR-200b-5p HITS-CLIP 23824327
MIRT629268 hsa-miR-3151-3p HITS-CLIP 23824327
MIRT642844 hsa-miR-570-3p HITS-CLIP 23824327
MIRT629267 hsa-miR-640 HITS-CLIP 23824327
Transcription factors Transcription factors information provided by TRRUST V2 database.
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Transcription factor Regulation Reference
CEBPB Activation 20082847
SP1 Activation 20082847
Gene ontology (GO) Gene Ontology (GO) annotations describing the biological processes, molecular functions, and cellular components associated with a gene.
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GO ID Ontology Definition Evidence Reference
GO:0000811 Component GINS complex IEA
GO:0005343 Function Organic acid:sodium symporter activity IBA
GO:0005343 Function Organic acid:sodium symporter activity IEA
GO:0005515 Function Protein binding IPI 30604288
GO:0005886 Component Plasma membrane IEA
Other IDs Other IDs provides unique identifiers for this gene in OMIM, HGNC, and Ensembl databases.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
608044 19119 ENSG00000256870
Protein Protein information from UniProt database.
UniProt ID Unique identifier for the protein in the UniProt database. Click to view detailed protein information.
Q8N695
Protein name Sodium-coupled monocarboxylate transporter 1 (Apical iodide transporter) (Electrogenic sodium monocarboxylate cotransporter) (Sodium iodide-related cotransporter) (Solute carrier family 5 member 8)
Protein function Acts as an electrogenic sodium (Na(+)) and chloride (Cl-)-dependent sodium-coupled solute transporter, including transport of monocarboxylates (short-chain fatty acids including L-lactate, D-lactate, pyruvate, acetate, propionate, valerate and b
PDB 7SL9
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF00474 SSF 45 449 Sodium:solute symporter family Family
Tissue specificity TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Expressed in normal thyroid, localized at the apical pole of thyroid cells facing the colloid lumen, but expression profoundly decreased in thyroid carcinomas. Expressed in normal colon but absent in colon aberrant crypt foci and colon
Sequence
Sequence length 610
Interactions View interactions
Pathways Pathway information has different metabolic/signaling pathways associated with genes.
  Reactome
    Nicotinamide salvaging
Organic anion transporters
Associated diseases Disease associations from ClinVar (causal & non-causal) and other databases (OMIM, Orphanet, GWAS, etc.).
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Evidence Score: ★☆☆☆☆  Gene-disease association found in Text Mining only ★★☆☆☆  Found in Text Mining and Unknown/Other Associations ★★★☆☆  Reported in Unknown/Other Associations across ≥2 Sources ★★★★☆  ClinVar: Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic (<5 Variants) ★★★★★  ClinVar: Pathogenic/Likely Pathogenic (≥5 Variants)
Unknown / Other Associations ClinVar entries with uncertain/conflicting evidence, and associations from other databases (OMIM, Orphanet, GWAS, etc.) where the gene is not established as causal.
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance Source Evidence Score
COLONIC NEOPLASMS CTD
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
COLORECTAL CANCER GWAS catalog
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
HYPERURICEMIA CTD, Disgenet
CTD, Disgenet
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
Associations from Text Mining Disease associations identified through text mining
Disease Name Disease (Merged) Source PMID Relationship Type Evidence Score
Adenocarcinoma of lung (disorder) Lung adenocarcinoma BEFREE 25827678
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Adenocarcinoma of pancreas Pancreatic adenocarcinoma BEFREE 18437076
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Adenoma Adenoma LHGDN 12829793
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Adenoma Adenoma BEFREE 15001644, 15687339, 21687703
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Allergic rhinitis (disorder) Allergic rhinitis BEFREE 30183091
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Anaplastic carcinoma Anaplastic Carcinoma BEFREE 15001644
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Aortic Valve Insufficiency Aortic Valve Insufficiency BEFREE 31327579
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Asthma Asthma BEFREE 30183091
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Astrocytoma Astrocytoma BEFREE 15867356
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Autoimmune thyroiditis Autoimmune Thyroiditis BEFREE 30611746
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only