Gene Gene information from NCBI Gene database.
Entrez ID 6567
Gene name Solute carrier family 16 member 2
Gene symbol SLC16A2
Synonyms (NCBI Gene)
AHDSDXS128DXS128EMCT 7MCT 8MCT7MCT8MRX22XPCT
Chromosome X
Chromosome location Xq13.2
Summary This gene encodes an integral membrane protein that functions as a transporter of thyroid hormone. The encoded protein facilitates the cellular importation of thyroxine (T4), triiodothyronine (T3), reverse triiodothyronine (rT3) and diidothyronine (T2). T
SNPs SNP information provided by dbSNP.
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SNP ID Visualize variation Clinical significance Consequence
rs104894931 T>C Pathogenic Coding sequence variant, missense variant
rs104894936 C>A,T Pathogenic, likely-pathogenic Coding sequence variant, missense variant
rs104894938 T>C,G Pathogenic, uncertain-significance Coding sequence variant, missense variant
rs104894939 T>G Pathogenic Coding sequence variant, missense variant
rs104894940 C>A Pathogenic Coding sequence variant, stop gained
miRNA miRNA information provided by mirtarbase database.
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miRTarBase ID miRNA Experiments Reference
MIRT050975 hsa-miR-17-5p CLASH 23622248
MIRT054165 hsa-miR-191-5p ImmunoprecipitationIn situ hybridizationLuciferase assayMicroarrayNorthern blotQRTPCRWestern blot 23505378
MIRT1352997 hsa-miR-1236 CLIP-seq
MIRT1352998 hsa-miR-1271 CLIP-seq
MIRT1352999 hsa-miR-1273f CLIP-seq
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:0005515 Function Protein binding IPI 35271311
GO:0005886 Component Plasma membrane IBA
GO:0005886 Component Plasma membrane IDA 19022891, 21315799, 26426690
GO:0005886 Component Plasma membrane IEA
GO:0005886 Component Plasma membrane TAS
Other IDs Other IDs provides unique identifiers for this gene in OMIM, HGNC, and Ensembl databases.
MIM HGNC e!Ensembl
300095 10923 ENSG00000147100
Protein Protein information from UniProt database.
UniProt ID Unique identifier for the protein in the UniProt database. Click to view detailed protein information.
P36021
Protein name Monocarboxylate transporter 8 (MCT 8) (Monocarboxylate transporter 7) (MCT 7) (Solute carrier family 16 member 2) (X-linked PEST-containing transporter)
Protein function Specific thyroid hormone transmembrane transporter, that mediates both uptake and efflux of thyroid hormones across the cell membrane independently of pH or a Na(+) gradient. Major substrates are the iodothyronines T3 and T4 and to a lesser exte
Family and domains

Pfam

Accession ID Position in sequence Description Type
PF07690 MFS_1 98 441 Major Facilitator Superfamily Family
PF07690 MFS_1 408 532 Major Facilitator Superfamily Family
Tissue specificity TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Highly expressed in liver and heart (PubMed:7981683). In adult brain tissue expression is largely confined to endothelial cells of the blood-brain barrier (at protein level) (PubMed:18687783, PubMed:32143555). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:18687
Sequence
Sequence length 539
Interactions View interactions
Pathways Pathway information has different metabolic/signaling pathways associated with genes.
  KEGG  Reactome
  Hormone signaling
Thyroid hormone signaling pathway
  Transport of organic anions
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)
Causal Diseases associated with Pathogenic or Likely Pathogenic variants in ClinVar
Phenotype Name Clinical Significance dbSNP ID RCV Accession Evidence Score
Allan-Herndon-Dudley syndrome Pathogenic; Likely pathogenic rs1930463806, rs1380635081, rs2147833779, rs2147870607, rs2147871878, rs2147870528, rs2147870614, rs2147869490, rs2147833877, rs2147871919, rs1602099961, rs2147350836, rs2147871837, rs587784386, rs104894936
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RCV001333549
RCV001333548
RCV001391665
RCV001553548
RCV002510594
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★★★★★
ClinVar: Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic (≥5 Variants)
Decreased activity of the pyruvate dehydrogenase complex Likely pathogenic; Pathogenic rs587784383 RCV000415270
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ClinVar: Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic (<5 Variants)
Hereditary spastic paraplegia Likely pathogenic; Pathogenic rs587784384 RCV001847780
★★★★☆
ClinVar: Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic (<5 Variants)
Intellectual disability Pathogenic rs122455132 RCV000224792
★★★★☆
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
AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER CTD
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS Disgenet
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
CHOLESTASIS CTD, Disgenet
CTD, Disgenet
★★☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining + Unknown/Other Associations
History of neurodevelopmental disorder Conflicting classifications of pathogenicity ClinVar
★★☆☆☆
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
Allan-Herndon-Dudley syndrome Allan-Herndon-Dudley Syndrome Orphanet
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ClinVar: Pathogenic / Likely Pathogenic (≥5 Variants)
Allan-Herndon-Dudley syndrome (AHDS) Allan-Herndon-Dudley Syndrome UNIPROT_DG 14661163, 15488219, 15889350, 18636565, 23550058, 25380603, 25527620, 26426690, 27805744
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Allan-Herndon-Dudley syndrome (AHDS) Allan-Herndon-Dudley Syndrome CLINGEN_DG 14661163, 15488219, 15889350, 17899191, 19194886, 20713192, 28526555, 29109240
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Found in Text Mining only
Allan-Herndon-Dudley syndrome (AHDS) Allan-Herndon-Dudley Syndrome BEFREE 15889350, 15980113, 17574010, 18398436, 18589880, 19641107, 19811520, 19936787, 20083155, 20713192, 21098685, 21896621, 23161551, 23392090, 23419639
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★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Allan-Herndon-Dudley syndrome (AHDS) Allan-Herndon-Dudley Syndrome GENOMICS_ENGLAND_DG 15889350, 18398436, 19194886, 24847459
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Found in Text Mining only
Allan-Herndon-Dudley syndrome (AHDS) Allan-Herndon-Dudley Syndrome ORPHANET_DG 18398436
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Found in Text Mining only
Allan-Herndon-Dudley syndrome (AHDS) Allan-Herndon-Dudley Syndrome CLINVAR_DG 24265446, 24721225, 25527620
★☆☆☆☆
Found in Text Mining only
Allan-Herndon-Dudley syndrome (AHDS) Allan-Herndon-Dudley Syndrome CTD_human_DG
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Found in Text Mining only
Anaplasia Anaplasia BEFREE 28576880
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Found in Text Mining only
Aortic Valve Stenosis Aortic valve stenosis Pubtator 24721225 Associate
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Found in Text Mining only