The protein encoded by this gene is a member of the ADP/ATP carrier family of proteins that exchange cytosolic ADP for matrix ATP in the mitochondria. Cells over-expressing this gene have been shown to display an anti-apoptotic phenotype. This protein is
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Gene ontology (GO)Gene Ontology (GO) annotations describing the biological processes, molecular functions, and cellular components associated with a gene.
ADP/ATP translocase 4 (ADP,ATP carrier protein 4) (Adenine nucleotide translocator 4) (ANT 4) (Solute carrier family 25 member 31) (Sperm flagellar energy carrier protein)
Protein function
ADP:ATP antiporter that mediates import of ADP into the mitochondrial matrix for ATP synthesis, and export of ATP out to fuel the cell (By similarity) (PubMed:15670820). Cycles between the cytoplasmic-open state (c-state) and the matrix-open sta
TISSUE SPECIFICITY: Expressed in brain, liver, sperm and testis (PubMed:15670820, PubMed:17137571). In testis, expressed at higher level in spermatocytes, while it is expressed at lower level in spermatogonial cells (PubMed:17681941). Expressed in erythro
Diseases Linked via Similar GenesDiseases curated for genes most similar to SLC25A31 (see Related Genes above), that are NOT already directly curated for SLC25A31 itself -- a lead worth checking, not a confirmed association.