TABLE 2

Tissue and subcellular distribution of monocarboxylate transporters

TransporterUnigene NameTissue DistributionSubcellular LocalizationExpressionSpeciesReferences
MCT1SLC16A1UbiquitousApical and basolateral membraneHumanHalestrap and Meredith, 2004; Gill et al., 2005
MCT2SLC16A7LiverBasolateral membraneProteinHumanGarcia et al., 1994; Lin et al., 1998; Halestrap and Meredith, 2004; Wilson et al., 2005; Becker et al., 2010b
KidneyBasolateral membraneProteinHuman
ApicalMouse
Skeletal muscleProteinHuman
HeartProteinHuman
BrainProteinHuman
SpleenProteinHuman
TestisBasolateral membraneProteinHuman
PancreasProteinHuman
MCT3SLC16A8Retinal pigment epitheliumBasolateral membraneHalestrap and Meredith, 2004
MCT4SLC16A3KidneyBasolateral membraneProteinHumanDimmer et al., 2000; Halestrap and Meredith, 2004; Settle et al., 2004; Gill et al., 2005; Wang et al., 2006b
Skeletal muscleProteinHuman
IntestineBasolateral membraneProteinHuman
HeartProteinHuman
LungProteinHuman
MCT5SLC16A4LivermRNARatFelmlee
KidneymRNARat
MCT6SLC16A5KidneymRNARatFelmee
IntestineBasolateral membraneProteinHumanGill et al., 2005
MCT7SLC16A6KidneymRNARatFelmlee
MCT8SLC16A2LiverSinusoidal membranemRNAHuman, RatBonen et al., 2006; Nishimura and Naito, 2008; Roberts et al., 2008
KidneyBasolateral membrane (proximal tubule)mRNAHuman, RatFelmlee
Adrenal glandmRNAHuman
Brain (neurons, blood brain barrier)mRNAHuman
Choroid plexusApical membraneProteinHuman
Mouse
OvarymRNAHuman
Thyroid glandmRNAHuman
UterusmRNAHuman
PlacentamRNAHuman
HeartmRNAHuman
ProteinRat
LungmRNARat
MCT10SLC16A10LivermRNARatFelmlee
KidneymRNARat
IntestinemRNARat
LungmRNARat
MCT11SLC16A11LivermRNARatFelmlee
KidneymRNARat
LungmRNARat
MCT12SLC16A12LivermRNARatFelmlee
KidneymRNARat
LungmRNARat
MCT13SLC16A13LivermRNARatFelmlee
KidneymRNARat
IntestinemRNARat
LungmRNARat
MCT14SLC16A14Peripheral blood mononuclear cellsmRNAHumanBanerjee et al., 2017
KidneymRNARatFelmlee