Insights into molecular properties of the human monocarboxylate transporter 8 by combining functional with structural information
Open Access
- 1 January 2011
- journal article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in Thyroid Research
- Vol. 4 (Suppl 1), S4
- https://doi.org/10.1186/1756-6614-4-s1-s4
Abstract
The monocarboxylate transporter 8 (MCT8) is a member of the major facilitator superfamily (MFS) and transports specificly iodothyronines. MCT8 mutations are the underlying cause of a syndrome of severe X-linked psychomotor retardation known as the Allan-Herndon-Dudley syndrome. This syndrome is characterized by abnormally high T3, low/normal T4 serum levels and slightly elevated serum TSH. To date, more than 25 pathogenic mutations in hMCT8 are known and they are valuable indicators of important regions for structural and functional MCT8 properties.Keywords
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