Mitochondrial basic amino acids transporter

Definition:

Mitochondrial transporter of arginine, lysine, homoarginine, methylarginine and, to a much lesser extent, ornithine and histidine. Does not transport carnitine nor acylcarnitines. Functions by both counter-exchange and uniport mechanisms. Plays a physiolocical role in the import of basic amino acids into mitochondria for mitochondrial protein synthesis and amino acid degradation.

References:

[1]. José A Camacho, et al. The human and mouse SLC25A29 mitochondrial transporters rescue the deficient ornithine metabolism in fibroblasts of patients with the hyperornithinemia-hyperammonemia-homocitrullinuria (HHH) syndrome. Pediatr Res. 2009 Jul;66(1):35-41. [Content Brief]

[2]. Vito Porcelli, et al. The human gene SLC25A29, of solute carrier family 25, encodes a mitochondrial transporter of basic amino acids. J Biol Chem. 2014 May 9;289(19):13374-84. [Content Brief]

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