SLC5A8 Polyclonal Antibody

Acts as an electrogenic sodium (Na (+) ) and chloride (Cl-) -dependent sodium-coupled solute transporter, including transport of monocarboxylates (short-chain fatty acids including L-lactate, D-lactate, pyruvate, acetate, propionate, valerate and butyrate), lactate, mocarboxylate drugs (nicotinate, benzoate, salicylate and 5-aminosalicylate) and ketone bodies (beta-D-hydroxybutyrate, acetoacetate and alpha-ketoisocaproate), with a Na (+) :substrate stoichiometry of between 4:1 and 2:1. Catalyzes passive carrier mediated diffusion of iodide. Mediates iodide transport from the thyrocyte into the colloid lumen through the apical membrane. May be responsible for the absorption of D-lactate and monocarboxylate drugs from the intestinal tract. Acts as a tumor suppressor, suppressing colony formation in colon cancer, prostate cancer and glioma cell lines. May play a critical role in the entry of L-lactate and ketone bodies into neurons by a process driven by an electrochemical Na (+) gradient and hence contribute to the maintenance of the energy status and function of neurons.

AIT; SMCT; SMCT1; Sodium-coupled monocarboxylate transporter 1; Apical iodide transporter; Electrogenic sodium monocarboxylate cotransporter; Sodium iodide-related cotransporter; Solute carrier family 5 member 8; SLC5A8