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Overview
| Uniprot ID | Q9Z2Z6 |
|---|---|
| Protein Name | Mitochondrial carnitine/acylcarnitine carrier protein |
| Gene Name | Slc25a20 |
| Organism | Mus musculus |
Kla Sites from experimental identification
| Position | Flanking peptide |
|---|---|
| 157 | SGTLDCAKKLYQEFG |
| 158 | GTLDCAKKLYQEFGI |
| 244 | FQTAPPGKYPNGFRD |
Function
Mediates the electroneutral exchange of acylcarnitines (O-acyl-(R)-carnitine or L-acylcarnitine) of different acyl chain lengths (ranging from O-acetyl-(R)-carnitine to long-chain O-acyl-(R)-carnitines) with free carnitine ((R)-carnitine or L-carnitine) across the mitochondrial inner membrane, via a ping-pong mechanism. Key player in the mitochondrial oxidation pathway, it translocates the fatty acids in the form of acylcarnitines into the mitochondrial matrix, where the carnitine palmitoyltransferase 2 (CPT-2) activates them to undergo fatty acid beta-oxidation. Catalyzes the unidirectional transport (uniport) of carnitine at lower rates than the antiport (exchange)
Protein Sequence
Gene Ontology
| Classification | GO ID | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Cellular Component | GO:0005829 | cytosol |
| Cellular Component | GO:0005740 | mitochondrial envelope |
| Cellular Component | GO:0005743 | mitochondrial inner membrane |
| Cellular Component | GO:0005739 | mitochondrion |
| Molecular Function | GO:0005476 | carnitine:O-acyl-L-carnitine antiporter activity |
| Molecular Function | GO:0015227 | O-acyl-L-carnitine transmembrane transporter activity |
| Biological Process | GO:0006853 | carnitine shuttle |
| Biological Process | GO:1902603 | carnitine transmembrane transport |
| Biological Process | GO:0001701 | in utero embryonic development |
| Biological Process | GO:0006839 | mitochondrial transport |
Reference
[1] Zhuo W, Zhang M, Tan J, Gao Y, Wang Y et al.. Lysine lactylation analysis of proteins in the heart of the Kawasaki disease mouse model.. Front Cell Dev Biol 13:1550220. 2025. PMID: 40114965.
[2] Wu D, Tang Y, Li X, Xiong S, Zhang Z et al.. Characterization of protein lactylation in healthy and ischemic mouse hearts.. Front Cardiovasc Med 12:1644886. 2025. PMID: 41089239.