Background: Functions as a proton-linked monocarboxylate transporter and catalyzes the rapid transport across the plasma membrane of many monocarboxylates such as lactate, pyruvate, branched-chain oxo acids derived from leucine, valine and isoleucine, and the ketone bodies acetoacetate, beta-hydroxybutyrate and acetate. MCT2 is a very high affinity pyruvate transporter. MCT2 is a cell membrane; Multi-pass membrane protein with high expression in testis, moderate to low expression in spleen, heart, kidney, pancreas, skeletal muscle, brain and leukocytes. The normal expression of MCT2 is restricted to low levels of expression in normal tissues, but is widely expressed in cancer cells.
Positive Control: Testis, spleen, heart, kidney, pancreas, skeletal muscle, brain and leukocyte.
Immunogen: Synthetic peptide derived from human MCT2 protein
Purification Method: Ammonium Sulfate Precipitation
Concentration: See vial for concentration
Formulation: Provided as solution in phosphate buffered saline with 0.08% sodium azide
References: 1: Dao L., Landschulz W.H., Landschulz K.T.; Cloning of human monocarboxylate transporter 2 (hMCT2). Submitted (APR-1998) to the EMBL/GenBank/DDBJ databases.2: Lin R.-Y., Vera J.C., Chaganti R.S.K., Golde D.W.;Human monocarboxylate transporter 2 (MCT2) is a high affinity pyruvate transporter.;J. Biol. Chem. 273:28959-28965(1998).
UniProt: O60669 (Human)
Caution: This product is intended FOR RESEARCH USE ONLY, and FOR TESTS IN VITRO, not for use in diagnostic or therapeutic procedures involving humans or animals.