Gene description for SLC5A8
Gene name	solute carrier family 5 (sodium/monocarboxylate cotransporter), member 8
Gene symbol	SLC5A8
Other names/aliases	AIT SMCT SMCT1
Species	Homo sapiens
Database cross references - SLC5A8
ExoCarta	ExoCarta_160728
Vesiclepedia	VP_160728
Entrez Gene	160728
HGNC	19119
MIM	608044
UniProt	Q8N695
SLC5A8 identified in sEVs derived from the following tissue/cell type
Urine	19056867

Gene ontology annotations for SLC5A8

Molecular Function     organic acid:sodium symporter activity GO:0005343 IBA     protein binding GO:0005515 IPI     monocarboxylic acid transmembrane transporter activity GO:0008028 TAS     lactate transmembrane transporter activity GO:0015129 IEA     propionate transmembrane transporter activity GO:0015552 IEA     monocarboxylate:sodium symporter activity GO:0140161 IDA     iodide channel activity GO:0160081 TAS Biological Process     monoatomic ion transport GO:0006811 TAS     sodium ion transport GO:0006814 IBA     chloride transport GO:0006821 IDA     acetate transport GO:0006846 IDA     pyruvate transport GO:0006848 IDA     apoptotic process GO:0006915 IEA     iodide transport GO:0015705 IDA     nitrate transmembrane transport GO:0015706 IDA     lactate transport GO:0015727 IDA     propanoate transmembrane transport GO:0015730 IBA     propanoate transmembrane transport GO:0015730 IDA     NAD biosynthesis via nicotinamide riboside salvage pathway GO:0034356 TAS     lactate transmembrane transport GO:0035873 IEA     nicotinate transport GO:2001142 IDA Subcellular Localization     GINS complex GO:0000811 IEA     plasma membrane GO:0005886 TAS     apical plasma membrane GO:0016324 IDA     extracellular exosome GO:0070062 HDA