We use cookies to enhance the usability of our website. If you continue, we'll assume that you are happy to receive all cookies. More information. Don't show this again.
Most cancer tissues showed moderate to strong cytoplasmic positivity. A few cases of skin, breast, prostate and endometrial cancers were weakly stained or negative.
Carcinoids, urothelial, testicular and renal cancers displayed strong membranous positivity while tumors in pancreas, lung and endometrium in most cases displayed weak to moderate membranous staining. Remaining tumors were in several cases negative.
GENE INFORMATION
Gene name
SLC16A3 (HGNC Symbol)
Synonyms
MCT3, MCT4
Description
Solute carrier family 16 (monocarboxylate transporter), member 3 (HGNC Symbol)
Entrez gene summary
Lactic acid and pyruvate transport across plasma membranes is catalyzed by members of the proton-linked monocarboxylate transporter (MCT) family, which has been designated solute carrier family-16. Each MCT appears to have slightly different substrate and inhibitor specificities and transport kinetics, which are related to the metabolic requirements of the tissues in which it is found. The MCTs, which include MCT1 (SLC16A1; MIM 600682) and MCT2 (SLC16A7; MIM 603654), are characterized by 12 predicted transmembrane domains (Price et al., 1998 [PubMed 9425115]).[supplied by OMIM, Mar 2008]