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Adenine nucleotide translocator

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Symbol
  
SLC25A4

Entrez
  
291

OMIM
  
103220

Alt. symbols
  
PEO3, PEO2, ANT1

HUGO
  
10990

RefSeq
  
NM_001151

Adenine nucleotide translocator (ANT), also known as the ADP/ATP translocator, exports ATP from the mitochondrial matrix and imports ADP into the matrix. ANT is the most plentiful protein in the inner mitochondrial membrane.

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Function

ANT has long been thought to function asymmetrically as a homodimer of subunits in the inner mitochondrial membrane. The dimer was thought to be a gated pore through which ADP and ATP were exchanged between the mitochondrial matrix and the cytoplasm. The dimer hypothesis was first challenged when the three-dimensional structure of ANT was discovered to be a monomer. Further work has shown that ANT functions as a monomer in detergents and in mitochondrial membranes.

ANT is an important structural component of the mitochondrial permeability transition pore which can open and lead to cell death through apoptosis or necrosis.

Types

In humans, there exist three paraologous ANT isoforms:

  • SLC25A4 – found primarily in heart and skeletal muscle
  • SLC25A5 – primarily expressed in fibroblasts
  • SLC25A6 – primarily express in liver

    • References

    Adenine nucleotide translocator Wikipedia
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