Mitochondrial Carrier Triple Repeat Protein 2 (MCART2)

MCART2 is similar to the mitochondrial carrier triple repeat 1 gene on chromosome 9. The gene is intronless and may be an evolving pseudogene; however, it is transcribed and it contains a full-length coding region so it is currently classified as a protein-coding locus.A mitochondrial carriers are proteins from the solute carrier family which transfers molecules across the membranes of the mitochondria. A variety of substrate carrier proteins, which are involved in energy transfer, have been found in the inner membranes of mitochondria and other eukaryotic organelles such as the peroxisome. Such proteins include: ADP, ATP carrier protein (ADP/ATP translocase); 2-oxoglutarate/malate carrier protein; phosphate carrier protein; tricarboxylate transport protein (or citrate transport protein); Graves disease carrier protein; yeast mitochondrial proteins MRS3 and MRS4; yeast mitochondrial FAD carrier protein; and many others.