Solute Carrier Family 25, Member 45 (SLC25A45)

SLC25A45 belongs to the SLC25 family of mitochondrial carrier proteins.By searching databases for SLC25 family members, Haitina et al. (2006) identified 4 splice variants of SLC25A45. The deduced protein contains 304 amino acids. Quantitative real-time PCR detected variable expression in most rat tissues examined, with highest levels in skeletal muscle, intestine, and brain coronal sections containing olfactory bulb and cerebral cortex.Haitina et al. (2006) determined that the SLC25A45 gene contains 7 exons.By genomic sequence analysis, Haitina et al. (2006) mapped the SLC25A45 gene to chromosome 11. They mapped the mouse gene to chromosome 19.