DISEASES

Disease-gene associations mined from literature

Literature associating SLC13A5 and Kohlschutter-Tonz syndrome

SLC13A5 [ENSP00000406220]

Solute carrier family 13 member 5; High-affinity sodium/citrate cotransporter that mediates citrate entry into cells. The transport process is electrogenic; it is the trivalent form of citrate rather than the divalent form that is recognized as a substrate. May facilitate the utilization of circulating citrate for the generation of metabolic energy and for the synthesis of fatty acids and cholesterol.

Synonyms:  SLC13A5,  SLC13A5p,  hSLC13A5,  I3L2Y7,  I3L424 ...

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