FEATURES

FAMILY

DESCRIPTION

Also known as SFXN5_HUMAN, SFXN5. Mitochondrial amino-acid transporter (By similarity). Transports citrate (By similarity). Does not act as a serine transporter: not able to mediate transport of serine into mitochondria (PubMed:30442778) (By similarity). In brown adipose tissue, plays a role in the regulation of UCP1-dependent thermogenesis probably by supporting mitochondrial glycerol-3-phosphate utilization (By similarity).

EXTERNAL LINKS

uniprot
enzyme classification
PhosphoSitePlus

SFXN5

Sideroflexin-5

SFXN5

Molecular Synopsis