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. 2013 Dec 17;170(8):1706–1796. doi: 10.1111/bph.12450
Nomenclature Mitochondrial ornithine transporter 1 Mitochondrial ornithine transporter 2 Carnitine/acylcarnitine carrier
Systematic nomenclature SLC25A15 SLC25A2 SLC25A20
Common abbreviation ORC1 ORC2 CAC
HGNC, UniProt SLC25A15, Q9Y619 SLC25A2, Q9BXI2 SLC25A20, O43772
Substrates L-arginine 311, L-citrulline 311, L-lysine 311, L-ornithine 311 L-arginine 311, L-citrulline 311, L-lysine 311, L-ornithine 311, L-histidine 311, D-histidine 311, D-arginine 311, D-lysine 311, D-ornithine 311, D-citrulline 311
Stoichiometry 1 Ornithine (in) :1 citrulline: 1 H+ (out) 1 Ornithine (in) :1 citrulline: 1 H+ (out)
Comment Exchanges cytosolic acylcarnitine for mitochondrial carnitine