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solute carrier family 25 ( mitochondrial carrier; ornithine transporter) member 15
Identifiers
SymbolSLC25A15
Alt. symbolsORNT1, HHH
NCBI gene 10166
HGNC 10985
OMIM 603861
RefSeq NM_014252
UniProt Q9Y619
Other data
Locus Chr. 13 q14
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Structures Swiss-model
Domains InterPro

Ornithine translocase is responsible for transporting ornithine from the cytosol into the mitochondria in the urea cycle. It is highly expressed in the liver and pancreas.

Pathology

A disorder is associated with ornithine translocase deficiency, and a form of hyperammonemia.

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