Ornithine translocase

solute carrier family 25 (mitochondrial carrier; ornithine transporter) member 15
Identifiers
Symbol SLC25A15
Alt. symbols ORNT1, HHH
Entrez 10166
HUGO 10985
OMIM 603861
RefSeq NM_014252
UniProt Q9Y619
Other data
Locus Chr. 13 q14

Ornithine translocase is responsible for transporting ornithine from the cytosol into the mitochondria in the urea cycle.

Pathology

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

See also

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