Lactate permease family explained

The lactate permease (LctP) family (TC# 2.A.14) is a family of transport proteins belonging to the ion transporter (IT) superfamily.^[1]

Function

Characterized members of this family possess 15-18 transmembrane segments (TMSs) and are roughly 460-565 amino acyl residues in length.

Transport reactions catalyzed by functionally characterized members of the LctP family include:^[2]

D- or L-lactate or glycolate (out) + H⁺ (out) → D- or L-lactate or glycolate (in) + H⁺ (in).

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Web site: 2.A.14 The Lactate Permease (LctP) Family. Transporter Classification Database. 2016-03-02.