> Trialight public data. Index of pages: https://trialight.com/llms.txt
> Web page: https://trialight.com/data/target/mpc1l-51aba135-ca2f-52f6-83dd-f5f8f9968eb1
> Record changed: 2026-11-04

# MPC1L

ENSG00000238205

Chromosome

X

## Druggability

**Chemical probe available**

No

## Names

**Other names**

- SLC54A3

**Target name**

MPC1L

**Gene name**

Mitochondrial pyruvate carrier 1 like

**Gene symbol**

MPC1L

**Protein name**

Mitochondrial pyruvate carrier 1-like protein

## Classification

**Gene biotype**

Protein coding

**Gene family**

Solute carrier family 54, mitochondrial pyruvate carriers

**Target type**

Human gene

## Expression and localisation

**Tissues expressed in**

1

**Highest tissue expression**

35.37

**Tissue specificity (Gini)**

0.981

**Tissue specificity (tau)**

1

## Pathways and interactions

**KEGG gene identifiers**

- hsa:347411

**Reactome pathways**

- R-HSA-70268

**Protein interaction confidence**

0.884

**Protein interaction partners**

1

## Genomic location

**End position**

40624136

**Start position**

40623428

**Chromosome**

X

**Strand**

Forward

## Identifiers

**Ensembl gene ID**

ENSG00000238205

**HGNC ID**

HGNC:44205

Source: [www.genenames.org](https://www.genenames.org/data/gene-symbol-report/#!/hgnc%5Fid/HGNC:44205)

**NCBI Gene ID**

347411

**UniProt ID**

P0DKB6

## Cellular location

- Mitochondrion inner membrane
- Multi-pass membrane protein .

### Publication evidence

- PubMed 27317664  
Source: [pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27317664/)

## Tissue expression

**Tissue specificity (tau)**

0.999952

**Expression inequality (Gini)**

0.981387

### Highest expression

Expression in transcripts per million

**Testis**

35.37

**Brain - Cerebellar Hemisphere**

0.09

**Adipose - Subcutaneous**

0

**Prostate**

0

**Brain - Cerebellum**

0

### All tissues (54)

Expression in transcripts per million

- Testis35.37
- Brain - Cerebellar Hemisphere0.09
- Adipose - Subcutaneous0
- Prostate0
- Brain - Cerebellum0
- Muscle - Skeletal0
- Kidney - Medulla0
- Fallopian Tube0
- Colon - Transverse0
- Lung0
- Brain - Cortex0
- Heart - Atrial Appendage0
- Cells - EBV-transformed lymphocytes0
- Nerve - Tibial0
- Brain - Hippocampus0
- Brain - Putamen (basal ganglia)0
- Ovary0
- Cells - Cultured fibroblasts0
- Brain - Frontal Cortex (BA9)0
- Artery - Aorta0
- Liver0
- Artery - Tibial0
- Bladder0
- Brain - Nucleus accumbens (basal ganglia)0
- Thyroid0

And 29 more, listed on the interactive page.

## Biological functions

### Biological processes

- GO:0006850  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0006850)

### Cellular components

- GO:0005743  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0005743)

### Molecular functions

- GO:0005515  
Source: [www.ebi.ac.uk](https://www.ebi.ac.uk/QuickGO/term/GO:0005515)

## Related records

### Trials (109)

- \[18F\]F-DOPA Imaging in Patients With Autonomic Failure
- 3-month Study of MSDC-0160 Effects on Brain Glucose Utilization, Cognition & Safety in Subjects With Alzheimer's Disease
- A Pilot Comparison of Short-course Nitrofurantoin in Females With Uncomplicated Bacterial Cystitis in the Emergency Department
- A Placebo Controlled Safety and Efficacy Study of MSDC-0160 in Type 2 Diabetes With Active Comparator
- A Randomized Trial of Preoperative Prophylactic Antibiotics Prior to Kidney Stone Surgery (Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy \[PCNL\])
- A Safety, Tolerability and Levodopa Pharmacokinetics Study of Repeated ND0612 in Parkinson's Disease Patients
- A Safety, Tolerability, and Pharmacokinetic Study of ND0612 Delivered as a Continuous Subcutaneous in Parkinson's Disease Patients
- [A Study of MSDC-0602K to Assess Glycemic Control and Cardiovascular Outcomes in Patients With Pre-T2D or T2D and NAFLD/NASH](https://trialight.com/data/trial/a-study-of-msdc-0602k-to-assess-glycemic-control-and-8022e3d3-4d7c-4b80-9407-d0dec8455a90.md)
- A Study to Evaluate Efficacy and Safety of Gepotidacin in the Treatment of Uncomplicated Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)
- A Study to Evaluate Fixed Dose Carbidopa/Levodopa/Entacapone Versus Immediate Release Carbidopa/Levodopa
- A Study to Evaluate the Safety, Tolerability & Efficacy of MSDC-0602K in Patients With NASH
- A Study to Investigate the Efficacy and Safety With Gepotidacin in Japanese Female Participants With Uncomplicated Urinary Tract Infection (Acute Cystitis)
- An Extension Study of Entacapone in Patients With Parkinson's Disease With End-of-dose Wearing-off. This Study is Not Recruiting in the United States
- An Open Clinical Trial of the Safety and Efficacy of the Drug Fluorothiazinone, 300 Mg Tablets with the Participation of Adult Patients with Chronic Bacterial Cystitis"
- An Open-Label Feasibility/Pilot Study With \[123I\]-IBZM SPECT (DOPA-SYN)
- Antibiotic Prophylaxis and Renal Damage In Congenital Abnormalities of the Kidney and Urinary Tract
- Asymptomatic Bacteriuria in Pregnancy in Low- and Middle-IncomE Countries
- Augmenting Effects of L-DOPS With Carbidopa and Entacapone
- Basic and Clinical Studies of Levodopa/Carbidopa/Entacapone in the Treatment of Early Parkinson's Disease
- Behavioral and Physiological Effects of Cocaine in Cocaine-dependent Participants Treated With Levodopa in Combination With Carbidopa and Entacapone (LCE)

### Drugs (5)

- Entacapone
- Lonidamine
- [Mitoglitazone](https://trialight.com/data/asset/mitoglitazone-0c8bdda3-d7bd-4c10-b3bd-e0aeb98e082f.md)
- [Nitrofurantoin](https://trialight.com/data/asset/nitrofurantoin-1409e75a-3142-41c2-80b4-5db81a22c2f6.md)
- Zaprinast

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