There's a second protein in the body, called MCT12, that can carry creatine into cells — kind of like a backup delivery truck. Unlike the main one, it doesn’t need salt or other chemicals to work,...
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There's a second protein in the body, called MCT12, that can carry creatine into cells — kind of like a backup delivery truck. Unlike the main one, it doesn’t need salt or other chemicals to work,...
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Monocarboxylate transporter 12 (MCT12), encoded by the SLC16A12 gene, functions as a second creatine transporter (CRT2) in experimental models, operating independently of sodium, chloride, creatinine, creatine phosphate, and biosynthesis precursors, and exhibits increased transport activity at higher pH levels, distinguishing it from the canonical creatine transporter CRT1 (SLC6A8).
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Study: The cataract and glucosuria associated monocarboxylate transporter MCT12 is a new creatine transporter.
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