Mitochondrial glycine transporter

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solute carrier family 25, member 38
Identifiers
SymbolSLC25A38
NCBI gene54977
HGNC26054
OMIM610819
RefSeqNM_017875
Other data
LocusChr. 3 p22.1

Mitochondrial glycine transporter is a protein that in humans is encoded by the SLC25A38 gene. SLC25A38 is involved in mitochondrial handling of glycine and is needed for the first step in heme synthesis. Mutations in this gene can lead to an autosomal recessive form of sideroblastic anemia.