Evidence for Urate Uptake Through Monocarboxylate Transporter 9 Expressed in Mammalian Cells and Its Enhancement by Heat Shock

Background:Monocarboxylate transporter 9 (MCT9), an orphan transporter member of the solute carrier family 16 (SLC16), possibly reabsorbs uric acid in the renal tubule and has been suggested by genome-wide association studies to be involved in the development of hyperuricemia and gout. In this study we investigated the mechanisms regulating the expression of human (h) MCT9, its degradation, and physiological functions.