The phosphate carrier (PiC) has been implicated as a key component of the MPT pore.
We found that the PiC could directly bind to the MPT pore component cyclophilin-D.
Yet mice with cardiac-specific expression of PiC exhibited a normal MPT response.
Mice with cardiac-specific knockdown of PiC also exhibited a normal MPT response.
Consequently, the PiC does not appear to be a critical component of the MPT pore.