In the carcinoma cell compartment, markers of OXPHOS metabolism are upregulation of the monocarboxylate transporter 1 (MCT1), the main importer of lactate into cells, and the translocase of the outer mitochondrial membrane 20 (TOMM20), a component of the receptor complex that imports mitochondrial proteins synthesized in the cytosol. This evidence concerns the gene SLC16A1 and carcinoma.