SLC7A7, solute carrier family 7 member 7

SLC7A7, solute carrier family 7 member 7

• The protein encoded by this gene is the light subunit of a cationic amino acid transporter. This sodium-independent transporter is formed when the light subunit encoded by this gene dimerizes with the heavy subunit transporter protein SLC3A2. This transporter is found in epithelial cell membranes where it transfers cationic and large neutral amino acids from the cell to the extracellular space. Defects in this gene are a cause of lysinuric protein intolerance (LPI). Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2011]

• Gene Synonyms (Y+L amino acid transporter 1, monocyte amino acid permease 2, solute carrier family 7 (amino acid transporter light chain, y+L system), member 7, solute carrier family 7 (cationic amino acid transporter, y+ system), member 7, y(+)L-type amino acid transporter 1, LAT3, LPI, MOP-2, Y+LAT1, y+LAT-1,)
• NCBI Gene ID: 9056
• Species: Homo sapiens (Human)
• UNIPROT ID#>>Q9UM01
  UNIPROT ID#>>A0A0S2Z502
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solute carrier family 7 member 7 interacts with:

• NEDD4 like E3 ubiquitin protein ligase

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