SLC7A3

Solute carrier family 7 (cationic amino acid transporter, y+ system), member 3
Identifiers
Symbols SLC7A3 ; ATRC3; CAT-3; CAT3
External IDs OMIM: 300443 MGI: 1100521 HomoloGene: 56382 GeneCards: SLC7A3 Gene
Orthologs
Species Human Mouse
Entrez 84889 11989
Ensembl ENSG00000165349 ENSMUSG00000031297
UniProt Q8WY07 P70423
RefSeq (mRNA) NM_001048164 NM_001301840
RefSeq (protein) NP_001041629 NP_001288769
Location (UCSC) Chr X:
70.93 – 70.93 Mb
Chr X:
101.08 – 101.09 Mb
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Cationic amino acid transporter 3 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the SLC7A3 gene.[1][2]

SLC7A3 is a member of the system y+ family of transporters characterized by sodium-independent transport of cationic amino acids.[supplied by OMIM][2]

See also

References

  1. Vekony N, Wolf S, Boissel JP, Gnauert K, Closs EI (Oct 2001). "Human cationic amino acid transporter hCAT-3 is preferentially expressed in peripheral tissues". Biochemistry 40 (41): 12387–94. doi:10.1021/bi011345c. PMID 11591158.
  2. 1 2 "Entrez Gene: SLC7A3 solute carrier family 7 (cationic amino acid transporter, y+ system), member 3".

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