Entrez gene ID | | 9056 |
Official gene symbol | | SLC7A7 |
Full name | | solute carrier family 7 (cationic amino acid transporter, y+ system), member 7 |
Aliases | | ,LAT3,LPI,MOP-2,Y+LAT1,y+LAT-1, |
Gene summary | | 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). Several transcript variants encoding the same protein have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq] |
Location | | Chromosome: 14 Locus: 14q11.2 |
Gene position | | 23289014 - 23242431 Map Viewer |
Gene orientation | | minus |
Gene size | | 46584 bp |
Gene sequence |
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OMIM ID | | 603593 |