Large neutral amino acids transporter small subunit 2
Name | Large neutral amino acids transporter small subunit 2 |
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Synonyms | hLAT2 L-type amino acid transporter 2 LAT2 Solute carrier family 7 member 8 |
Gene Name | SLC7A8 |
Organism | Human |
Amino acid sequence | >lcl|BSEQ0001574|Large neutral amino acids transporter small subunit 2 MEEGARHRNNTEKKHPGGGESDASPEAGSGGGGVALKKEIGLVSACGIIVGNIIGSGIFV SPKGVLENAGSVGLALIVWIVTGFITVVGALCYAELGVTIPKSGGDYSYVKDIFGGLAGF LRLWIAVLVIYPTNQAVIALTFSNYVLQPLFPTCFPPESGLRLLAAICLLLLTWVNCSSV RWATRVQDIFTAGKLLALALIIIMGIVQICKGEYFWLEPKNAFENFQEPDIGLVALAFLQ GSFAYGGWNFLNYVTEELVDPYKNLPRAIFISIPLVTFVYVFANVAYVTAMSPQELLASN AVAVTFGEKLLGVMAWIMPISVALSTFGGVNGSLFTSSRLFFAGAREGHLPSVLAMIHVK RCTPIPALLFTCISTLLMLVTSDMYTLINYVGFINYLFYGVTVAGQIVLRWKKPDIPRPI KINLLFPIIYLLFWAFLLVFSLWSEPVVCGIGLAIMLTGVPVYFLGVYWQHKPKCFSDFI ELLTLVSQKMCVVVYPEVERGSGTEEANEDMEEQQQPMYQPTPTKDKDVAGQPQP |
Number of residues | 535 |
Molecular Weight | 58381.12 |
Theoretical pI | 5.75 |
GO Classification |
Functions
toxin transporter activity organic cation transmembrane transporter activity L-amino acid transmembrane transporter activity neutral amino acid transmembrane transporter activity amino acid transmembrane transporter activity antiporter activity peptide antigen binding Processes
cellular amino acid metabolic process amino acid transmembrane transport organic cation transport transport transmembrane transport toxin transport leukocyte migration ion transport amino acid transport response to toxic substance blood coagulation neutral amino acid transport metal ion homeostasis Components
extracellular exosome integral component of plasma membrane cytoplasm basolateral plasma membrane plasma membrane |
General Function | Toxin transporter activity |
Specific Function | Sodium-independent, high-affinity transport of small and large neutral amino acids such as alanine, serine, threonine, cysteine, phenylalanine, tyrosine, leucine, arginine and tryptophan, when associated with SLC3A2/4F2hc. Acts as an amino acid exchanger. Has higher affinity for L-phenylalanine than LAT1 but lower affinity for glutamine and serine. L-alanine is transported at physiological concentrations. Plays a role in basolateral (re)absorption of neutral amino acids. Involved in the uptake of methylmercury (MeHg) when administered as the L-cysteine or D,L-homocysteine complexes, and hence plays a role in metal ion homeostasis and toxicity. Involved in the cellular activity of small molecular weight nitrosothiols, via the stereoselective transport of L-nitrosocysteine (L-CNSO) across the transmembrane. Plays an essential role in the reabsorption of neutral amino acids from the epithelial cells to the bloodstream in the kidney. |
Transmembrane Regions | 40-60 72-92 113-133 155-175 189-209 231-251 268-288 310-330 362-382 388-408 424-444 447-467 |
GenBank Protein ID | 6642960 |
UniProtKB ID | Q9UHI5 |
UniProtKB Entry Name | LAT2_HUMAN |
Cellular Location | Cytoplasm |
Gene sequence | >lcl|BSEQ0016208|Large neutral amino acids transporter small subunit 2 (SLC7A8) ATGGGGCAGTATGGGCAGGAGCTTAGCTGGAAGTGTTTGGTAAAAGCTGTGTGCCTCCAG GAGCACTCACAGCCCTCACAGCTTCTCTGCACCCTCCTCCTCTGCTGGTGTGTCCTTGGA AGAGAGAGGCCCTTCCGGAAGGCTCAGAGCACCTCCTCTCCTTTGGAGGGGGTTCCGAGA TTTCTAAAACGTTTGCTCCTCACATGGGTCAACTGTTCCAGTGTGCGGTGGGCCACCCGG GTTCAAGACATCTTCACAGCTGGGAAGCTCCTGGCCTTGGCCCTGATTATCATCATGGGG ATTGTACAGATATGCAAAGGAGAGTACTTCTGGCTGGAGCCAAAGAATGCATTTGAGAAT TTCCAGGAACCTGACATCGGCCTCGTCGCACTGGCTTTCCTTCAGGGCTCCTTTGCCTAT GGAGGCTGGAACTTTCTGAATTACGTGACTGAGGAGCTTGTTGATCCCTACAAGAACCTT CCCAGAGCCATCTTCATCTCCATCCCACTGGTCACATTTGTGTATGTCTTTGCCAATGTC GCTTATGTCACTGCAATGTCCCCCCAGGAGCTGCTGGCATCCAACGCCGTCGCTGTGACT TTTGGAGAGAAGCTCCTAGGAGTCATGGCCTGGATCATGCCCATTTCTGTTGCCCTGTCC ACATTTGGAGGAGTTAATGGGTCTCTCTTCACCTCCTCTCGGCTGTTCTTCGCTGGAGCC CGAGAGGGCCACCTTCCCAGTGTGTTGGCCATGATCCACGTGAAGCGCTGCACCCCAATC CCAGCCCTGCTCTTCACATGCATCTCCACCCTGCTGATGCTGGTCACCAGCGACATGTAC ACACTCATCAACTATGTGGGCTTCATCAACTACCTCTTCTATGGGGTCACGGTTGCTGGA CAGATAGTCCTTCGCTGGAAGAAGCCTGATATCCCCCGCCCCATCAAGATCAACCTGCTG TTCCCCATCATCTACTTGCTGTTCTGGGCCTTCCTGCTGGTCTTCAGCCTGTGGTCAGAG CCGGTGGTGTGTGGCATTGGCCTGGCCATCATGCTGACAGGAGTGCCTGTCTATTTCCTG GGTGTTTACTGGCAACACAAGCCCAAGTGTTTCAGTGACTTCATTGAGCTGCTAACCCTG GTGAGCCAGAAGATGTGTGTGGTCGTGTACCCCGAGGTGGAGCGGGGCTCAGGGACAGAG GAGGCTAATGAGGACATGGAGGAGCAGCAGCAGCCCATGTACCAACCCACTCCCACGAAG GACAAGGACGTGGCGGGGCAGCCCCAGCCCTGA |
GenBank Gene ID | AF171669 |
GeneCard ID | None |
GenAtlas ID | SLC7A8 |
HGNC ID | HGNC:11066 |
Chromosome Location | 14 |
Locus | 14q11.2 |
References |
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Related FRC
FRCD ID | Name | Exact Mass | Structure |
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L-Alanine |
89.094 |
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L-Phenylalanine |
165.192 |