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Y+L amino acid transporter 1

Y+L amino acid transporter 1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the SLC7A7 gene.

Last revised
Jun 22, 2026
Read time
≈ 4 min
Length
842 w
Citations
11
Source
SLC7A7
Identifiers
AliasesSLC7A7, LAT3, LPI, MOP-2, Y+LAT1, y+LAT-1, solute carrier family 7 member 7
External IDsOMIM: 603593; MGI: 1337120; HomoloGene: 88701; GeneCards: SLC7A7; OMA:SLC7A7 - orthologs
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez
Ensembl
UniProt
RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_001126105
NM_001126106
NM_003982

RefSeq (protein)

NP_001119577
NP_001119578
NP_003973

Location (UCSC)Chr 14: 22.77 – 22.83 MbChr 14: 54.61 – 54.66 Mb
PubMed search34
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Y+L amino acid transporter 1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the SLC7A7 gene.56

Interactions

SLC7A7 has been shown to interact with SLC3A2.7

See also

See also

References

References

  1. GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000155465Ensembl, May 2017
  2. GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000000958Ensembl, May 2017
  3. "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  4. "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  5. Torrents D; Estevez R; Pineda M; Fernandez E; Lloberas J; Shi YB; Zorzano A; Palacin M (January 1999). "Identification and characterization of a membrane protein (y+L amino acid transporter-1) that associates with 4F2hc to encode the amino acid transport activity y+L. A candidate gene for lysinuric protein intolerance". J Biol Chem. 273 (49): 32437–45. doi:10.1074/jbc.273.49.32437. hdl:2445/176951. PMID 9829974.
  6. "Entrez Gene: SLC7A7 solute carrier family 7 (cationic amino acid transporter, y+ system), member 7".
  7. Pfeiffer, R; Rossier G; Spindler B; Meier C; Kühn L; Verrey F (January 1999). "Amino acid transport of y+L-type by heterodimers of 4F2hc/CD98 and members of the glycoprotein-associated amino acid transporter family". EMBO J. 18 (1). ENGLAND: 49–57. doi:10.1093/emboj/18.1.49. ISSN 0261-4189. PMC 1171101. PMID 9878049.
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