SLC7A6 - solute carrier family 7 member 6 Gene
Also Known as LAT3; LAT-2; y+LAT-2
Species: Homo sapiens
About SLC7A6
This gene has 17 transcripts (splice variants), 232 orthologues and 12 paralogues. Ubiquitous expression in fat (RPKM 11.5), lymph node (RPKM 10.0) and 24 other tissues.
Summary
Enables basic amino acid transmembrane transporter activity. Involved in basic amino acid transmembrane transport and ornithine transport. Located in intracellular membrane-bounded organelle and plasma membrane. [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]
SLC7A6 Products (2)
| mRNA | Protein | Name |
|---|---|---|
| NM_001076785.3 | NP_001070253.1 | Y+L amino acid transporter 2 |
| NM_003983.6 | NP_003974.3 | Y+L amino acid transporter 2 |
| Molecular Function GO Annotation | Evidence | References | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| enables L-arginine transmembrane transporter activity |
IDA
IDA: Inferred from direct assay
|
11311135 | GOA |
| enables L-lysine:L-arginine antiporter activity |
IDA
IDA: Inferred from direct assay
|
10903140 | GOA |
| enables arginine binding |
IDA
IDA: Inferred from direct assay
|
19562367 | GOA |
| enables basic amino acid transmembrane transporter activity |
IMP
IMP: Inferred from mutant phenotype
|
17197568 | GOA |
| enables protein binding |
IPI
IPI: Inferred from physical interaction
|
32296183 | GOA |
| Biological Process GO Annotation | Evidence | References | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| involved in L-arginine transmembrane transport |
IDA
IDA: Inferred from direct assay
|
10903140 | GOA |
| involved in L-arginine transmembrane transport |
IMP
IMP: Inferred from mutant phenotype
|
31705628 | GOA |
| involved in L-leucine transport |
IDA
IDA: Inferred from direct assay
|
16785209 | GOA |
| involved in neutral amino acid transport |
IDA
IDA: Inferred from direct assay
|
10903140 | GOA |
| involved in ornithine transport |
IMP
IMP: Inferred from mutant phenotype
|
17197568 | GOA |
SLC7A6 Protein Structure
AA_permease_2: Amino acid permease (45 - 450)
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- 515 a.a.
| Protein Preferred Names | Protein Names | |
|---|---|---|
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Y+L amino acid transporter 2 |
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Related Diseases
| Diseases | Alias | |
|---|---|---|
| Lysinuric Protein Intolerance |
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| Hepatocellular Carcinoma |
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| Cystinuria |
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Orthologs Information
| Species | Symbol | Source | ID |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bos taurus | SLC7A6 | VGNC | VGNC:34931 |
| Canis familiaris | SLC7A6 | VGNC | VGNC:46476 |
| Mus musculus | SLC7A6 | MGD | MGI:2142598 |
| Rattus norvegicus | SLC7A6 | RGD | RGD:1309193 |
| Macaca mulatta | SLC7A6 | VGNC | VGNC:104751 |
| Felis catus | SLC7A6 | VGNC | VGNC:65427 |
| Others | SLC7A6 | NCBI |