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Facts about Proton-coupled amino acid transporter 1.
May play a role in specifying sites for exocytosis in neurons. .
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Gene Name: | Slc36a1 |
Uniprot: | Q924A5 |
Entrez: | 155205 |
Belongs to: |
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amino acid/polyamine transporter 2 family |
PAT1; solute carrier family 36 (proton/amino acid symporter), member 1
Mass (kDA):
52.569 kDA
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Location: | 10q22 |
Sequence: | 10; |
Widely expressed and predominantly expressed in brain. Within the brain, expression restricted to neurons and not detected in glial cells. Abundant in regions rich in neurons using glutamate and GABA such as Purkinje cells in the cerebellum and pyramidal cells in the hippocampus.
PMID: 11390972 by Sagne C., et al. Identification and characterization of a lysosomal transporter for small neutral amino acids.
PMID: 12598615 by Wreden C.C., et al. The H+-coupled electrogenic lysosomal amino acid transporter LYAAT1 localizes to the axon and plasma membrane of hippocampal neurons.