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Identification
HMDB Protein ID HMDBP02392
Secondary Accession Numbers
  • 7884
  • HMDBP03622
Name Large neutral amino acids transporter small subunit 2
Synonyms
  1. L-type amino acid transporter 2
  2. Solute carrier family 7 member 8
  3. hLAT2
Gene Name SLC7A8
Protein Type Transporter
Biological Properties
General Function Involved in transport
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
Pathways
  • Amiloride Action Pathway
  • Bendroflumethiazide Action Pathway
  • Blue diaper syndrome
  • Bumetanide Action Pathway
  • Chlorothiazide Action Pathway
  • Chlorthalidone Action Pathway
  • Cyclothiazide Action Pathway
  • Cystinuria
  • Eplerenone Action Pathway
  • Ethacrynic Acid Action Pathway
  • Furosemide Action Pathway
  • Glucose Transporter Defect (SGLT2)
  • Hartnup Disorder
  • Hydrochlorothiazide Action Pathway
  • Hydroflumethiazide Action Pathway
  • Iminoglycinuria
  • Indapamide Action Pathway
  • Kidney Function
  • Lysinuric Protein Intolerance
  • Lysinuric protein intolerance (LPI)
  • Methyclothiazide Action Pathway
  • Metolazone Action Pathway
  • Polythiazide Action Pathway
  • Quinethazone Action Pathway
  • Spironolactone Action Pathway
  • Torsemide Action Pathway
  • Triamterene Action Pathway
  • Trichlormethiazide Action Pathway
Reactions Not Available
GO Classification
Component
membrane
cell part
membrane part
intrinsic to membrane
integral to membrane
Function
active transmembrane transporter activity
transmembrane transporter activity
amine transmembrane transporter activity
amino acid transmembrane transporter activity
transporter activity
Process
establishment of localization
transport
amine transport
amino acid transport
transmembrane transport
Cellular Location
  1. Cytoplasm
  2. Basolateral cell membrane
  3. Multi- pass membrane protein
Gene Properties
Chromosome Location Chromosome:1
Locus 14q11.2
SNPs SLC7A8
Gene Sequence
>1608 bp
ATGGAAGAAGGAGCCAGGCACCGAAACAACACCGAAAAGAAACACCCAGGTGGGGGCGAG
TCGGACGCCAGCCCCGAGGCTGGTTCCGGAGGGGGCGGAGTAGCCCTGAAGAAAGAGATC
GGATTGGTCAGTGCCTGTGGTATCATCGTAGGGAACATCATCGGCTCTGGAATCTTTGTC
TCGCCAAAGGGAGTGCTGGAGAATGCTGGTTCTGTGGGCCTTGCTCTCATCGTCTGGATT
GTGACGGGCTTCATCACAGTTGTGGGAGCCCTCTGCTATGCTGAACTCGGGGTCACCATC
CCCAAATCTGGAGGTGACTACTCCTATGTCAAGGACATCTTCGGAGGACTGGCTGGGTTC
CTGAGGCTGTGGATTGCTGTGCTGGTGATCTACCCCACCAACCAGGCTGTCATCGCCCTC
ACCTTCTCCAACTACGTGCTGCAGCCGCTCTTCCCCACCTGCTTCCCCCCAGAGTCTGGC
CTTCGGCTCCTGGCTGCCATCTGCTTATTGCTCCTCACATGGGTCAACTGTTCCAGTGTG
CGGTGGGCCACCCGGGTTCAAGACATCTTCACAGCTGGGAAGCTCCTGGCCTTGGCCCTG
ATTATCATCATGGGGATTGTACAGATATGCAAAGGAGAGTACTTCTGGCTGGAGCCAAAG
AATGCATTTGAGAATTTCCAGGAACCTGACATCGGCCTCGTCGCACTGGCTTTCCTTCAG
GGCTCCTTTGCCTATGGAGGCTGGAACTTTCTGAATTACGTGACTGAGGAGCTTGTTGAT
CCCTACAAGAACCTTCCCAGAGCCATCTTCATCTCCATCCCACTGGTCACATTTGTGTAT
GTCTTTGCCAATGTCGCTTATGTCACTGCAATGTCCCCCCAGGAGCTGCTGGCATCCAAC
GCCGTCGCTGTGACTTTTGGAGAGAAGCTCCTAGGAGTCATGGCCTGGATCATGCCCATT
TCTGTTGCCCTGTCCACATTTGGAGGAGTTAATGGGTCTCTCTTCACCTCCTCTCGGCTG
TTCTTCGCTGGAGCCCGAGAGGGCCACCTTCCCAGTGTGTTGGCCATGATCCACGTGAAG
CGCTGCACCCCAATCCCAGCCCTGCTCTTCACATGCATCTCCACCCTGCTGATGCTGGTC
ACCAGCGACATGTACACACTCATCAACTACGTGGGCTTCATCAACTACCTCTTCTATGGG
GTCACGGTTGCTGGACAGATAGTCCTTCGCTGGAAGAAGCCTGATATCCCCCGCCCCATC
AAGATCAACCTGCTGTTCCCCATCATCTACTTGCTGTTCTGGGCCTTCCTGCTGGTCTTC
AGCCTGTGGTCAGAGCCGGTGGTGTGTGGCATTGGCCTGGCCATCATGCTGACAGGAGTG
CCTGTCTATTTCCTGGGTGTTTACTGGCAACACAAGCCCAAGTGTTTCAGTGACTTCATT
GAGCTGCTAACCCTGGTGAGCCAGAAGATGTGTGTGGTCGTGTACCCCGAGGTGGAGCGG
GGCTCAGGGACAGAGGAGGCTAATGAGGACATGGAGGAGCAGCAGCAGCCCATGTACCAA
CCCACTCCCACGAAGGACAAGGACGTGGCGGGGCAGCCCCAGCCCTGA
Protein Properties
Number of Residues 535
Molecular Weight 58381.1
Theoretical pI 5.75
Pfam Domain Function
Signals
  • None
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
Protein Sequence
>Large neutral amino acids transporter small subunit 2
MEEGARHRNNTEKKHPGGGESDASPEAGSGGGGVALKKEIGLVSACGIIVGNIIGSGIFV
SPKGVLENAGSVGLALIVWIVTGFITVVGALCYAELGVTIPKSGGDYSYVKDIFGGLAGF
LRLWIAVLVIYPTNQAVIALTFSNYVLQPLFPTCFPPESGLRLLAAICLLLLTWVNCSSV
RWATRVQDIFTAGKLLALALIIIMGIVQICKGEYFWLEPKNAFENFQEPDIGLVALAFLQ
GSFAYGGWNFLNYVTEELVDPYKNLPRAIFISIPLVTFVYVFANVAYVTAMSPQELLASN
AVAVTFGEKLLGVMAWIMPISVALSTFGGVNGSLFTSSRLFFAGAREGHLPSVLAMIHVK
RCTPIPALLFTCISTLLMLVTSDMYTLINYVGFINYLFYGVTVAGQIVLRWKKPDIPRPI
KINLLFPIIYLLFWAFLLVFSLWSEPVVCGIGLAIMLTGVPVYFLGVYWQHKPKCFSDFI
ELLTLVSQKMCVVVYPEVERGSGTEEANEDMEEQQQPMYQPTPTKDKDVAGQPQP
GenBank ID Protein 12597192
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot ID Q9UHI5
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Entry Name LAT2_HUMAN
PDB IDs Not Available
GenBank Gene ID AB037669
GeneCard ID SLC7A8
GenAtlas ID SLC7A8
HGNC ID HGNC:11066
References
General References
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