Sodium-coupled neutral amino acid transporter 4

Details

Name
Sodium-coupled neutral amino acid transporter 4
Synonyms
  • Amino acid transporter A3
  • ATA3
  • Na(+)-coupled neutral amino acid transporter 4
  • NAT3
  • SNAT4
  • Solute carrier family 38 member 4
  • System A amino acid transporter 3
  • System N amino acid transporter 3
Gene Name
SLC38A4
Organism
Humans
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0052483|Sodium-coupled neutral amino acid transporter 4
MDPMELRNVNIEPDDESSSGESAPDSYIGIGNSEKAAMSSQFANEDTESQKFLTNGFLGK
KKLADYADEHHPGTTSFGMSSFNLSNAIMGSGILGLSYAMANTGIILFIIMLLAVAILSL
YSVHLLLKTAKEGGSLIYEKLGEKAFGWPGKIGAFVSITMQNIGAMSSYLFIIKYELPEV
IRAFMGLEENTGEWYLNGNYLIIFVSVGIILPLSLLKNLGYLGYTSGFSLTCMVFFVSVV
IYKKFQIPCPLPVLDHSVGNLSFNNTLPMHVVMLPNNSESSDVNFMMDYTHRNPAGLDEN
QAKGSLHDSGVEYEAHSDDKCEPKYFVFNSRTAYAIPILVFAFVCHPEVLPIYSELKDRS
RRKMQTVSNISITGMLVMYLLAALFGYLTFYGEVEDELLHAYSKVYTLDIPLLMVRLAVL
VAVTLTVPIVLFPIRTSVITLLFPKRPFSWIRHFLIAAVLIALNNVLVILVPTIKYIFGF
IGASSATMLIFILPAVFYLKLVKKETFRSPQKVGALIFLVVGIFFMIGSMALIIIDWIYD
PPNSKHH
Number of residues
547
Molecular Weight
60763.6
Theoretical pI
Not Available
GO Classification
Functions
amino acid transmembrane transporter activity / symporter activity
Processes
amino acid transmembrane transport / amino acid transport / sodium ion transport
Components
integral component of plasma membrane / plasma membrane
General Function
Sodium-dependent amino acid transporter. Mediates electrogenic symport of neutral amino acids and sodium ions. Has a broad specificity, with a preference for Ala, followed by His, Cys, Asn, Ser, Gly, Val, Thr, Gln and Met. May mediate sodium-independent transport of cationic amino acids, such as Arg and Lys. Amino acid uptake is pH-dependent, with low transport activities at pH 6.5, intermediate at pH 7.0 and highest between pH 7.5 and 8.5.
Specific Function
Amino acid transmembrane transporter activity
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane Regions
105-125 152-172 196-216 221-241 333-353 370-390 412-432 454-474 477-497 515-535
Cellular Location
Cell membrane
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0052484|Sodium-coupled neutral amino acid transporter 4 (SLC38A4)
ATGGATCCCATGGAACTGAGAAATGTCAACATCGAACCAGATGATGAGAGCAGCAGTGGA
GAAAGTGCTCCAGATAGCTACATCGGGATAGGAAATTCAGAAAAGGCAGCAATGAGCAGT
CAATTTGCTAATGAAGACACTGAAAGTCAGAAATTCCTGACAAATGGATTTTTGGGGAAA
AAGAAGCTGGCAGATTATGCTGATGAACACCATCCCGGAACCACTTCCTTTGGAATGTCT
TCATTTAACCTGAGTAATGCCATCATGGGCAGTGGGATCCTGGGCTTGTCCTATGCCATG
GCCAACACAGGGATCATACTTTTTATAATCATGCTGCTTGCTGTGGCAATATTATCACTG
TATTCAGTTCACCTTTTATTAAAAACAGCCAAGGAAGGAGGGTCTTTGATTTATGAAAAA
TTAGGAGAAAAGGCATTTGGATGGCCGGGAAAAATTGGAGCTTTTGTTTCCATTACAATG
CAGAACATTGGAGCAATGTCAAGCTACCTCTTTATCATTAAATATGAACTACCTGAAGTA
ATCAGAGCATTCATGGGACTTGAAGAAAATACTGGAGAATGGTACCTCAATGGCAACTAC
CTCATCATATTTGTGTCTGTTGGAATTATTCTTCCACTTTCGCTCCTTAAAAATTTAGGT
TATCTTGGCTATACCAGTGGATTTTCTCTTACCTGCATGGTGTTTTTTGTTAGTGTGGTG
ATTTACAAGAAATTCCAAATACCCTGCCCTCTACCTGTTTTGGATCACAGTGTTGGAAAT
CTGTCATTCAACAACACGCTTCCAATGCATGTGGTAATGTTACCCAACAACTCTGAGAGT
TCTGATGTGAACTTCATGATGGATTACACCCACCGCAATCCTGCAGGGCTGGATGAGAAC
CAGGCCAAGGGCTCTCTTCATGACAGTGGAGTAGAATATGAAGCTCATAGTGATGACAAG
TGTGAACCCAAATACTTTGTATTCAACTCCCGGACGGCCTATGCAATTCCTATCCTAGTA
TTTGCTTTTGTATGCCACCCTGAGGTCCTTCCCATCTACAGTGAACTTAAAGATCGGTCC
CGGAGAAAAATGCAAACGGTGTCAAATATTTCCATCACGGGGATGCTTGTCATGTACCTG
CTTGCCGCCCTCTTTGGTTACCTAACCTTCTATGGAGAAGTTGAAGATGAATTACTTCAT
GCCTACAGCAAAGTGTATACATTAGACATCCCTCTTCTCATGGTTCGCCTGGCAGTCCTT
GTGGCAGTAACACTAACTGTGCCCATTGTCCTCTTCCCAATTCGTACATCAGTGATCACA
CTGTTATTTCCCAAACGACCCTTCAGCTGGATACGACATTTCCTGATTGCAGCTGTGCTT
ATTGCACTTAATAATGTTCTGGTCATCCTTGTGCCAACTATAAAATACATCTTCGGATTC
ATAGGGGCTTCTTCTGCCACTATGCTGATTTTTATTCTTCCAGCAGTTTTTTATCTTAAA
CTTGTCAAGAAAGAAACTTTTAGGTCACCCCAAAAGGTCGGGGCTTTAATTTTCCTTGTG
GTTGGAATATTCTTCATGATTGGAAGCATGGCACTCATTATAATTGACTGGATTTATGAT
CCTCCAAATTCCAAGCATCACTAA
Chromosome Location
12
Locus
12q13.11
External Identifiers
ResourceLink
UniProtKB IDQ969I6
UniProtKB Entry NameS38A4_HUMAN
HGNC IDHGNC:14679
General References
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Drug Relations

Drug Relations
DrugBank IDNameDrug groupPharmacological action?ActionsDetails
DB00174Asparagineapproved, investigational, nutraceuticalyesinhibitorDetails