Protein Name solute carrier family 3 member 2
Organism Homo sapiens
Gene ID 6520
Gene Symbol

SLC3A2

UniProt P08195 (4F2_HUMAN), J3KPF3 (J3KPF3_HUMAN)
Relationships Total Number of functionally related compound(s) : 157
Total Number of Articles : 171
Description

solute carrier family 3 member 2

Gene Summary

This gene is a member of the solute carrier family and encodes a cell surface, transmembrane protein. The protein exists as the heavy chain of a heterodimer, covalently bound through di-sulfide bonds to one of several possible light chains. The encoded transporter plays a role in regulation of intracellular calcium levels and transports L-type amino acids. Alternatively spliced transcript variants, encoding different isoforms, have been characterized. [provided by RefSeq, Nov 2010]

synonyms
  • amino acid transporter heavy chain SLC3A2
  • 4F2 cell-surface antigen heavy chain
  • CD98 heavy chain
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Properties