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NameCationic amino acid transporter 4
Synonyms
  • CAT-4
  • Solute carrier family 7 member 4
Gene NameSLC7A4
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0009904|Cationic amino acid transporter 4
MARGLPTIASLARLCQKLNRLKPLEDSTMETSLRRCLSTLDLTLLGVGGMVGSGLYVLTG
AVAKEVAGPAVLLSFGVAAVASLLAALCYAEFGARVPRTGSAYLFTYVSMGELWAFLIGW
NVLLEYIIGGAAVARAWSGYLDSMFSHSIRNFTETHVGSWQVPLLGHYPDFLAAGIILLA
SAFVSCGARVSSWLNHTFSAISLLVILFIVILGFILAQPHNWSADEGGFAPFGFSGVMAG
TASCFYAFVGFDVIAASSEEAQNPRRSVPLAIAISLAIAAGAYILVSTVLTLMVPWHSLD
PDSALADAFYQRGYRWAGFIVAAGSICAMNTVLLSLLFSLPRIVYAMAADGLFFQVFAHV
HPRTQVPVAGTLAFGLLTAFLALLLDLESLVQFLSLGTLLAYTFVATSIIVLRFQKSSPP
SSPGPASPGPLTKQQSSFSDHLQLVGTVHASVPEPGELKPALRPYLGFLDGYSPGAVVTW
ALGVMLASAITIGCVLVFGNSTLHLPHWGYILLLLLTSVMFLLSLLVLGAHQQQYREDLF
QIPMVPLIPALSIVLNICLMLKLSYLTWVRFSIWLLMGLAVYFGYGIRHSKENQRELPGL
NSTHYVVFPRGSLEETVQAMQPPSQAPAQDPGHME
Number of residues635
Molecular Weight68267.17
Theoretical pI7.08
GO Classification
Functions
  • arginine transmembrane transporter activity
  • basic amino acid transmembrane transporter activity
  • L-lysine transmembrane transporter activity
  • L-ornithine transmembrane transporter activity
  • antiporter activity
Processes
  • basic amino acid transmembrane transport
  • L-arginine import across plasma membrane
  • L-lysine transmembrane transport
  • L-ornithine transmembrane transport
  • transport
  • cellular amino acid metabolic process
Components
  • integral component of plasma membrane
  • integral component of membrane
General FunctionL-ornithine transmembrane transporter activity
Specific FunctionInvolved in the transport of the cationic amino acids (arginine, lysine and ornithine).
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane Regions42-62 66-86 113-133 197-217 229-249 270-290 318-338 365-385 391-411 478-498 508-528 539-559 567-587
GenBank Protein ID4378940
UniProtKB IDO43246
UniProtKB Entry NameCTR4_HUMAN
Cellular LocationMembrane
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0009905|Cationic amino acid transporter 4 (SLC7A4)
ATGGCCCGGGGGCTGCCCACCATTGCTAGCCTGGCACGCTTATGCCAGAAGCTGAACCGC
CTGAAGCCGCTGGAGGACTCCACCATGGAGACGTCACTGCGGCGCTGCCTGTCCACGCTG
GACCTGACTCTTCTGGGCGTGGGTGGCATGGTGGGCTCGGGTCTCTACGTGCTCACAGGT
GCCGTGGCCAAGGAGGTGGCTGGCCCTGCTGTGCTCTTGTCCTTCGGTGTGGCCGCTGTG
GCCTCCCTGCTGGCAGCCCTATGCTATGCAGAATTTGGGGCACGTGTGCCACGCACGGGC
TCTGCCTACCTGTTCACCTACGTATCCATGGGCGAGCTGTGGGCCTTCCTCATCGGCTGG
AATGTTCTCCTCGAATACATCATCGGTGGCGCCGCCGTGGCCCGTGCCTGGAGTGGCTAC
CTGGACTCTATGTTCAGCCACAGCATCCGCAACTTCACTGAGACCCACGTGGGTTCTTGG
CAGGTGCCCCTCCTGGGCCACTACCCGGACTTCCTGGCTGCTGGCATCATCCTCCTGGCC
TCTGCCTTTGTCTCCTGTGGAGCCCGCGTGTCCTCCTGGCTCAATCACACCTTCTCGGCC
ATCAGCCTGCTTGTCATTCTCTTCATTGTCATCCTGGGCTTCATCCTGGCCCAGCCTCAC
AACTGGAGCGCTGACGAAGGCGGCTTTGCACCCTTCGGCTTCTCCGGCGTCATGGCCGGC
ACTGCCTCCTGCTTCTATGCTTTCGTGGGCTTCGACGTCATTGCCGCCTCCAGTGAGGAG
GCCCAGAACCCACGGCGGTCTGTGCCTCTGGCCATCGCCATCTCGCTTGCCATTGCAGCT
GGTGCCTACATCCTTGTCTCCACCGTGCTAACCCTCATGGTGCCCTGGCACAGCCTGGAC
CCCGACTCAGCGCTTGCAGATGCCTTCTACCAGCGGGGCTACAGGTGGGCTGGCTTCATC
GTGGCAGCTGGCTCCATCTGCGCCATGAACACCGTCCTGCTCAGCCTCCTCTTCTCCCTG
CCACGCATTGTCTATGCCATGGCCGCCGATGGGCTCTTCTTCCAGGTGTTTGCCCATGTG
CACCCCCGGACACAGGTGCCTGTGGCGGGCACCCTGGCGTTCGGGCTCCTCACGGCCTTC
CTGGCACTGCTGCTGGACCTGGAGTCGCTGGTTCAGTTCCTGTCCCTTGGCACACTCCTG
GCCTACACATTCGTGGCCACCAGTATCATTGTGCTGCGCTTCCAGAAGTCTTCCCCGCCC
AGCTCCCCAGGCCCAGCCAGCCCTGGCCCCCTGACCAAGCAGCAGAGCTCCTTCTCAGAC
CACCTACAGCTGGTGGGCACTGTACACGCCTCCGTCCCTGAGCCAGGGGAGCTGAAGCCA
GCCCTGAGGCCCTACCTGGGCTTCTTGGATGGGTACAGCCCTGGAGCAGTGGTGACTTGG
GCGCTTGGCGTTATGTTGGCCTCAGCCATCACCATAGGCTGCGTGCTTGTCTTTGGGAAC
TCGACCCTGCACCTCCCACACTGGGGTTACATCCTGCTGCTCCTGCTCACCAGTGTCATG
TTTCTGCTCAGCCTCCTTGTCCTGGGGGCTCACCAGCAACAGTATCGGGAAGACTTATTT
CAGATCCCCATGGTTCCCCTGATTCCAGCCCTGAGCATCGTCCTCAACATCTGCCTCATG
CTGAAACTTAGCTATCTGACCTGGGTGCGCTTCTCCATCTGGCTGCTGATGGGACTTGCA
GTGTATTTCGGCTATGGCATCCGGCATAGCAAGGAGAACCAGCGGGAGCTGCCAGGGCTG
AACTCCACACACTACGTGGTATTCCCCAGGGGCAGCCTGGAGGAGACAGTGCAGGCTATG
CAGCCCCCCAGCCAGGCACCAGCACAGGACCCTGGCCATATGGAGTAG
GenBank Gene IDAJ000730
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDSLC7A4
HGNC IDHGNC:11062
Chromosome Location22
Locus22q11.21
References
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