NameHigh affinity cationic amino acid transporter 1
Synonyms
  • ATRC1
  • CAT-1
  • Ecotropic retroviral leukemia receptor homolog
  • Ecotropic retrovirus receptor homolog
  • ERR
  • REC1L
  • Solute carrier family 7 member 1
  • System Y+ basic amino acid transporter
Gene NameSLC7A1
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0010202|High affinity cationic amino acid transporter 1
MGCKVLLNIGQQMLRRKVVDCSREETRLSRCLNTFDLVALGVGSTLGAGVYVLAGAVARE
NAGPAIVISFLIAALASVLAGLCYGEFGARVPKTGSAYLYSYVTVGELWAFITGWNLILS
YIIGTSSVARAWSATFDELIGRPIGEFSRTHMTLNAPGVLAENPDIFAVIIILILTGLLT
LGVKESAMVNKIFTCINVLVLGFIMVSGFVKGSVKNWQLTEEDFGNTSGRLCLNNDTKEG
KPGVGGFMPFGFSGVLSGAATCFYAFVGFDCIATTGEEVKNPQKAIPVGIVASLLICFIA
YFGVSAALTLMMPYFCLDNNSPLPDAFKHVGWEGAKYAVAVGSLCALSASLLGSMFPMPR
VIYAMAEDGLLFKFLANVNDRTKTPIIATLASGAVAAVMAFLFDLKDLVDLMSIGTLLAY
SLVAACVLVLRYQPEQPNLVYQMASTSDELDPADQNELASTNDSQLGFLPEAEMFSLKTI
LSPKNMEPSKISGLIVNISTSLIAVLIITFCIVTVLGREALTKGALWAVFLLAGSALLCA
VVTGVIWRQPESKTKLSFKVPFLPVLPILSIFVNVYLMMQLDQGTWVRFAVWMLIGFIIY
FGYGLWHSEEASLDADQARTPDGNLDQCK
Number of residues629
Molecular Weight67637.62
Theoretical pI5.06
GO Classification
Functions
  • L-ornithine transmembrane transporter activity
  • antiporter activity
  • arginine transmembrane transporter activity
  • L-lysine transmembrane transporter activity
Processes
  • L-arginine import across plasma membrane
  • L-lysine transmembrane transport
  • L-ornithine transmembrane transport
  • transport
  • ion transport
  • amino acid transport
  • transmembrane transport
Components
  • membrane
  • plasma membrane
  • integral component of plasma membrane
General FunctionL-ornithine transmembrane transporter activity
Specific FunctionHigh-affinity, low capacity permease involved in the transport of the cationic amino acids (arginine, lysine and ornithine) in non-hepatic tissues. May also function as an ecotropic retroviral leukemia receptor.
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane Regions36-57 62-82 103-123 163-183 192-212 247-267 288-307 338-358 385-405 409-429 493-513 527-551 560-580 585-605
GenBank Protein ID36161
UniProtKB IDP30825
UniProtKB Entry NameCTR1_HUMAN
Cellular LocationCell membrane
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0010203|High affinity cationic amino acid transporter 1 (SLC7A1)
ATGGGGTGCAAAGTCCTGCTCAACATTGGGCAGCAGATGCTGCGGCGGAAGGTGGTGGAC
TGTAGCCGGGAGGAGACGCGGCTGTCTCGCTGCCTGAACACTTTTGATCTGGTGGCCCTC
GGGGTGGGCAGCACACTGGGTGCTGGTGTCTACGTCCTGGCTGGAGCTGTGGCCCGTGAG
AATGCAGGCCCTGCCATTGTCATCTCCTTCCTGATCGCTGCGCTGGCCTCAGTGCTGGCT
GGCCTGTGCTATGGCGAGTTTGGTGCTCGGGTCCCCAAGACGGGCTCAGCTTACCTCTAC
AGCTATGTCACCGTTGGAGAGCTCTGGGCCTTCATCACCGGCTGGAACTTAATCCTCTCC
TACATCATCGGTACTTCAAGCGTAGCGAGGGCCTGGAGCGCCACCTTCGACGAGCTGATA
GGCAGACCCATCGGGGAGTTCTCACGGACACACATGACTCTGAACGCCCCCGGCGTGCTG
GCTGAAAACCCCGACATATTCGCAGTGATCATAATTCTCATCTTGACAGGACTTTTAACT
CTTGGTGTGAAAGAGTCGGCCATGGTCAACAAAATATTCACTTGTATTAACGTCCTGGTC
CTGGGCTTCATAATGGTGTCAGGATTTGTGAAAGGATCGGTTAAAAACTGGCAGCTCACG
GAGGAGGATTTTGGGAACACATCAGGCCGTCTCTGTTTGAACAATGACACAAAAGAAGGG
AAGCCCGGTGTTGGTGGATTCATGCCCTTCGGGTTCTCTGGTGTCCTGTCGGGGGCAGCG
ACTTGCTTCTATGCCTTCGTGGGCTTTGACTGCATCGCCACCACAGGTGAAGAGGTGAAG
AACCCACAGAAGGCCATCCCCGTGGGGATCGTGGCGTCCCTCTTGATCTGCTTCATCGCC
TACTTTGGGGTGTCGGCTGCCCTCACGCTCATGATGCCCTACTTCTGCCTGGACAATAAC
AGCCCCCTGCCCGACGCCTTTAAGCACGTGGGCTGGGAAGGTGCCAAGTACGCAGTGGCC
GTGGGCTCCCTCTGCGCTCTTTCCGCCAGTCTTCTAGGTTCCATGTTTCCCATGCCTCGG
GTTATCTATGCCATGGCTGAGGATGGACTGCTATTTAAATTCTTAGCCAACGTCAATGAT
AGGACCAAAACACCAATAATCGCCACATTAGCCTCGGGTGCCGTTGCTGCTGTGATGGCC
TTCCTCTTTGACCTGAAGGACTTGGTGGACCTCATGTCCATTGGCACTCTCCTGGCTTAC
TCGTTGGTGGCTGCCTGTGTGTTGGTCTTACGGTACCAGCCAGAGCAGCCTAACCTGGTA
TACCAGATGGCCAGTACTTCCGACGAGTTAGATCCAGCAGACCAAAATGAATTGGCAAGC
ACCAATGATTCCCAGCTGGGGTTTTTACCAGAGGCAGAGATGTTCTCTTTGAAAACCATA
CTCTCACCCAAAAACATGGAGCCTTCCAAAATCTCTGGGCTAATTGTGAACATTTCAACC
AGCCTTATAGCTGTTCTCATCATCACCTTCTGCATTGTGACCGTGCTTGGAAGGGAGGCT
CTCACCAAAGGGGCGCTGTGGGCAGTCTTTCTGCTCGCAGGGTCTGCCCTCCTCTGTGCC
GTGGTCACGGGCGTCATCTGGAGGCAGCCCGAGAGCAAGACCAAGCTCTCATTTAAGGTT
CCCTTCCTGCCAGTGCTCCCCATCCTGAGCATCTTCGTGAACGTCTATCTCATGATGCAG
CTGGACCAGGGCACCTGGGTCCGGTTTGCTGTGTGGATGCTGATAGGCTTCATCATCTAC
TTTGGCTATGGCCTGTGGCACAGCGAGGAGGCGTCCCTGGATGCCGACCAAGCAAGGACT
CCTGACGGCAACTTGGACCAGTGCAAGTGA
GenBank Gene IDX59155
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDSLC7A1
HGNC IDHGNC:11057
Chromosome Location13
Locus13q12-q14
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