NameCystine/glutamate transporter
Synonyms
  • Amino acid transport system xc-
  • Calcium channel blocker resistance protein CCBR1
  • Solute carrier family 7 member 11
  • xCT
Gene NameSLC7A11
OrganismHuman
Amino acid sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0015999|Cystine/glutamate transporter
MVRKPVVSTISKGGYLQGNVNGRLPSLGNKEPPGQEKVQLKRKVTLLRGVSIIIGTIIGA
GIFISPKGVLQNTGSVGMSLTIWTVCGVLSLFGALSYAELGTTIKKSGGHYTYILEVFGP
LPAFVRVWVELLIIRPAATAVISLAFGRYILEPFFIQCEIPELAIKLITAVGITVVMVLN
SMSVSWSARIQIFLTFCKLTAILIIIVPGVMQLIKGQTQNFKDAFSGRDSSITRLPLAFY
YGMYAYAGWFYLNFVTEEVENPEKTIPLAICISMAIVTIGYVLTNVAYFTTINAEELLLS
NAVAVTFSERLLGNFSLAVPIFVALSCFGSMNGGVFAVSRLFYVASREGHLPEILSMIHV
RKHTPLPAVIVLHPLTMIMLFSGDLDSLLNFLSFARWLFIGLAVAGLIYLRYKCPDMHRP
FKVPLFIPALFSFTCLFMVALSLYSDPFSTGIGFVITLTGVPAYYLFIIWDKKPRWFRIM
SEKITRTLQIILEVVPEEDKL
Number of residues501
Molecular Weight55422.44
Theoretical pI9.51
GO Classification
Functions
  • cystine
Processes
  • amino acid transport
  • blood coagulation
  • response to oxidative stress
  • transmembrane transport
  • leukocyte migration
  • platelet aggregation
  • response to toxic substance
  • brain development
  • response to nicotine
  • L-glutamate transmembrane transport
  • ion transport
  • lens fiber cell differentiation
Components
  • plasma membrane
  • cell surface
  • integral component of membrane
  • integral component of plasma membrane
  • rough endoplasmic reticulum
  • cytoskeleton
General FunctionCystine:glutamate antiporter activity
Specific FunctionSodium-independent, high-affinity exchange of anionic amino acids with high specificity for anionic form of cystine and glutamate.
Pfam Domain Function
Transmembrane Regions44-64 75-95 114-134 159-179 190-210 235-255 266-286 318-338 365-385 388-408 423-443 450-470
GenBank Protein ID5668545
UniProtKB IDQ9UPY5
UniProtKB Entry NameXCT_HUMAN
Cellular LocationMembrane
Gene sequence
>lcl|BSEQ0016000|Cystine/glutamate transporter (SLC7A11)
ATGGTCAGAAAGCCTGTTGTGTCCACCATCTCCAAAGGAGGTTACCTGCAGGGAAATGTT
AACGGGAGGCTGCCTTCCCTGGGCAACAAGGAGCCACCTGGGCAGGAGAAAGTGCAGCTG
AAGAGGAAAGTCACTTTACTGAGGGGAGTCTCCATTATCATTGGCACCATCATTGGAGCA
GGAATCTTCATCTCTCCTAAGGGCGTGCTCCAGAACACGGGCAGCGTGGGCATGTCTCTG
ACCATCTGGACGGTGTGTGGGGTCCTGTCACTATTTGGAGCTTTGTCTTATGCTGAATTG
GGAACAACTATAAAGAAATCTGGAGGTCATTACACATATATTTTGGAAGTCTTTGGTCCA
TTACCAGCTTTTGTACGAGTCTGGGTGGAACTCCTCATAATACGCCCTGCAGCTACTGCT
GTGATATCCCTGGCATTTGGACGCTACATTCTGGAACCATTTTTTATTCAATGTGAAATC
CCTGAACTTGCGATCAAGCTCATTACAGCTGTGGGCATAACTGTAGTGATGGTCCTAAAT
AGCATGAGTGTCAGCTGGAGCGCCCGGATCCAGATTTTCTTAACCTTTTGCAAGCTCACA
GCAATTCTGATAATTATAGTCCCTGGAGTTATGCAGCTAATTAAAGGTCAAACGCAGAAC
TTTAAAGACGCCTTTTCAGGAAGAGATTCAAGTATTACGCGGTTGCCACTGGCTTTTTAT
TATGGAATGTATGCATATGCTGGCTGGTTTTACCTCAACTTTGTTACTGAAGAAGTAGAA
AACCCTGAAAAAACCATTCCCCTTGCAATATGTATATCCATGGCCATTGTCACCATTGGC
TATGTGCTGACAAATGTGGCCTACTTTACGACCATTAATGCTGAGGAGCTGCTGCTTTCA
AATGCAGTGGCAGTGACCTTTTCTGAGCGGCTACTGGGAAATTTCTCATTAGCAGTTCCG
ATCTTTGTTGCCCTCTCCTGCTTTGGCTCCATGAACGGTGGTGTGTTTGCTGTCTCCAGG
TTATTCTATGTTGCGTCTCGAGAGGGTCACCTTCCAGAAATCCTCTCCATGATTCATGTC
CGCAAGCACACTCCTCTACCAGCTGTTATTGTTTTGCACCCTTTGACAATGATAATGCTC
TTCTCTGGAGACCTCGACAGTCTTTTGAATTTCCTCAGTTTTGCCAGGTGGCTTTTTATT
GGGCTGGCAGTTGCTGGGCTGATTTATCTTCGATACAAATGCCCAGATATGCATCGTCCT
TTCAAGGTGCCACTGTTCATCCCAGCTTTGTTTTCCTTCACATGCCTCTTCATGGTTGCC
CTTTCCCTCTATTCGGACCCATTTAGTACAGGGATTGGCTTCGTCATCACTCTGACTGGA
GTCCCTGCGTATTATCTCTTTATTATATGGGACAAGAAACCCAGGTGGTTTAGAATAATG
TCAGAGAAAATAACCAGAACATTACAAATAATACTGGAAGTTGTACCAGAAGAAGATAAG
TTATGA
GenBank Gene IDAB026891
GeneCard IDNot Available
GenAtlas IDSLC7A11
HGNC IDHGNC:11059
Chromosome Location4
Locus4q28-q32
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