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SLC7A8

Large neutral amino acids transporter small subunit 2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the SLC7A8 gene.[1][2][3]


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See also

References

References

  1. Borsani G, Bassi MT, Sperandeo MP, De Grandi A, Buoninconti A, Riboni M, Manzoni M, Incerti B, Pepe A, Andria G, Ballabio A, Sebastio G (Mar 1999). “SLC7A7, encoding a putative permease-related protein, is mutated in patients with lysinuric protein intolerance”. Nat Genet. 21 (3): 297–301. doi:10.1038/6815. PMID 10080183.
  2. Pineda M, Fernandez E, Torrents D, Estevez R, Lopez C, Camps M, Lloberas J, Zorzano A, Palacin M (Aug 1999). “Identification of a membrane protein, LAT-2, that Co-expresses with 4F2 heavy chain, an L-type amino acid transport activity with broad specificity for small and large zwitterionic amino acids”. J Biol Chem. 274 (28): 19738–44. doi:10.1074/jbc.274.28.19738. PMID 10391915.
  3. “Entrez Gene: SLC7A8 solute carrier family 7 (cationic amino acid transporter, y+ system), member 8”.
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