UniprotKB/SwissProt ID: F8VQW8 (F8VQW8)
Gene Name:
SLC38A2
Organism: Homo sapiens (Human)
Function: Symporter that cotransports neutral amino acids and sodium ions from the extracellular to the intracellular side of the cell membrane. The transport is pH-sensitive, Li(+)-intolerant, electrogenic, driven by the Na(+) electrochemical gradient and cotransports of neutral amino acids and sodium ions with a stoichiometry of 1:1. May function in the transport of amino acids at the blood-brain barrier. May function in the transport of amino acids in the supply of maternal nutrients to the fetus through the placenta. Maintains a key metabolic glutamine/glutamate balance underpinning retrograde signaling by dendritic release of the neurotransmitter glutamate. Transports L-proline in differentiating osteoblasts for the efficient synthesis of proline-enriched proteins and provides proline essential for osteoblast differentiation and bone formation during bone development
Other Modifications: View all modification sites in dbPTM
Protein Subcellular Localization: Cell membrane
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