| Synonyms |
ATB(0), Baboon M7 virus receptor, RD114/simian type D retrovirus receptor, Sodium-dependent neutral amino acid transporter type 2, Solute carrier family 1 member 5 | ASCT2, M7V1, RDR, RDRC |
| Function |
Sodium-dependent amino acids transporter that has a broad substrate specificity, with a preference for zwitterionic amino acids. It accepts as substrates all neutral amino acids, including glutamine, asparagine, and branched-chain and aromatic amino acids, and excludes methylated, anionic, and cationic amino acids (PubMed:8702519, PubMed:29872227). Through binding of the fusogenic protein syncytin-1/ERVW-1 may mediate trophoblasts syncytialization, the spontaneous fusion of their plasma membranes, an essential process in placental development (PubMed:10708449, PubMed:23492904). |
3.0
SLC1A5
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relocalization