SLC3A2

Also known as 4F2, 4F2HC, 4T2HC, CD98, CD98HC, MDU1, NACAE, solute carrier family 3 member 2

protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens

Gene data

SLC3A2

Name: solute carrier family 3 member 2
Type: protein-coding
Position: 62,855,970–62,888,910 (+)
Aliases: 4F2, 4F2HC, 4T2HC, CD98, CD98HC, MDU1, NACAE
Ensembl: ENSG00000168003
RefSeq RNA: NM_001012661.1, NM_001012662.3, NM_001012663.1, NM_001012664.3, NM_001013251.3
RefSeq protein: NP_001012680.1, NP_001012682.1, NP_001013269.1, NP_002385.3

This gene is a member of the solute carrier family and encodes a cell surface, transmembrane protein. The protein exists as the heavy chain of a heterodimer, covalently bound through di-sulfide bonds to one of several possible light chains. The encoded transporter plays a role in regulation of intracellular calcium levels and transports L-type amino acids. Alternatively spliced transcript variants, encoding different isoforms, have been characterized. [provided by RefSeq, Nov 2010].