Glutamate aspartate transporter

Solute carrier family 1 (glial high affinity glutamate transporter), member 3

Identifiers

SLC1A3; EA6; EAAT1; FLJ25094; GLAST; GLAST1

External IDs

OMIM: 600111 MGI: 99917 HomoloGene: 20882 GeneCards: SLC1A3 Gene

Gene Ontology
Molecular function	• L-glutamate transmembrane transporter activity • high-affinity glutamate transmembrane transporter activity • symporter activity • glutamate binding • sodium:dicarboxylate symporter activity
Cellular component	• membrane fraction • mitochondrial inner membrane • plasma membrane • cell surface • integral to membrane • basolateral plasma membrane • neuron projection • neuronal cell body • dendritic spine • fibril • synapse
Biological process	• neurotransmitter uptake • glutamate biosynthetic process • ion transport • dicarboxylic acid transport • synaptic transmission • sensory perception of sound • response to light stimulus • gamma-aminobutyric acid biosynthetic process • response to wounding • response to inorganic substance • L-glutamate transport • cranial nerve development • auditory behavior • response to drug • malate-aspartate shuttle • response to antibiotic • cell morphogenesis involved in neuron differentiation • positive regulation of synaptic transmission • neuromuscular process controlling balance • L-glutamate import • transmembrane transport • D-aspartate import
Sources: Amigo / QuickGO

RNA expression pattern

More reference expression data

Orthologs

Species

Human

Mouse

RefSeq (mRNA)

RefSeq (protein)

Location (UCSC)

Chr 5:
36.61 – 36.69 Mb

Chr 15:
8.58 – 8.66 Mb

PubMed search

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Solute carrier family 1 (glial high-affinity glutamate transporter), member 3, also known as SLC1A3,is a protein that, in humans, is encoded by the SLC1A3 gene.^[1] SLC1A3 is also often called the GLutamate ASpartate Transporter (GLAST) or Excitatory Amino Acid Transporter 1 (EAAT1) .

GLAST is a protein in the inner mitochondrial membrane that is part of the malate-aspartate shuttle.^[2]

1 Mechanism
2 Tissue distribution
3 Clinical significance
4 References
5 Further reading
6 External links

Mechanism

GLAST mediates the transport of glutamic and aspartic acid with the cotransport of three Na⁺ and one H⁺ cations and counter transport of one K⁺ cation. This co-transport coupling (or symport) allows the transport of glutamate into cells against a concentration gradient.^[3]

"Diagram Illustrating the Malate-Asparate Shuttle Pathway". (Glutamate aspartate transporter labeled at bottom center.)

Expression of SLC1A3 in the Bergmann glia fibers. Mouse brain at 7th postnatal day, sagittal section; GENSAT database.

Tissue distribution

GLAST is highly expressed in astrocytes and Bergmann glia in the cerebellum.^[4]^[5] In the retina, GLAST is expressed in Muller cells.^[6] GLAST is also expressed in a number of other tissues including cardiac myocytes.^[2]

Clinical significance

It is associated with type 6 episodic_ataxia.^[7]

References

^ "Entrez Gene: SLC1A3 solute carrier family 1 (glial high affinity glutamate transporter), member 3". http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?Db=gene&Cmd=ShowDetailView&TermToSearch=6507.
^ ^a ^b Ralphe JC, Segar JL, Schutte BC, Scholz TD (2004). "Localization and function of the brain excitatory amino acid transporter type 1 in cardiac mitochondria". J. Mol. Cell. Cardiol. 37 (1): 33–41. doi:10.1016/j.yjmcc.2004.04.008. PMID 15242733.
^ Kanai Y, Hediger MA (2004). "The glutamate/neutral amino acid transporter family SLC1: molecular, physiological and pharmacological aspects". Pflugers Arch. 447 (5): 469–79. doi:10.1007/s00424-003-1146-4. PMID 14530974.
^ Storck T, Schulte S, Hofmann K, Stoffel W (1992). "Structure, expression, and functional analysis of a Na(+)-dependent glutamate/aspartate transporter from rat brain". Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 89 (22): 10955–9. doi:10.1073/pnas.89.22.10955. PMC 50461. PMID 1279699. http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?tool=pmcentrez&artid=50461.
^ Rothstein JD, Martin L, Levey AI, Dykes-Hoberg M, Jin L, Wu D, Nash N, Kuncl RW (1994). "Localization of neuronal and glial glutamate transporters". Neuron 13 (3): 713–25. doi:10.1016/0896-6273(94)90038-8. PMID 7917301.
^ Rauen T, Taylor WR, Kuhlbrodt K, Wiessner M (1998). "High-affinity glutamate transporters in the rat retina: a major role of the glial glutamate transporter GLAST-1 in transmitter clearance". Cell Tissue Res. 291 (1): 19–31. doi:10.1007/s004410050976. PMID 9394040.
^ Jen JC, Wan J, Palos TP, Howard BD, Baloh RW (2005). "Mutation in the glutamate transporter EAAT1 causes episodic ataxia, hemiplegia, and seizures". Neurology 65 (4): 529–34. doi:10.1212/01.WNL.0000172638.58172.5a. PMID 16116111.

External links

MeSH Glutamate+Aspartate+Transporter+1

Membrane proteins, carrier proteins: membrane transport proteins solute carrier (TC 2A)

By group

SLC1–10

(1) high affinity glutamate and neutral amino-acid transporter (SLC1A1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)

(2) facilitative GLUT transporter (SLC2A1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)

(3) heavy subunits of heterodimeric amino-acid transporters (SLC3A1, 2)

(4) bicarbonate transporter (SLC4A1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)

(5) sodium glucose cotransporter (SLC5A1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)

(6) sodium- and chloride- dependent sodium:neurotransmitter symporters (SLC6A1, SLC6A2, SLC6A3, SLC6A4, SLC6A5, SLC6A6, SLC6A7, SLC6A8, SLC6A9, SLC6A10, SLC6A11, SLC6A12, SLC6A13, SLC6A14, SLC6A15, SLC6A16, SLC6A17, SLC6A18, SLC6A19, SLC6A20)

(7) cationic amino-acid transporter/glycoprotein-associated (SLC7A1, SLC7A2, SLC7A3, SLC7A4) glycoprotein-associated/light or catalytic subunits of heterodimeric amino-acid transporters (SLC7A5, SLC7A6, SLC7A7, SLC7A8, SLC7A9, SLC7A10, SLC7A11, SLC7A13, SLC7A14)

(8) Na+/Ca2+ exchanger (SLC8A1, SLC8A2, SLC8A3)

(9) Na+/H+ exchanger (SLC9A1, SLC9A2, SLC9A3, SLC9A4, SLC9A5, SLC9A6, SLC9A7, SLC9A8, SLC9A9, SLC9A10, SLC9A11)

(10) sodium bile salt cotransport (SLC10A1, SLC10A2, SLC10A3, SLC10A4, SLC10A5, SLC10A6, SLC10A7); 10A1 · 10A2 · 10A3 · 10A7

SLC11–20

(11) proton coupled metal ion transporter (SLC11A1, SLC11A2) 11A3

(12) electroneutral cation-Cl cotransporter (SLC12A1, SLC12A1, SLC12A2, SLC12A3, SLC12A4, SLC12A5, SLC12A6, SLC12A7, SLC12A8, SLC12A9)

(13) human Na+-sulfate/carboxylate cotransporter (SLC13A1, SLC13A2, SLC13A3, SLC13A4, SLC13A5)

(14) urea transporter (SLC14A1, SLC14A2)

(15) proton oligopeptide cotransporter (SLC15A1, SLC15A2, SLC15A3, SLC15A4)

(16) monocarboxylate transporter (SLC16A1, SLC16A2, SLC16A3, SLC16A4, SLC16A5, SLC16A6, SLC16A7, SLC16A8, SLC16A9, SLC16A10, SLC16A11, SLC16A12, SLC16A13, SLC16A14)

(17) vesicular glutamate transporter (SLC17A1, SLC17A2, SLC17A3, SLC17A4, SLC17A5, SLC17A6, SLC17A7, SLC17A8, SLC17A9)

(18) vesicular amine transporter (SLC18A1, SLC18A2, SLC18A3)

(19) folate/thiamine transporter (SLC19A1, SLC19A2, SLC19A3)

(20) type III Na+-phosphate cotransporter (SLC20A1, SLC20A2)

SLC21–30

(21) organic anion transporting (SLCO1A2, SLCO1B1, SLCO1B3, SLCO1B4, SLCO1C1) (SLCO2A1, SLCO2B1) (SLCO3A1) (SLCO4A1, SLCO4C1) (SLCO5A1) (SLCO6A1)

(22) organic cation/anion/zwitterion transporter (SLC22A1, SLC22A2, SLC22A3, SLC22A4, SLC22A5, SLC22A6, SLC22A7, SLC22A8, SLC22A9, SLC22A10, SLC22A11, SLC22A12, SLC22A13, SLC22A14, SLC22A15, SLC22A16, SLC22A17, SLC22A18, SLC22A19, SLC22A20)

(23) Na+-dependent ascorbic acid transporter (SLC23A1, SLC23A2, SLC23A3, SLC23A4)

(24) Na+/(Ca2+-K+) exchanger (SLC24A1, SLC24A2, SLC24A3, SLC24A4, SLC24A5, SLC24A6)

(25) mitochondrial carrier (SLC25A1, SLC25A2, SLC25A3, SLC25A4, SLC25A5, SLC25A6, SLC25A7, SLC25A8, SLC25A9, SLC25A10, SLC25A11, SLC25A12, SLC25A13, SLC25A14, SLC25A15, SLC25A16, SLC25A17, SLC25A18, SLC25A19, SLC25A20, SLC25A21, SLC25A22, SLC25A23, SLC25A24, SLC25A25, SLC25A26, SLC25A27, SLC25A28, SLC25A29, SLC25A30, SLC25A31, SLC25A32, SLC25A33, SLC25A34, SLC25A35, SLC25A36, SLC25A37, SLC25A38, SLC25A39, SLC25A40, SLC25A41, SLC25A42, SLC25A43, SLC25A44, SLC25A45, SLC25A46)

(26) multifunctional anion exchanger (SLC26A1, SLC26A2, SLC26A3, SLC26A4, SLC26A5, SLC26A6, SLC26A7, SLC26A8, SLC26A9, SLC26A10, SLC26A11)

(27) fatty acid transport proteins (SLC27A1, SLC27A2, SLC27A3, SLC27A4, SLC27A5, SLC27A6)

(28) Na+-coupled nucleoside transport (SLC28A1, SLC28A2, SLC28A3

(29) facilitative nucleoside transporter (SLC29A1, SLC29A2, SLC29A3, SLC29A4)

(30) zinc efflux (SLC30A1, SLC30A2, SLC30A3, SLC30A4, SLC30A5, SLC30A6, SLC30A7, SLC30A8, SLC30A9, SLC30A10)

SLC31–40

(31) copper transporter (SLC31A1)

(32) vesicular inhibitory amino-acid transporter (SLC32A1)

(33) Acetyl-CoA transporter (SLC33A1)

(34) type II Na+-phosphate cotransporter (SLC34A1, SLC34A2, SLC34A3)

(35) nucleoside-sugar transporter (SLC35A1, SLC35A2, SLC35A3, SLC35A4, SLC35A5) (SLC35B1, SLC35B2, SLC35B3, SLC35B4) (SLC35C1, SLC35C2) (SLC35D1, SLC35D2, SLC35D3) (SLC35E1, SLC35E2, SLC35E3, SLC35E4)

(36) proton-coupled amino-acid transporter (SLC36A1, SLC36A2, SLC36A3, SLC36A4)36A2 ·

(37) sugar-phosphate/phosphate exchanger (SLC37A1, SLC37A2, SLC37A3, SLC37A4)

(38) System A & N, sodium-coupled neutral amino-acid transporter (SLC38A1, SLC38A2, SLC38A3, SLC38A4, SLC38A5, SLC38A6, SLC38A10)

(39) metal ion transporter (SLC39A1, SLC39A2, SLC39A3, SLC39A4, SLC39A5, SLC39A6, SLC39A7, SLC39A8, SLC39A9, SLC39A10, SLC39A11, SLC39A12, SLC39A13, SLC39A14)

(40) basolateral iron transporter (SLC40A1)

SLC41–48

(41) MgtE-like magnesium transporter (SLC41A1, SLC41A2, SLC41A3)

(42) Ammonia transporter (RhAG, RhBG, RhCG)

(43) Na+-independent, system-L like amino-acid transporter (SLC43A1, SLC43A2, SLC43A3)

(44) Choline-like transporter (SLC44A1, SLC44A2, SLC44A3, SLC44A4, SLC44A5)

(45) Putative sugar transporter (SLC45A1, SLC45A2, SLC54A3, SLC45A4)

(46) Folate transporter (SLC46A1, SLC46A2)

(47) multidrug and toxin extrusion (SLC47A1, SLC47A2)

(48) Heme transporter

SLCO1–4

O1A2 · O1B1 · O1B3 · O2B1 · O431 · O4A1

Ion pumps

Symporter, Cotransporter	Na+/K+/2Cl- - Na/Pi3 - Na+/Cl- - Na/glucose - Na+/I- - Cl-/K+ (4, 5)

Antiporter (exchanger)	Na+/H+ - Na+/Ca2+ (Na+/(Ca2+-K+)) - Cl-/HCO3- (Band 3) - Cl-formate exchanger - Cl-oxalate exchanger

see also solute carrier disorders
B memb: cead, trns (1A, 1C, 1F, 2A, 3A1, 3A2-3, 3D), othr

Mitochondrial proteins

Outer membrane	fatty acid degradation (Carnitine palmitoyltransferase I, Long fatty acyl CoA synthetase) tryptophan metabolism (Kynureninase) monoamine neurotransmitter metabolism (Monoamine oxidase)

Intermembrane space	Adenylate kinase - Creatine kinase

Inner membrane	oxidative phosphorylation (Coenzyme Q - cytochrome c reductase, Cytochrome c, NADH dehydrogenase, Succinate dehydrogenase) pyrimidine metabolism (Dihydroorotate dehydrogenase) mitochondrial shuttle (Malate-aspartate shuttle, Glycerol phosphate shuttle) other (Glutamate aspartate transporter, Glycerol-3-phosphate dehydrogenase, ATP synthase, Carnitine palmitoyltransferase II, Uncoupling protein)

Matrix	citric acid cycle (Citrate synthase, Aconitase, Isocitrate dehydrogenase, Oxoglutarate dehydrogenase, Succinyl coenzyme A synthetase, Fumarase, Malate dehydrogenase) anaplerotic reactions (Aspartate transaminase, Glutamate dehydrogenase, Pyruvate dehydrogenase complex) urea cycle (Carbamoyl phosphate synthetase I, Ornithine transcarbamylase, N-Acetylglutamate synthase) alcohol metabolism (ALDH2) PMPCB

Other/to be sorted	steroidogenesis (Cholesterol side-chain cleavage enzyme, Steroid 11-beta-hydroxylase, Aldosterone synthase), Frataxin Mitochondrial membrane transport protein (Mitochondrial permeability transition pore, Mitochondrial carrier)

Mitochondrial DNA	Complex I (MT-ND1, MT-ND2, MT-ND3, MT-ND4, MT-ND4L, MT-ND5, MT-ND6) - Complex III (MT-CYB) - Complex IV (MT-CO1, MT-CO2, MT-CO3) ATP synthase (MT-ATP6, MT-ATP8) tRNA (MT-TA, MT-TC, MT-TD, MT-TE, MT-TF, MT-TG, MT-TH, MT-TI, MT-TK, MT-TL1, MT-TL2, MT-TM, MT-TN, MT-TP, MT-TQ, MT-TR, MT-TS1, MT-TS2, MT-TT, MT-TV, MT-TW, MT-TY)

see also mitochondrial diseases B strc: edmb (perx), skel (ctrs), epit, cili, mito, nucl (chro)