Amino acid transporter

Transmembrane amino acid transporter protein
Identifiers
Symbol Aa_trans
Pfam PF01490
InterPro IPR013057
TCDB 2.A.18

An amino acid transporter is a membrane transport protein that transports amino acids. They are mainly of the solute carrier family.

Solute carrier family examples

VIAAT

Vesicular inhibitory amino acid transporter (VIAAT) is responsible for the storage of GABA and glycine in neuronal synaptic vesicles.[13]

Human proteins containing this domain

ATA2; SLC32A1; SLC36A1; SLC36A2; SLC36A3; SLC36A4; SLC38A1; SLC38A2; SLC38A3; SLC38A4; SLC38A5; SLC38A6;

References

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  12. Mackenzie B, Erickson JD (2004). "Sodium-coupled neutral amino acid (System N/A) transporters of the SLC38 gene family". Pflugers Arch 447 (5): 784–795. doi:10.1007/s00424-003-1117-9. PMID 12845534.
  13. [Vesicular Inhibitory Amino Acid Transporter Is Present in Glucagon-Containing Secretory Granules in {alpha}TC6 Cells, Mouse Clonal {alpha}-Cells, and {alpha}-Cells of Islets of Langerhans] Diabetes 52:2066-2074, 2003