Gene:
solute carrier family 7 (cationic amino acid transporter, y+ system), member 1
Gene ID:
205139
Symbol:
SLC7A1
Species:
1000
Description:
High-affinity, low capacity permease involved in the transport of the cationic amino acids (arginine, lysine and ornithine) in non-hepatic tissues. May also function as an ecotropic retroviral leukemia receptor.