Cationic amino acid transporter 3

SLC7A3
Identifiers
Aliases	SLC7A3, ATRC3, CAT-3, CAT3, solute carrier family 7 member 3
External IDs	OMIM: 300443; MGI: 1100521; HomoloGene: 56382; GeneCards: SLC7A3; OMA:SLC7A3 - orthologs
Gene location (Human)
Chr.	X chromosome (human)
End	70,931,125 bp
Gene location (Mouse)
Chr.	X chromosome (mouse)
End	100,129,626 bp
RNA expression pattern
	Top expressed in
	tail of epididymis; ; gonad; ; tibialis anterior muscle; ; ventricular zone; ; thymus; ; ganglionic eminence; ; testicle; ; gastric mucosa; ; mucosa of ileum; ; body of uterus;
	Top expressed in
	epiblast; ; embryo; ; dorsomedial hypothalamic nucleus; ; otic placode; ; ventral tegmental area; ; paraventricular nucleus of hypothalamus; ; central gray substance of midbrain; ; lateral hypothalamus; ; primitive streak; ; ventromedial nucleus;
	More reference expression data
	n/a
Gene ontology
Molecular function	basic amino acid transmembrane transporter activity; L-lysine transmembrane transporter activity; amino acid transmembrane transporter activity; transmembrane transporter activity; L-ornithine transmembrane transporter activity;
Cellular component	integral component of membrane; membrane; plasma membrane;
Biological process	basic amino acid transmembrane transport; L-lysine transmembrane transport; L-alpha-amino acid transmembrane transport; L-arginine transmembrane transport; amino acid transport; transmembrane transport; L-arginine import across plasma membrane; L-ornithine transmembrane transport;
	Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Orthologs
	84889
	11989
	ENSG00000165349
	ENSMUSG00000031297
	Q8WY07
	P70423
	NM_032803; NM_001048164
	NM_001301840; NM_007515
	NP_001041629; NP_116192
	NP_001288769; NP_031541
	Wikidata
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Cationic amino acid transporter 3 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the SLC7A3 gene.

SLC7A3 is a member of the system y+ family of transporters characterized by sodium-independent transport of cationic amino acids.[supplied by OMIM]