Large neutral amino acids transporter small subunit 2

SLC7A8
Identifiers
Aliases	SLC7A8, LAT2, LPI-PC1, solute carrier family 7 member 8
External IDs	OMIM: 604235; MGI: 1355323; HomoloGene: 8166; GeneCards: SLC7A8; OMA:SLC7A8 - orthologs
Gene location (Human)
Chr.	Chromosome 14 (human)
End	23,183,674 bp
Gene location (Mouse)
Chr.	Chromosome 14 (mouse)
End	55,019,403 bp
RNA expression pattern
	Top expressed in
	islet of Langerhans; ; left uterine tube; ; beta cell; ; gastric mucosa; ; right ovary; ; human kidney; ; left ovary; ; oocyte; ; retinal pigment epithelium; ; decidua;
	Top expressed in
	yolk sac; ; epithelium of lens; ; right kidney; ; lip; ; islet of Langerhans; ; gastrula; ; decidua; ; superior frontal gyrus; ; muscle of thigh; ; dentate gyrus of hippocampal formation granule cell;
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Gene ontology
Molecular function	peptide antigen binding; L-amino acid transmembrane transporter activity; neutral amino acid transmembrane transporter activity; toxin transmembrane transporter activity; protein binding; antiporter activity; organic cation transmembrane transporter activity; amino acid transmembrane transporter activity; transmembrane transporter activity;
Cellular component	cytoplasm; integral component of membrane; membrane; plasma membrane; integral component of plasma membrane; basolateral plasma membrane;
Biological process	amino acid transmembrane transport; cellular amino acid metabolic process; metal ion homeostasis; L-amino acid transport; L-alpha-amino acid transmembrane transport; amino acid transport; response to toxic substance; neutral amino acid transport; leukocyte migration; toxin transport; organic cation transport; transmembrane transport;
	Sources:Amigo / QuickGO
Orthologs
	23428
	50934
	ENSG00000092068
	ENSMUSG00000022180
	Q9UHI5
	Q9QXW9
	NM_001267036; NM_001267037; NM_012244; NM_182728
	NM_016972
	NP_001253965; NP_001253966; NP_036376; NP_877392
	NP_058668
	Wikidata
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Large neutral amino acids transporter small subunit 2 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the SLC7A8 gene.