Cationic Amino Acid Transporter 1

Synonyms

ATRC1

CAT 1 Transport Protein

CAT 1 Transporter

CAT-1 Transport Protein

CAT-1 Transporter

SLC7A1 Transporter

Solute Carrier Family 7-(Cationic Amino Acid Transporter, y+ System), Member 1

Transport Protein, CAT-1

Transporter, CAT-1

Transporter, SLC7A1

A high-affinity, low capacity system y+ amino acid transporter found ubiquitously. It has specificity for the transport of ARGININE; LYSINE; and ORNITHINE. It may also act as an ecotropic leukemia retroviral receptor.