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SLC66A1 solute carrier family 66 member 1

Gene ID: 54896, updated on 19-Sep-2024
Gene type: protein coding
Also known as: LAAT1; PQLC2; LAAT-1

Summary

Enables L-arginine transmembrane transporter activity and L-lysine transmembrane transporter activity. Involved in L-arginine transmembrane transport; amino acid homeostasis; and lysine transport. Located in lysosomal membrane. Is integral component of organelle membrane. [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]

Genomic context

Location:
1p36.13
Sequence:
Chromosome: 1; NC_000001.11 (19312326..19334463)
Total number of exons:
10

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