Gene Information
Gene NameNAT2
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length487
Protein NamesSodium-coupled neutral amino acid symporter 1 (Amino acid transporter A1) (N-system amino acid transporter 2) (Solute carrier family 38 member 1) (System A amino acid transporter 1) (System N amino acid transporter 1)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene Age25 ( ENSG00000156006 )
Evolutionary StageEuk+Bac
AlphaFoldDBQ9H2H9
Gene CardSLC38A1
Uniprot IDQ9H2H9
PfamPF01490
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionyes (0.682999825)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ NAT2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ NAT2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Nat1 ( ortholog_many2many )
Mouse_ Nat3 ( ortholog_many2many )
Mouse_ Nat2 ( ortholog_many2many )
Rat_ Nat1 ( ortholog_many2many )
Rat_ Nat3 ( ortholog_many2many )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsNAT1
Tissueduodenum, liver, small.intestine, kidney, sigmoid.colon, spleen
Tissue SpecificityExpressed in the cerebral cortex by pyramidal and GABAergic neurons, astrocytes and other non-neuronal cells (at protein level). Expressed in placenta, heart, lung, skeletal muscle, spleen, stomach and testis (PubMed:10891391, PubMed:12388062, PubMed:15054072, PubMed:16148032). Highly expressed in cytotrophoblast cells from term placenta (PubMed:20599747). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10891391, ECO:0000269|PubMed:12388062, ECO:0000269|PubMed:15054072, ECO:0000269|PubMed:16148032, ECO:0000269|PubMed:20599747}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
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Gene Ontology
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Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP NA 
Subcellular location [CC]Cell membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:15054072};
Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q9JM15}. Note=Restricted to the somatodendritic compartment of neurons. Found in the cellular processes of neurons in the developing brain. {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q9JM15}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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