Gene Information
Gene NameSLC1A4
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length532
Protein NamesNeutral amino acid transporter A (Alanine/serine/cysteine/threonine transporter 1) (ASCT-1) (Solute carrier family 1 member 4)
Target Nameneutral amino acid transporter a
Target TypeNA
Gene Age645 ( ENSG00000115902 )
Evolutionary StageCellular_organisms
AlphaFoldDBP43007
Gene CardSLC1A4
Uniprot IDP43007
PfamPF00375
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionyes (0.328669166)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ SLC1A4 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ SLC1A4 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ SLC1A4 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ SLC1A4 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Slc1a4 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ SLC1A4 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Slc1a4 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsSLC1A6, SLC1A5
ParalogsSLC1A6, SLC1A2, SLC1A7, SLC1A1, SLC1A5, SLC1A3
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityExpressed mostly in brain, muscle, and pancreas but detected in all tissues examined. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:8340364}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 7P4I  (EM  4.20A 
DBSNP rs1064512  rs201278558  rs759458  rs761533681 
Subcellular location [CC]Membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:17081065};
Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000255}. Melanosome {ECO:0000269|PubMed:17081065}. Note=Identified by mass spectrometry in melanosome fractions from stage I to stage IV. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:17081065}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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