Gene Information
Gene NameHEAAC1
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length524
Protein NamesExcitatory amino acid transporter 3 (Excitatory amino-acid carrier 1) (Neuronal and epithelial glutamate transporter) (Sodium-dependent glutamate/aspartate transporter 3) (Solute carrier family 1 member 1)
Target NameNA
Target TypeNA
Gene AgeNA
Evolutionary StageNA
AlphaFoldDBP43005
Gene CardSLC1A1
Uniprot IDP43005
PfamPF00375
In ASDno
Allosteric PredictionNA
Ortholog in AnimalsNA
OhnologsNA
ParalogsNA
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityExpressed in all tissues tested including liver, muscle, testis, ovary, retinoblastoma cell line, neurons and brain (in which there was dense expression in substantia nigra, red nucleus, hippocampus and in cerebral cortical layers). {ECO:0000269|PubMed:7521911, ECO:0000269|PubMed:7859077, ECO:0000269|PubMed:7914198}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 6S3Q  (EM  3.34A  6X2L  (EM  2.85A  6X2Z  (EM  3.03A  6X3E  (EM  3.42A  6X3F  (EM  3.03A  7NSG  (EM  3.34A 
DBSNP rs2229885  rs2228621  rs587777696 
Subcellular location [CC]Cell membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:21123949, ECO:0000269|PubMed:26690923, ECO:0000269|PubMed:7521911, ECO:0000269|PubMed:7914198, ECO:0000269|PubMed:8857541};
Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P43003}. Apical cell membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:21123949};
Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P43003}. Synapse, synaptosome {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P51906}. Early endosome membrane {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P51906}. Late endosome membrane {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P51906}. Recycling endosome membrane {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:P51906}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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