Gene Information
Gene NameSLC1A2
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length574
Protein NamesExcitatory amino acid transporter 2 (Glutamate/aspartate transporter II) (Sodium-dependent glutamate/aspartate transporter 2) (Solute carrier family 1 member 2)
Target Nameexcitatory amino acid transporter 2
Target TypeNA
Gene Age645 ( ENSG00000110436 )
Evolutionary StageCellular_organisms
AlphaFoldDBP43004
Gene CardSLC1A2
Uniprot IDP43004
PfamPF00375
In ASDyes
Allosteric Predictionyes (1.000267776)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ SLC1A2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ SLC1A2 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ SLC1A2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ SLC1A2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Slc1a2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ SLC1A2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Slc1a2 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rabbit_ SLC1A2 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsNA
ParalogsSLC1A4, SLC1A6, SLC1A7, SLC1A1, SLC1A5, SLC1A3
Tissuebrain, cerebral.cortex
Tissue SpecificityNA
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB 7VR7  (EM  2.80A  7VR8  (EM  3.20A  7XR4  (EM  3.40A  7XR6  (EM  3.40A 
DBSNP rs886037942  rs886037943  rs781379291 
Subcellular location [CC]Cell membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:14506254, ECO:0000269|PubMed:15265858, ECO:0000269|PubMed:26690923, ECO:0000269|PubMed:7521911};
Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000305}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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