Gene Information
Gene NameSLC1A7
OrganismHomo sapiens (Human)
Gene Length560
Protein NamesExcitatory amino acid transporter 5 (Retinal glutamate transporter) (Solute carrier family 1 member 7)
Target Nameexcitatory amino acid transporter 5
Target TypeLiterature-reported target
Gene Age645 ( ENSG00000162383 )
Evolutionary StageCellular_organisms
AlphaFoldDBO00341
Gene CardSLC1A7
Uniprot IDO00341
PfamPF00375
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionno (-0.049588999)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ SLC1A7 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ SLC1A7 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ SLC1A7 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ SLC1A7 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Slc1a7 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ SLC1A7 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Slc1a7 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsSLC1A3, SLC1A6, SLC1A1
ParalogsSLC1A4, SLC1A6, SLC1A2, SLC1A1, SLC1A5, SLC1A3
TissueNA
Tissue SpecificityExpressed primarily in retina. Detectable in liver, heart, muscle and brain. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:9108121}.
Pharmacological Animal ModelsNA
Gene Ontology
(biological process)
Gene Ontology
(cellular component)
Gene Ontology
(molecular function)
PDB NA 
DBSNP rs375136400  rs1288401 
Subcellular location [CC]Photoreceptor inner segment membrane {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q8JZR4};
Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000255}. Synaptic cell membrane {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q8JZR4};
Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000255}. Note=Located in both cone and rod photoreceptor terminals and in axon terminals of rod bipolar cells. {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q8JZR4}.
Mouse PG classificationNA
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