Gene Information
Gene NameSLC1A1
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 Nameexcitatory amino acid transporter 3
Target TypeNA
Gene Age645 ( ENSG00000106688 )
Evolutionary StageCellular_organisms
AlphaFoldDBP43005
Gene CardSLC1A1
Uniprot IDP43005
PfamPF00375
In ASDno
Allosteric Predictionyes (0.104708161)
Ortholog in AnimalsAlpaca_ SLC1A1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Dog_ SLC1A1 ( ortholog_one2one )
GuineaPig_ SLC1A1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Macaque_ SLC1A1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Mouse_ Slc1a1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Pig_ SLC1A1 ( ortholog_one2one )
Rat_ Slc1a1 ( ortholog_one2one )
OhnologsSLC1A6, SLC1A7
ParalogsSLC1A4, SLC1A6, SLC1A2, SLC1A7, SLC1A5, SLC1A3
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 classificationHPG
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