Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.0.0)
Enables L-arginine transmembrane transporter activity. Involved in L-arginine transmembrane transport and regulation of macrophage activation. Acts upstream of or within several processes, including macrophage activation; nitric oxide biosynthetic process; and nitric oxide production involved in inflammatory response. Located in membrane. Is expressed in several structures, including alimentary system; brain; genitourinary system; immune system; and respiratory system. Orthologous to human SLC7A2 (solute carrier family 7 member 2).