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Slc7a8 Gene Detail
Summary
  • Symbol
    Slc7a8
  • Name
    solute carrier family 7 (cationic amino acid transporter, y+ system), member 8
  • Synonyms
    LAT2
  • Feature Type
    protein coding gene
  • IDs
    MGI:1355323
    NCBI Gene: 50934
  • Alliance
    gene page
  • Transcription Start Sites
    21 TSS
Location &
Maps
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  • Sequence Map
    Chr14:54959672-55019343 bp, - strand
    From NCBI annotation of GRCm39
  • View this region in JBrowse
  • Genome Browsers
    Ensembl | UCSC | NCBI
  • Genetic Map
    Chromosome 14, 27.91 cM
  • Mapping Data
    1 experiment
Strain
Comparison
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  • SNPs within 2kb
    1765 from dbSNP Build 142
  • Strain Annotations
    18
For selected strains:
Strain Gene Model ID Feature Type Coordinates Select Strains
C57BL/6J MGI_C57BL6J_1355323
 protein coding gene Chr14:54959666-55019403 (-)
129S1/SvImJ MGP_129S1SvImJ_G0021324
 protein coding gene Chr14:48692967-48752315 (-)
A/J MGP_AJ_G0021283
 protein coding gene Chr14:47734144-47792939 (-)
AKR/J MGP_AKRJ_G0021259
 protein coding gene Chr14:49458461-49519250 (-)
BALB/cJ MGP_BALBcJ_G0021287
 protein coding gene Chr14:47709882-47767911 (-)
C3H/HeJ MGP_C3HHeJ_G0021067
 protein coding gene Chr14:49157615-49218597 (-)
C57BL/6NJ MGP_C57BL6NJ_G0021725
 protein coding gene Chr14:51154388-51215140 (-)
CAROLI/EiJ MGP_CAROLIEiJ_G0019270
 protein coding gene Chr14:46149041-46208309 (-)
CAST/EiJ MGP_CASTEiJ_G0020586
 protein coding gene Chr14:45399864-45462144 (-)
CBA/J MGP_CBAJ_G0021034
 protein coding gene Chr14:52693202-52769174 (-)
DBA/2J MGP_DBA2J_G0021155
 protein coding gene Chr14:47473538-47531473 (-)
FVB/NJ MGP_FVBNJ_G0021137
 protein coding gene Chr14:46927981-46991830 (-)
LP/J MGP_LPJ_G0021229
 protein coding gene Chr14:49691708-49753814 (-)
NOD/ShiLtJ MGP_NODShiLtJ_G0021161
 protein coding gene Chr14:52087372-52149977 (-)
NZO/HlLtJ MGP_NZOHlLtJ_G0021752
 protein coding gene Chr14:48648474-48708493 (-)
PWK/PhJ MGP_PWKPhJ_G0020332
 protein coding gene Chr14:44007587-44068232 (-)
SPRET/EiJ MGP_SPRETEiJ_G0020160
 protein coding gene Chr14:44630192-44687909 (-)
WSB/EiJ MGP_WSBEiJ_G0020639
 protein coding gene Chr14:48935342-48996082 (-)



Homology
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  • Human Ortholog
    SLC7A8, solute carrier family 7 member 8
  • Vertebrate Orthologs
    4
Vertebrate Orthology Source
Alliance of Genome Resources
  • Human Ortholog
    SLC7A8, solute carrier family 7 member 8
  • Synonyms
    LAT2, LPI-PC1
  • Links
    NCBI Gene ID: 23428
    UniProt: Q9UHI5

  • Chr Location
    14q11.2; chr14:23125295-23183674 (-)  GRCh38
Human Diseases
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  • Diseases
    1 with Slc7a8 mouse models

Human Disease Mouse Models
      
IDs
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  • Mutations/Alleles
    1 with disease annotations
  • References
    1 with disease annotations
Mutations,
Alleles, and
Phenotypes
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  • Phenotype Summary
    15 phenotypes from 3 alleles in 4 genetic backgrounds
    16 phenotype references
Phenotype Overview

adipose tissue
behavior/neurological
cardiovascular system
cellular
craniofacial
digestive/alimentary system
embryo
endocrine/exocrine glands
growth/size/body
hearing/vestibular/ear
hematopoietic system
homeostasis/metabolism
integument
immune system
limbs/digits/tail
liver/biliary system
mortality/aging
muscle
nervous system
pigmentation
renal/urinary system
reproductive system
respiratory system
skeleton
taste/olfaction
neoplasm
vision/eye

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Mice homozygous for a targeted mutation display hypoactivity, decreased motor performance, and resistance to pharmacologically induced seizures.
Gene Ontology
(GO)
Classifications
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  • All GO Annotations
    73
  • GO References
    13
Molecular Function

carbohydrate derivative binding
cytoskeletal protein binding
DNA binding
enzyme regulator
hydrolase
ligase
lipid binding
oxidoreductase
RNA binding
signaling receptor activity
signaling receptor binding
transcription
transferase
transporter
Biological Process

carbohydrate derivative metabolism
cell differentiation
cell population proliferation
cellular component organization
DNA-templated transcription
establishment of localization
homeostatic process
immune system process
lipid metabolic process
programmed cell death
protein metabolic process
response to stimulus
signaling
system development
Cellular Component

cell projection
cytoplasmic vesicle
cytoskeleton
cytosol
endoplasmic reticulum
endosome
extracellular region
Golgi apparatus
mitochondrion
membraneless organelle
nucleus
organelle envelope
organelle lumen
plasma membrane
protein-containing complex
synapse
vacuole
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Expression
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Expression Overview

early conceptus
embryo ectoderm
embryo endoderm
embryo mesoderm
embryo mesenchyme
extraembryonic component
alimentary system
auditory system
branchial arches
cardiovascular system
connective tissue
endocrine system
exocrine system
hemolymphoid system
integumental system
limbs
liver and biliary system
musculoskeletal system
nervous system
olfactory system
reproductive system
respiratory system
urinary system
visual system
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  • Assay Results
    992
  • Tissues
    197
  • cDNA Data
    51
  • Literature Summary
    13
  • Comparison Matrix
    Gene Expression + Phenotype
    • Sequences &
    Gene Models
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    Representative SequencesLengthStrain/SpeciesFlank
    genomic 50934 NCBI Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail 59672 C57BL/6J ±  kb
    transcript NM_016972 RefSeq | MGI Sequence Detail 4064 C57BL/6  
    polypeptide Q9QXW9 UniProt | EBI | MGI Sequence Detail 531 Not Applicable  
    For the selected sequence
    Protein
    Information
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    Molecular
    Reagents
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    • All nucleic 56
      Genomic 1
      cDNA 51
      Primer pair 4

      Microarray probesets 3
    Other
    Accession IDs
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    MGI:2145551
    References
    more
    • Summaries
      All 59
      Developmental Gene Expression 13
      Diseases 1
      Gene Ontology 13
      Phenotypes 16
    • Earliest
      J:59975 Bassi MT, et al., SLC7A8, a gene mapping within the lysinuric protein intolerance critical region, encodes a new member of the glycoprotein-associated amino acid transporter family. Genomics. 1999 Dec 1;62(2):297-303
    • Latest
      J:345621 Adams DJ, et al., Genetic determinants of micronucleus formation in vivo. Nature. 2024 Mar;627(8002):130-136
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    03/25/2025
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