Slc7a8
Gene Detail

Symbol

Name
ID

Slc7a8
solute carrier family 7 (cationic amino acid transporter, y+ system), member 8
MGI:1355323

Synonyms

LAT2

Feature Type

protein coding gene

Genetic Map

Chromosome 14
27.91 cM
Detailed Genetic Map ± 1 cM


Mapping data(1)

Sequence Map

Chr14:54722216-54781886 bp, - strand From Ensembl annotation of GRCm38   59671 bp   ±  kb flank VEGA Genome Browser | Ensembl Genome Browser | UCSC Browser | NCBI Map Viewer

Mouse Genome Browser

Vertebrate
homology

HomoloGene:8166  Vertebrate Homology Class
1 human; 1 mouse; 1 rat; 1 chimpanzee; 1 rhesus macaque; 1 cattle; 1 dog; 1 western clawed frog; 1 zebrafish

Protein SuperFamily: amino acid transporter
Gene Tree: Slc7a8

Human
homologs

Human Homolog		SLC7A8, solute carrier family 7 (amino acid transporter light chain, L system), member 8
NCBI Gene ID		23428
neXtProt AC		NX_Q9UHI5
Human Synonyms		LAT2, LPI-PC1
Human Chr (Location)		14q11.2; chr14:23125295-23183660 (-)  GRCh38

Mutations,
alleles, and
phenotypes

All mutations/alleles(5) : Targeted(5)
Incidental mutations (data from Mutagenetix , APF )
 

Mice homozygous for a targeted mutation display hypoactivity, decreased motor performance, and resistance to pharmacologically induced seizures.

 

Interactions

Slc7a8 interacts with 256 markers (Mir1a-1, Mir1a-2, Mir1b, ...)

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Gene Ontology
(GO)
classifications

All GO classifications: (24 annotations)

Process	amine transport, amino acid transmembrane transport, ...
Component	cytoplasm, extracellular vesicular exosome, ...
Function	amine transmembrane transporter activity, amino acid transmembrane transporter activity, ...

External Resources: FuncBase

Expression

Literature Summary: (9 records)

Data Summary: Results (238)    Tissues (180)    Images (8)    Tissue x Stage Matrix (view)

Assay Type	Results
RNA in situ	101
In situ reporter (knock in)	54
Western blot	18
RT-PCR	65

cDNA source data(50)
External Resources: Allen Institute   GEO   Expression Atlas

Molecular
reagents

All nucleic(53) cDNA(50) Primer pair(3)
Microarray probesets(3)

Other database
links

Ensembl Gene Model	ENSMUSG00000022180 (Evidence)
Entrez Gene	50934 (Evidence)
UniGene	276831
DFCI	TC1594216, TC1575842
DoTS	DT.530443, DT.91582805
NIA Mouse Gene Index	U035560
Consensus CDS Project	CCDS27101.1
International Mouse Knockout Project Status	Slc7a8

Sequences

Length	Strain/Species
genomic	ENSMUSG00000022180	Ensembl Gene Model | MGI Sequence Detail	59671	C57BL/6J
transcript	ENSMUST00000022787	Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail	4033	Not Applicable
polypeptide	ENSMUSP00000022787	Ensembl | MGI Sequence Detail	531	Not Applicable

All sequences(23) RefSeq(6) UniProt(1)

Polymorphisms

SNPs within 2kb(760 from dbSNP Build 137)

Protein-related
information

Resource	ID	Description
InterPro	IPR002293	Amino acid/polyamine transporter I
InterPro	IPR004760	L-type amino acid transporter
Protein Ontology	PR:000015205	large neutral amino acids transporter small subunit 2

References

(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:201184 Ferrara AM, et al., Changes in thyroid status during perinatal development of MCT8-deficient male mice. Endocrinology. 2013 Jul;154(7):2533-41
All references(34)

Other
accession IDs

MGI:2145551