FB2026_01 , released March 12, 2026
FB2026_01 , released March 12, 2026
Gene Group: L-TYPE AMINO ACID TRANSPORTERS
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General Information
Name
L-TYPE AMINO ACID TRANSPORTERS
Species
D. melanogaster
Symbol
LAT
FlyBase ID
FBgg0000693
Date last reviewed
2024-03-14
Number of members
5
Description
Description
L-type amino acid transporters (LATs) are system L, sodium-independent transporters responsible for transport of bulky neutral amino acids. LATs form the light chains or catalytic chains of the heterodimeric amino acid transporters (HATs). (Adapted from FBrf0207965 and PMID:14770310).
Notes on Group

The L-TYPE AMINO ACID TRANSPORTERS of the SOLUTE CARRIER FAMILY 7, referred as light or catalytic subunits of heteromeric amino acid transporters (HATs), associate with heavy chain subunit CD98hc, a SOLUTE CARRIER FAMILY 3 member, to form functional HATs expressed at the cell surface (FBrf0207965 and PMID:14770309).

Source Material
The L-TYPE AMINO ACID TRANSPORTERS Gene Group has been compiled using the following publication(s): Chang et al., 2020, Limmer et al., 2014, Featherstone, 2011, Reynolds et al., 2009, and Romero-Calderon et al., 2007 .
Key Gene Ontology (GO) terms
Molecular Function
amino acid transmembrane transporter activity
Biological Process
amino acid transmembrane transport
Cellular Component
plasma membrane
Related Gene Groups
Parent group(s)
SLC7 FAMILY OF AMINO ACID TRANSPORTERS
Other related group(s)
SLC3 FAMILY OF HETEROMERIC AMINO ACID TRANSPORTERS ANCILLARY SUBUNITS
Members (5)
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External Data
Equivalent Group(s)
Other resource(s)
Synonyms and Secondary IDs
Synonym(s)
LAT
L-TYPE AMINO ACID TRANSPORTERS
gpaAT
SLC7A5-11
Glycoprotein-associated amino acid transporters
Light chains of the heteromeric amino acid transporters
Catalytic chains of the heteromeric amino acid transporters
Secondary FlyBase ID(s)
References (6)