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Facts about Excitatory amino acid transporter 5.
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| Human | |
|---|---|
| Gene Name: | SLC1A7 |
| Uniprot: | O00341 |
| Entrez: | 6512 |

| Belongs to: |
|---|
| dicarboxylate/amino acid:cation symporter (DAACS) (TC 2.A.23) family |

AAAT; EAAT5; excitatory amino acid transporter 5 (retinal glutamate transporter); excitatory amino acid transporter 5a long; retinal glutamate transporter; solute carrier family 1 (glutamate transporter), member 7
Mass (kDA):
60.658 kDA

| Human | |
|---|---|
| Location: | 1p32.3 |
| Sequence: | 1; NC_000001.11 (53087183..53142638, complement) |
Expressed primarily in retina. Detectable in liver, heart, muscle and brain.
Membrane; Multi-pass membrane protein.




PMID: 9108121 by Arriza J.L., et al. Excitatory amino acid transporter 5, a retinal glutamate transporter coupled to a chloride conductance.