Names & Taxonomy

Uniprot ID:
Q8WY07
Entry Name:
CTR3_HUMAN
Status:
reviewed
Protein Names:
Cationic amino acid transporter 3 (CAT-3) (CAT3) (Cationic amino acid transporter y+) (Solute carrier family 7 member 3)
Gene Names:
SLC7A3 ATRC3 CAT3
Gene Names Primary:
SLC7A3
Organism:
Homo sapiens (Human)

Structure

Length:
619
Sequence:
MPWQAFRRFGQKLVRRRTLESGMAETRLARCLSTLDLVALGVGSTLGAGVYVLAGEVAKDKAGPSIVICFLVAALSSVLAGLCYAEFGARVPRSGSAYLYSYVTVGELWAFTTGWNLILSYVIGTASVARAWSSAFDNLIGNHISKTLQGSIALHVPHVLAEYPDFFALGLVLLLTGLLALGASESALVTKVFTGVNLLVLGFVMISGFVKGDVHNWKLTEEDYELAMAELNDTYSLGPLGSGGFVPFGFEGILRGAATCFYAFVGFDCIATTGEEAQNPQRSIPMGIVISLSVCFLAYFAVSSALTLMMPYYQLQPESPLPEAFLYIGWAPARYVVAVGSLCALSTSLLGSMFPMPRVIYAMAEDGLLFRVLARIHTGTRTPIIATVVSGIIAAFMAFLFKLTDLVDLMSIGTLLAYSLVSICVLILRYQPDQETKTGEEVELQEEAITTESEKLTLWGLFFPLNSIPTPLSGQIVYVCSSLLAVLLTALCLVLAQWSVPLLSGDLLWTAVVVLLLLLIIGIIVVIWRQPQSSTPLHFKVPALPLLPLMSIFVNIYLMMQMTAGTWARFGVWMLIGFAIYFGYGIQHSLEEIKSNQPSRKSRAKTVDLDPGTLYVHSV
Proteomes:
UP000005640

Subcellular location

Subcellular Location:
Cell membrane; Multi-pass membrane protein.

Function

Function:
Mediates the uptake of the cationic amino acids arginine, lysine and ornithine in a sodium-independent manner.
Cross Reference Drug Bank:
DB00125 DB00123 DB00129
Gene Ontology Go:
integral component of membrane
plasma membrane
antiporter activity
arginine transmembrane transporter activity
L-lysine transmembrane transporter activity
L-ornithine transmembrane transporter activity
amino acid transport
ion transport
L-ornithine transmembrane transport
regulation of TOR signaling
transmembrane transport
Gene Ontology Biological Process:
amino acid transport
ion transport
L-ornithine transmembrane transport
regulation of TOR signaling
transmembrane transport
Gene Ontology Molecular Function:
antiporter activity
arginine transmembrane transporter activity
L-lysine transmembrane transporter activity
L-ornithine transmembrane transporter activity
Gene Ontology Cellular Component:
integral component of membrane
plasma membrane
Keywords:
Amino-acid transport
Cell membrane
Complete proteome
Glycoprotein
Membrane
Phosphoprotein
Polymorphism
Reference proteome
Transmembrane
Transmembrane helix
Transport

Publication

PubMed ID:
11591158 14702039 15772651 15489334 21406692 21248752