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Cationic Amino Acid Transporter 1

MESHD027201

A high-affinity, low capacity system y+ amino acid transporter found ubiquitously. It has specificity for the transport of ARGININE; LYSINE; and ORNITHINE. It may also act as an ecotropic leukemia retroviral receptor.

Synonyms

  • ATRC1
  • CAT-1 Transporter
  • CAT 1 Transporter
  • Transporter, CAT-1
  • Solute Carrier Family 7-(Cationic Amino Acid Transporter, y+ System), Member 1
  • SLC7A1 Transporter
  • Transporter, SLC7A1
  • CAT-1 Transport Protein
  • CAT 1 Transport Protein
  • Transport Protein, CAT-1

Source last updated 2026-05-24T15:25:24.801Z