Identification
HMDB Protein ID CDBP02272
Secondary Accession Numbers Not Available
Name Excitatory amino acid transporter 2
Description Not Available
Synonyms
  1. Glutamate/aspartate transporter II
  2. Sodium-dependent glutamate/aspartate transporter 2
  3. Solute carrier family 1 member 2
Gene Name SLC1A2
Protein Type Transporter
Biological Properties
General Function Involved in sodium:dicarboxylate symporter activity
Specific Function Transports L-glutamate and also L- and D-aspartate. Essential for terminating the postsynaptic action of glutamate by rapidly removing released glutamate from the synaptic cleft. Acts as a symport by cotransporting sodium
GO Classification
Component
membrane
cell part
Function
transmembrane transporter activity
substrate-specific transmembrane transporter activity
transporter activity
organic acid transmembrane transporter activity
carboxylic acid transmembrane transporter activity
dicarboxylic acid transmembrane transporter activity
sodium:dicarboxylate symporter activity
Process
establishment of localization
transport
organic acid transport
carboxylic acid transport
dicarboxylic acid transport
Cellular Location
  1. Membrane
  2. Multi-pass membrane protein
Pathways
Gene Properties
Chromosome Location Chromosome:1
Locus 11p13-p12
SNPs SLC1A2
Gene Sequence
>1725 bp
ATGGCATCTACGGAAGGTGCCAACAATATGCCCAAGCAGGTGGAAGTGCGAATGCACGAC
AGTCATCTTGGCTCAGAGGAACCCAAGCACCGGCACCTGGGCCTGCGCCTGTGTGACAAG
CTGGGGAAGAATCTGCTGCTCACCCTGACGGTGTTTGGTGTCATCCTGGGAGCAGTGTGT
GGAGGGCTTCTTCGCTTGGCATCTCCCATCCACCCTGATGTGGTTATGTTAATAGCCTTC
CCAGGGGATATACTCATGAGGATGCTAAAAATGCTCATTCTCCCTCTAATCATCTCCAGC
TTAATCACAGGGTTGTCAGGCCTGGATGCTAAGGCTAGTGGCCGCTTGGGCACGAGAGCC
ATGGTGTATTACATGTCCACGACCATCATTGCTGCAGTACTGGGGGTCATTCTGGTCTTG
GCTATCCATCCAGGCAATCCCAAGCTCAAGAAGCAGCTGGGGCCTGGGAAGAAGAATGAT
GAAGTGTCCAGCCTGGATGCCTTCCTGGACCTTATTCGAAATCTCTTCCCTGAAAACCTT
GTCCAAGCCTGCTTTCAACAGATTCAAACAGTGACGAAGAAAGTCCTGGTTGCACCACCG
CCGGACGAGGAGGCCAACGCAACCAGCGCTGTTGTCTCTCTGTTGAACGAGACTGTGACT
GAGGTGCCGGAGGAGACTAAGATGGTTATCAAGAAGGGCCTGGAGTTCAAGGATGGGATG
AACGTCTTAGGTCTGATAGGGTTTTTCATTGCTTTTGGCATCGCTATGGGGAAGATGGGA
GATCAGGCCAAGCTGATGGTGGATTTCTTCAACATTTTGAATGAGATTGTAATGAAGTTA
GTGATCATGATCATGTGGTACTCTCCCCTGGGTATCGCCTGCCTGATCTGTGGAAAGATC
ATTGCAATCAAGGACTTAGAAGTGGTTGCTAGGCAACTGGGGATGTACATGGTAACAGTG
ATCATAGGCCTCATCATCCACGGGGGCATCTTTCTCCCCTTGATTTACTTTGTAGTGACC
AGGAAAAACCCCTTCTCCTTTTTTGCTGGCATTTTCCAAGCTTGGATCACTGCCCTGGGC
ACCGCTTCCAGTGCTGGAACTTTGCCTGTCACCTTTCGTTGCCTGGAAGAAAATCTGGGG
ATTGATAAGCGTGTGACTAGATTCGTCCTTCCTGTTGGAGCAACCATTAACATGGATGGT
ACAGCCCTTTATGAAGCGGTAGCCGCCATCTTTATAGCCCAAATGAATGGTGTTGTCCTG
GATGGAGGACAGATTGTGACTGTAAGCCTCACAGCCACCCTGGCAAGCGTCGGCGCGGCC
AGTATCCCCAGTGCCGGGCTGGTCACCATGCTCCTCATTCTGACAGCCGTGGGCCTGCCA
ACAGAGGACATCAGCCTGCTGGTGGCTGTGGACTGGCTGCTGGACAGGATGAGAACTTCA
GTCAATGTTGTGGGTGACTCTTTTGGGGCTGGGATAGTCTATCACCTCTCCAAGTCTGAG
CTGGATACCATTGACTCCCAGCATCGAGTGCATGAAGATATTGAAATGACCAAGACTCAA
TCCATTTATGATGACATGAAGAACCACAGGGAAAGCAACTCTAATCAATGTGTCTATGCT
GCACACAACTCTGTCATAGTAGATGAATGCAAGGTAACTCTGGCAGCCAATGGAAAGTCA
GCCGACTGCAGTGTTGAGGAAGAACCTTGGAAACGTGAGAAATAA
Protein Properties
Number of Residues 574
Molecular Weight 62103.7
Theoretical pI 6.51
Pfam Domain Function
Signals
  • ["None"]
Transmembrane Regions
  • ["45-64", "88-108", "121-142", "240-259", "280-301", "317-339", "406-430", "437-459"]
Protein Sequence
>Excitatory amino acid transporter 2
MASTEGANNMPKQVEVRMHDSHLGSEEPKHRHLGLRLCDKLGKNLLLTLTVFGVILGAVC
GGLLRLASPIHPDVVMLIAFPGDILMRMLKMLILPLIISSLITGLSGLDAKASGRLGTRA
MVYYMSTTIIAAVLGVILVLAIHPGNPKLKKQLGPGKKNDEVSSLDAFLDLIRNLFPENL
VQACFQQIQTVTKKVLVAPPPDEEANATSAVVSLLNETVTEVPEETKMVIKKGLEFKDGM
NVLGLIGFFIAFGIAMGKMGDQAKLMVDFFNILNEIVMKLVIMIMWYSPLGIACLICGKI
IAIKDLEVVARQLGMYMVTVIIGLIIHGGIFLPLIYFVVTRKNPFSFFAGIFQAWITALG
TASSAGTLPVTFRCLEENLGIDKRVTRFVLPVGATINMDGTALYEAVAAIFIAQMNGVVL
DGGQIVTVSLTATLASVGAASIPSAGLVTMLLILTAVGLPTEDISLLVAVDWLLDRMRTS
VNVVGDSFGAGIVYHLSKSELDTIDSQHRVHEDIEMTKTQSIYDDMKNHRESNSNQCVYA
AHNSVIVDECKVTLAANGKSADCSVEEEPWKREK
GenBank ID Protein 40254478
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot ID P43004
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Entry Name EAA2_HUMAN
PDB IDs Not Available
GenBank Gene ID NM_004171
GeneCard ID SLC1A2
GenAtlas ID SLC1A2
HGNC ID HGNC:10940
References
General References Not Available