Identification
HMDB Protein ID CDBP02350
Secondary Accession Numbers Not Available
Name Low affinity cationic amino acid transporter 2
Description Not Available
Synonyms
  1. CAT-2
  2. CAT2
  3. Solute carrier family 7 member 2
Gene Name SLC7A2
Protein Type Enzyme
Biological Properties
General Function Involved in transport
Specific Function Low-affinity, high capacity permease involved in the transport of the cationic amino acids (arginine, lysine and ornithine). Plays a regulatory role in classical or alternative activation of macrophages
GO Classification
Component
membrane
cell part
membrane part
intrinsic to membrane
integral to membrane
Function
active transmembrane transporter activity
transmembrane transporter activity
amine transmembrane transporter activity
amino acid transmembrane transporter activity
transporter activity
Process
transport
amine transport
amino acid transport
transmembrane transport
establishment of localization
Cellular Location
  1. Membrane
  2. Multi-pass membrane protein
Pathways
Gene Properties
Chromosome Location Chromosome:8
Locus 8p22-p21.3
SNPs SLC7A2
Gene Sequence
>1977 bp
ATGATTCCTTGCAGAGCCGCGCTGACCTTTGCCCGATGTCTGATCCGGAGAAAAATCGTG
ACCCTGGACAGTCTAGAAGACACCAAATTATGCCGCTGCTTATCCACCATGGACCTCATT
GCCCTGGGCGTTGGAAGCACCCTTGGGGCCGGGGTTTATGTCCTCGCTGGGGAGGTGGCC
AAGGCAGACTCGGGCCCCAGCATCGTGGTGTCCTTCCTCATTGCTGCCCTGGCTTCAGTG
ATGGCTGGCCTCTGCTATGCCGAATTTGGGGCCCGTGTTCCCAAGACGGGGTCTGCATAT
TTGTACACCTACGTGACTGTCGGAGAGCTGTGGGCCTTCATCACTGGCTGGAATCTCATT
TTATCGTATGTGATAGGTACATCAAGTGTTGCAAGAGCCTGGAGTGGCACCTTTGATGAA
CTTCTTAGCAAACAGATTGGTCAGTTTTTGAGGACATACTTCAGAATGAATTACACTGGT
CTTGCAGAATATCCCGATTTTTTTGCTGTGTGCCTTATATTACTTCTAGCAGGTCTTTTG
TCTTTTGGAGTAAAAGAGTCTGCTTGGGTGAATAAAGTCTTCACAGCTGTTAATATTCTC
GTCCTTCTGTTTGTGATGGTTGCTGGGTTTGTGAAAGGAAATGTGGCAAACTGGAAGATT
AGTGAAGAGTTTCTCAAAAATATATCAGCAAGTGCCAGAGAGCCACCTTCTGAAAACGGA
ACAAGTATCTATGGGGCTGGTGGCTTTATGCCTTATGGCTTTACGGGAACGTTGGCTGGT
GCTGCAACTTGCTTTTATGCCTTTGTGGGATTTGACTGCATTGCAACAACTGGTGAAGAA
GTTCGGAATCCCCAGAAAGCTATTCCCATTGGAATTGTGACGTCTTTGCTTGTTTGCTTT
ATGGCCTATTTTGGGGTCTCTGCAGCTTTAACACTTATGATGCCGTACTACCTCCTCGAT
GAAAAAAGCCCCCTTCCTGTAGCGTTTGAATATGTGGGATGGGGTCCTGCCAAATATGTC
GTCGCAGCTGGTTCTCTCTGCGCCTTGTCAACAAGTCTTCTTGGATCCATTTTCCCAATG
CCTCGTGTAATCTATGCTATGGCGGAGGATGGGTTGCTTTTCAAATGTCTAGCTCAAATC
AATTCCAAAACGAAGACACCAATAATTGCTACTTTATCATCGGGTGCAGTGGCAGCTTTG
ATGGCCTTTCTGTTTGACCTGAAGGCGCTTGTGGACATGATGTCCATTGGCACACTCATG
GCCTACTCTCTGGTGGCAGCCTGTGTTCTCATCCTCAGGTACCAGCCTGGCTTATCTTAC
GACCAGCCCAAATGTTCTCCTGAGAAAGATGGTCTGGGATCGTCTCCCAGGGTAACCTCG
AAGAGTGAGTCCCAGGTCACCATGCTGCAGAGACAGGGCTTCAGCATGCGGACCCTCTTC
TGCCCCTCCCTTCTGCCAACACAGCAGTCAGCTTCTCTCGTGAGCTTTCTGGTAGGATTC
CTAGCTTTCCTCGTGTTGGGCCTGAGTGTCTTGACCACTTACGGAGTTCATGCCATCACC
AGGCTGGAGGCCTGGAGCCTCGCTCTCCTCGCGCTGTTTCTTGTTCTCTTCGTTGCCATC
GTTCTCACCATCTGGAGGCAGCCCCAGAATCAGCAAAAAGTAGCCTTCATGGTTCCATTC
TTACCATTTTTGCCAGCGTTCAGCATCTTGGTGAACATTTACTTGATGGTCCAGTTAAGT
GCAGACACTTGGGTCAGATTCAGCATTTGGATGGCAATTGGCTTCCTGATTTACTTTTCT
TATGGCATTAGACACAGCCTGGAGGGTCATCTGAGAGATGAAAACAATGAAGAAGATGCT
TATCCAGACAACGTTCATGCAGCAGCAGAAGAAAAATCTGCCATTCAAGCAAATGACCAT
CACCCAAGAAATCTCAGTTCACCTTTCATATTCCATGAAAAGACAAGTGAATTCTAA
Protein Properties
Number of Residues 658
Molecular Weight 71672.2
Theoretical pI 7.31
Pfam Domain Function
Signals
  • ["None"]
Transmembrane Regions
  • ["38-59", "64-84", "105-125", "164-184", "193-213", "249-269", "290-309", "340-360", "387-407", "411-431", "491-511", "525-549", "558-578", "583-603"]
Protein Sequence
>Low affinity cationic amino acid transporter 2
MIPCRAALTFARCLIRRKIVTLDSLEDTKLCRCLSTMDLIALGVGSTLGAGVYVLAGEVA
KADSGPSIVVSFLIAALASVMAGLCYAEFGARVPKTGSAYLYTYVTVGELWAFITGWNLI
LSYVIGTSSVARAWSGTFDELLSKQIGQFLRTYFRMNYTGLAEYPDFFAVCLILLLAGLL
SFGVKESAWVNKVFTAVNILVLLFVMVAGFVKGNVANWKISEEFLKNISASAREPPSENG
TSIYGAGGFMPYGFTGTLAGAATCFYAFVGFDCIATTGEEVRNPQKAIPIGIVTSLLVCF
MAYFGVSAALTLMMPYYLLDEKSPLPVAFEYVGWGPAKYVVAAGSLCALSTSLLGSIFPM
PRVIYAMAEDGLLFKCLAQINSKTKTPIIATLSSGAVAALMAFLFDLKALVDMMSIGTLM
AYSLVAACVLILRYQPGLSYDQPKCSPEKDGLGSSPRVTSKSESQVTMLQRQGFSMRTLF
CPSLLPTQQSASLVSFLVGFLAFLVLGLSVLTTYGVHAITRLEAWSLALLALFLVLFVAI
VLTIWRQPQNQQKVAFMVPFLPFLPAFSILVNIYLMVQLSADTWVRFSIWMAIGFLIYFS
YGIRHSLEGHLRDENNEEDAYPDNVHAAAEEKSAIQANDHHPRNLSSPFIFHEKTSEF
GenBank ID Protein 258614005
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot ID P52569
UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot Entry Name CTR2_HUMAN
PDB IDs Not Available
GenBank Gene ID NM_001008539.3
GeneCard ID SLC7A2
GenAtlas ID SLC7A2
HGNC ID HGNC:11060
References
General References Not Available