Protein
Cystine/glutamate transporter
Function
Sodium-independent, high-affinity exchange of anionic amino acids with high specificity for anionic form of cystine and glutamate.
Similarity
Belongs to the amino acid-polyamine-organocation (APC) superfamily. L-type amino acid transporter (LAT) (TC 2.A.3.8) family.
Sequence
MVRKPVVATISKGGYLQGNMSGRLPSMGDQEPPGQEKVVLKKKITLLRGVSIIIGTVIGSGIFISPKGILQNTGSVGMSLVFWSACGVLSLFGALSYAELGTSIKKSGGHYTYILEVFGPLLAFVRVWVELLVIRPGATAVISLAFGRYILEPFFIQCEIPELAIKLVTAVGITVVMVLNSTSVSWSARIQIFLTFCKLTAILIIIVPGVIQLIKGQTHHFKDAFSGRDTSLMGLPLAFYYGMYAYAGWFYLNFITEEVDNPEKTIPLAICISMAIITVGYVLTNVAYFTTISAEELLQSSAVAVTFSERLLGKFSLAVPIFVALSCFGSMNGGVFAVSRLFYVASREGHLPEILSMIHVHKHTPLPAVIVLHPLTMVMLFSGDLYSLLNFLSFARWLFMGLAVAGLIYLRYKRPDMHRPFKVPLFIPALFSFTCLFMVVLSLYSDPFSTGVGFLITLTGVPAYYLFIVWDKKPKWFRRLSDRITRTLQIILEVVPEDSKEL