SLC3A2

Full Name: Solute Carrier Family 3 Member 2

BACKGROUND: This gene is a member of the solute carrier family and encodes a cell surface, transmembrane protein. The protein exists as the heavy chain of a heterodimer, covalently bound through di-sulfide bonds to one of several possible light chains. The encoded transporter plays a role in regulation of intracellular calcium levels and transports L-type amino acids. Alternatively spliced transcript variants, encoding different isoforms, have been characterized.

Synonyms: Solute Carrier Family 3 Member 2; Lymphocyte Activation Antigen 4F2 Large Subunit; Solute Carrier Family 3 (Activators Of Dibasic And Neutral Amino Acid Transport), Member 2; Antigen Identified By Monoclonal Antibodies 4F2, TRA1.10, TROP4, And T43; Solute Carrier Family 3 (Amino Acid Transporter Heavy Chain), Member 2; 4F2 Cell-Surface Antigen Heavy Chain; Monoclonal Antibody 44D7; CD98 Heavy Chain; 4F2HC; MDU1; Antigen Defined By Monoclonal Antibody 4F2, Heavy Chain