Biology:Proton-coupled amino acid transporter 2

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Short description: Protein-coding gene in the species Homo sapiens


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Proton-coupled amino acid transporter 2 is a protein which in humans is encoded by the SLC36A2 gene.[1]

Function

SLC36A2 transports small amino acids (glycine, alanine, and proline) and also the D-enantiomers and select amino acid derivatives, such as gamma-aminobutyric acid.[1][2]

Clinical significance

Mutations in the SLC36A2 gene are associated with Iminoglycinuria.[3]

See also

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "A cluster of proton/amino acid transporter genes in the human and mouse genomes". Genomics 82 (1): 47–56. July 2003. doi:10.1016/S0888-7543(03)00099-5. PMID 12809675. 
  2. "Functional characterization of two novel mammalian electrogenic proton-dependent amino acid cotransporters". J. Biol. Chem. 277 (25): 22966–73. June 2002. doi:10.1074/jbc.M200374200. PMID 11959859. 
  3. "Iminoglycinuria and hyperglycinuria are discrete human phenotypes resulting from complex mutations in proline and glycine transporters". J. Clin. Invest. 118 (12): 3881–92. December 2008. doi:10.1172/JCI36625. PMID 19033659. 

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