Names & Taxonomy

Uniprot ID:
O43246
Entry Name:
CTR4_HUMAN
Status:
reviewed
Protein Names:
Cationic amino acid transporter 4 (CAT-4) (CAT4) (Solute carrier family 7 member 4)
Gene Names:
SLC7A4
Gene Names Primary:
SLC7A4
Organism:
Homo sapiens (Human)

Structure

Length:
635
Sequence:
MARGLPTIASLARLCQKLNRLKPLEDSTMETSLRRCLSTLDLTLLGVGGMVGSGLYVLTGAVAKEVAGPAVLLSFGVAAVASLLAALCYAEFGARVPRTGSAYLFTYVSMGELWAFLIGWNVLLEYIIGGAAVARAWSGYLDSMFSHSIRNFTETHVGSWQVPLLGHYPDFLAAGIILLASAFVSCGARVSSWLNHTFSAISLLVILFIVILGFILAQPHNWSADEGGFAPFGFSGVMAGTASCFYAFVGFDVIAASSEEAQNPRRSVPLAIAISLAIAAGAYILVSTVLTLMVPWHSLDPDSALADAFYQRGYRWAGFIVAAGSICAMNTVLLSLLFSLPRIVYAMAADGLFFQVFAHVHPRTQVPVAGTLAFGLLTAFLALLLDLESLVQFLSLGTLLAYTFVATSIIVLRFQKSSPPSSPGPASPGPLTKQQSSFSDHLQLVGTVHASVPEPGELKPALRPYLGFLDGYSPGAVVTWALGVMLASAITIGCVLVFGNSTLHLPHWGYILLLLLTSVMFLLSLLVLGAHQQQYREDLFQIPMVPLIPALSIVLNICLMLKLSYLTWVRFSIWLLMGLAVYFGYGIRHSKENQRELPGLNSTHYVVFPRGSLEETVQAMQPPSQAPAQDPGHME
Proteomes:
UP000005640

Subcellular location

Subcellular Location:
Membrane

Function

Function:
Involved in the transport of the cationic amino acids (arginine, lysine and ornithine).
Cross Reference Drug Bank:
DB00125 DB00123 DB00129
Gene Ontology Go:
integral component of membrane
antiporter activity
basic amino acid transmembrane transporter activity
L-amino acid transmembrane transporter activity
basic amino acid transmembrane transport
cellular amino acid metabolic process
L-alpha-amino acid transmembrane transport
L-amino acid transport
transport
Gene Ontology Biological Process:
basic amino acid transmembrane transport
cellular amino acid metabolic process
L-alpha-amino acid transmembrane transport
L-amino acid transport
transport
Gene Ontology Molecular Function:
antiporter activity
basic amino acid transmembrane transporter activity
L-amino acid transmembrane transporter activity
Gene Ontology Cellular Component:
integral component of membrane
Keywords:
Amino-acid transport
Complete proteome
Glycoprotein
Membrane
Phosphoprotein
Polymorphism
Reference proteome
Transmembrane
Transmembrane helix
Transport

Publication

PubMed ID:
9598310 15461802 15489334