Function
Sodium-dependent, high-affinity amino acid transporter that mediates the uptake of L-glutamate and also L-aspartate and D-aspartate. Functions as a symporter that transports one amino acid molecule together with two or three Na(+) ions and one proton, in parallel with the counter-transport of one K(+) ion. Mediates Cl(-) flux that is not coupled to amino acid transport; this avoids the accumulation of negative charges due to aspartate and Na(+) symport.
Biological Context
Subcellular Location: Cell membrane (Multi-pass membrane protein)
Tissue Specificity: Detected in brain. Detected at very much lower levels in heart, lung, placenta and skeletal muscle. Highly expressed in cerebellum, but also found in frontal cortex, hippocampus and basal ganglia
Disease Association: Episodic ataxia 6 (EA6) : A disorder characterized by episodic ataxia, seizures, migraine and alternating hemiplegia. [The disease is caused by variants affecting the gene represented in this entry]
Product Specifications
Recombinant Human Excitatory amino acid transporter 1 (SLC1A3), partial is a recombinant protein from Homo sapiens (Human), expressed in E.coli, covering amino acids 69-86aa, with N-terminal 6xHis-KSI-tagged tag, molecular weight 17.6kDa, purity Greater than 85% as determined by SDS-PAGE.. Suitable for ELISA and Western Blot applications.
