Open AccessSLC3 and SLC7 families of heteromeric amino acid transporters (HATs) in GtoPdb v.2021.3
Author(s) -
Yoshikatsu Kanai
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
iuphar/bps guide to pharmacology cite
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2633-1020
DOI - 10.2218/gtopdb/f141/2021.3
Subject(s) - transporter , protein subunit , chain (unit) , amino acid , chemistry , biochemistry , gene , physics , astronomy
The SLC3 and SLC7 families combine to generate functional transporters, where the subunit composition is a disulphide-linked combination of a heavy chain (SLC3 family) with a light chain (SLC7 family) [1].