Protein: Large neutral amino acids transporter small subunit 1 (4F2 light chain) (4F2 LC) (4F2LC) (L-type amino acid transporter 1) (LAT1) (Solute carrier family 7 member 5) (Q7YQK4)
Organism: Oryctolagus cuniculus (Rabbit)
Function: The heterodimer with SLC3A2 functions as sodium-independent, high-affinity transporter that mediates uptake of large neutral amino acids such as tyrosine, L-DOPA, leucine, histidine, methionine, valine, isoleucine and alanine (By similarity). The heterodimer with SLC3A2 mediates the uptake of phenylalanine and tryptophan. Functions as an amino acid exchanger (By similarity). May play a role in the transport of L-DOPA across the blood-brain barrier (By similarity). May act as the major transporter of tyrosine in fibroblasts (By similarity). May mediate blood-to-retina L-leucine transport across the inner blood-retinal barrier (By similarity). Can mediate the transport of thyroid hormones diiodothyronine (T2), triiodothyronine (T3) and thyroxine (T4) across the cell membrane. When associated with LAPTM4B, the heterodimer formed by SLC3A2 and SLC7A5 is recruited to lysosomes to promote leucine uptake into these organelles, and thereby mediates mTORC1 activation. Involved in the uptake of toxic methylmercury (MeHg) when administered as the L-cysteine or D,L-homocysteine complexes. Involved in the cellular activity of small molecular weight nitrosothiols, via the stereoselective transport of L-nitrosocysteine (L-CNSO) across the membrane (By similarity).
Subcellular location: Apical cell membrane {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q01650}; Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q01650}. Cell membrane {ECO:0000269|PubMed:12614332, ECO:0000269|PubMed:16125134}; Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q01650}. Lysosome membrane {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q01650}; Multi-pass membrane protein {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q01650}. Note=Located to the plasma membrane by SLC3A2/4F2hc. Localized to the apical membrane of placental syncytiotrophoblastic cells. Recruited to lysosomes by LAPTM4B (By similarity). Expressed in both luminal and abluminal membranes of brain capillary endothelial cells (By similarity). {ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q01650, ECO:0000250|UniProtKB:Q63016}.
Sequence: MAGAGPKRRAAAAAAPEEERQAREKMLAARREAEAEGEGVALQRNITLLNGVAIIVGTIIGSGIFVTPTGVLKEAGSPGLSLVVWAVCGVFSIVGALCYAELGTTITKSGGDYAYMLEVYGSLPAFLKLWIELLIIRPSSQYIVALVFATYLLKPVFPTCPVPEEAAKLVACLCVLLLTAVNCYSVKAATRVQDAFAAAKLLALALIILLGFVQIGKGGVSNLDPKFSFEGTNWDVGNIVLALYSGLFAYGGWNYLNFVTEEMINPYRNLPLAIIISLPICTLVYVLTNLAYFTTLSPEQMLASEAVAVDFGNHHLGVMSWVIPVFVGLSCFGSVNGSLFTSSRLFFVGSREGHLPSVLSMIHPQLLTPVPSLVFTCAMTLLYAFSRDIFSVINFFSFFNWLCVALAIIGMMWLRYKKPELERPIKVNLALPVFFILACLFLIAVSFWKTPVECGIGFTIILSGLPVYFFGVWWKNKPKWLLQGIFSATALCQKLMQVVPQET
InterPro domains: - IPR002293: Amino acid/polyamine transporter I (family) [47-463]
- IPR004760: L-type amino acid transporter (family) [4-501]
- IPR050598: Cellular Amino Acid Transporter (family) [35-501]
Gene Ontology annotations:
Molecular Function (MF): GO:0003674 (molecular function), GO:0005215 (transporter activity), GO:0022857 (transmembrane transporter activity), GO:0005342 (organic acid transmembrane transporter activity), GO:0008514 (organic anion transmembrane transporter activity), GO:0046943 (carboxylic acid transmembrane transporter activity), GO:0015171 (amino acid transmembrane transporter activity), GO:0015658 (branched-chain amino acid transmembrane transporter activity), GO:0015173 (aromatic amino acid transmembrane transporter activity), GO:0015179 (L-amino acid transmembrane transporter activity), GO:0015175 (neutral L-amino acid transmembrane transporter activity)
Biological Process (BP): GO:0008150 (biological process), GO:0051179 (localization), GO:0051234 (establishment of localization), GO:0006810 (transport), GO:0071702 (organic substance transport), GO:0071705 (nitrogen compound transport), GO:0015849 (organic acid transport), GO:0006865 (amino acid transport), GO:0015711 (organic anion transport), GO:0015804 (neutral amino acid transport), GO:0046942 (carboxylic acid transport)
Cellular Component (CC): GO:0005575 (cellular component), GO:0032991 (protein-containing complex)