proton-coupled amino acid transporter 2 (proton/amino acid transporter 2, tramdorin-1, solute carrier family 36 member 2, SLC36A2, PAT2, TRAMD1)

Function

• role in a pH-dependent electrogenic neuronal transport & sequestration of small amino acids amino acids such as glycine, alanine & proline
• inhibited by sarcosine

Structure

• belongs to the amino acid/polyamine transporter 2 family

Compartment

cell membrane

Alternative splicing

named isoforms=3

Expression

abundantly expressed in kidney & muscle

More general terms

• transmembrane 11 protein
• solute carrier family 36 (SLC36, SLC36A)

Database

• Kegg: http://www.genome.jp/dbget-bin/www_bget?hsa:1532
• OMIM: https://mirror.omim.org/entry/608331
• UniProt: http://www.uniprot.org/uniprot/Q495M3.html