FB2024_04 , released June 25, 2024
Gene Group: SLC1 FAMILY OF GLUTAMATE AND NEUTRAL AMINO ACID TRANSPORTERS
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General Information
Name
SLC1 FAMILY OF GLUTAMATE AND NEUTRAL AMINO ACID TRANSPORTERS
Species
D. melanogaster
Symbol
SLC1
FlyBase ID
FBgg0000670
Date last reviewed
2017-02-23
Number of members
2
Description
Description
Solute carrier family 1 (SLC1) members are high affinity glutamate and neutral amino acid transporters. (Adapted from FBrf0126733 and FBrf0184050).
Notes on Group

Eaat1 is a high-affinity glutamate transporter (FBrf0126733) and Eaat2 is a selective high-affinity transporter for taurine and aspartate ( FBrf0184050).

Source Material
The SLC1 FAMILY OF GLUTAMATE AND NEUTRAL AMINO ACID TRANSPORTERS Gene Group has been compiled using the following publication(s): Chang et al., 2020, Martin and Krantz, 2014, Featherstone, 2011, Besson et al., 2005, Besson et al., 2000, and Besson et al., 1999 .
Key Gene Ontology (GO) terms
Molecular Function
amino acid transmembrane transporter activity
Biological Process
amino acid transmembrane transport
Cellular Component
plasma membrane
Related Gene Groups
Parent group(s)
SOLUTE CARRIER FAMILY
Members (2)
For all members:
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 molecular functionbiological processcellular component
Gene Symbol
Gene Name
Also Known As
Source Material for Membership
Eaat1
Excitatory amino acid transporter 1
dEAAT1, glutamate transporter, Dglt-1
(Chang et al., 2020, Martin and Krantz, 2014, Featherstone, 2011, Besson et al., 2005, Besson et al., 2000, Besson et al., 1999)
Eaat2
Excitatory amino acid transporter 2
dEAAT2
(Chang et al., 2020, Martin and Krantz, 2014, Featherstone, 2011, Besson et al., 2005, Besson et al., 2000, Besson et al., 1999)
External Data
Equivalent Group(s)
Other resource(s)
Synonyms and Secondary IDs
Synonym(s)
SLC1
SLC1 FAMILY OF GLUTAMATE AND NEUTRAL AMINO ACID TRANSPORTERS
SOLUTE CARRIER FAMILY 1
Secondary FlyBase ID(s)
References (7)