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Excitatory amino acid transporter 1

Excitatory amino acid transporter 1 (EAAT1) is a protein that, in humans, is encoded by the SLC1A3 gene. EAAT1 is also often called the GLutamate ASpartate Transporter 1 (GLAST-1).

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Aliases
SLC1A3, EA6, EAAT1, GLAST, GLAST1, solute carrier family 1 member 3
Band
5p13.2 · 15 A1|15 3.82 cM
Bgee
ventricular zone · dorsal motor nucleus of vagus nerve · internal globus pallidus · external globus pallidus · Region I of hippocampus proper
BioGPS
More reference expression data
Chr.
Chromosome 5 (human) · Chromosome 15 (mouse)
Databases
NCBI: entry; OMA: entry

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Gene ontology · 42
Excitatory amino acid transporter 1 → acidic amino acid transmembrane transporter activity, amino acid binding, amino acid transmembrane transporter activity, amino acid transport, auditory behavior, cell morphogenesis involved in neuron differentiation, cell periphery, cell projection, cell surface, chemical synaptic transmission, chloride transmembrane transport, cranial nerve development, D-aspartate import across plasma membrane, gamma-aminobutyric acid biosynthetic process, glutamate binding, glutamate biosynthetic process, glutamate metabolic process, glutamate secretion, glutamate:sodium symporter activity, hearing
Bgee · 20
Excitatory amino acid transporter 1 → amygdala, anterior amygdaloid area, arcuate nucleus, cerebellar vermis, dorsal motor nucleus of vagus nerve, dorsomedial hypothalamic nucleus, external globus pallidus, globus pallidus, inferior olivary nucleus, internal globus pallidus, lateral hypothalamus, lateral septal nucleus, lobe of cerebellum, middle temporal gyrus, nucleus accumbens, optic nerve, paraventricular nucleus of hypothalamus, Region I of hippocampus proper, ventricular zone, ventromedial nucleus
RNA expression pattern · 20
Excitatory amino acid transporter 1 → amygdala, anterior amygdaloid area, arcuate nucleus, cerebellar vermis, dorsal motor nucleus of vagus nerve, dorsomedial hypothalamic nucleus, external globus pallidus, globus pallidus, inferior olivary nucleus, internal globus pallidus, lateral hypothalamus, lateral septal nucleus, lobe of cerebellum, middle temporal gyrus, nucleus accumbens, optic nerve, paraventricular nucleus of hypothalamus, Region I of hippocampus proper, ventricular zone, ventromedial nucleus
related to External links · 12
Excitatory amino acid transporter 1 → Aspartate, Excitatory, Glutamate, Medicine Medical Subject Headings, MeSH, National Library, Overview, P43003, PDB, PDBe-KB, Transporter, UniProt
Band · 2
Excitatory amino acid transporter 1 → 15 A1|15 3.82 cM, 5p13.2
Chr. · 2
Excitatory amino acid transporter 1 → Chromosome 15 (mouse), Chromosome 5 (human)
End · 2
Excitatory amino acid transporter 1 → 36,688,334 bp, 8,740,248 bp
Aliases · 1
Excitatory amino acid transporter 1 → SLC1A3, EA6, EAAT1, GLAST, GLAST1, solute carrier family 1 member 3
BioGPS · 1
Excitatory amino acid transporter 1 → More reference expression data
Databases · 1
Excitatory amino acid transporter 1 → NCBI: entry; OMA: entry

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eaat1 bp transporter glutamate chr human band gene slc1a3 acid expressed also chromosome membrane amino external mouse location excitatory aspartate

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Excitatory amino acid transporter 1AliasesSLC1A3, EA6, EAAT1, GLAST, GLAST1, solute carrier family 1 member 31.00infobox
Excitatory amino acid transporter 1Band5p13.21.00infobox
Excitatory amino acid transporter 1Band15 A1|15 3.82 cM1.00infobox
Excitatory amino acid transporter 1Bgeeventricular zone1.00infobox
Excitatory amino acid transporter 1Bgeedorsal motor nucleus of vagus nerve1.00infobox
Excitatory amino acid transporter 1Bgeeinternal globus pallidus1.00infobox
Excitatory amino acid transporter 1Bgeeexternal globus pallidus1.00infobox
Excitatory amino acid transporter 1BgeeRegion I of hippocampus proper1.00infobox
Excitatory amino acid transporter 1Bgeeinferior olivary nucleus1.00infobox
Excitatory amino acid transporter 1Bgeenucleus accumbens1.00infobox
Excitatory amino acid transporter 1Bgeemiddle temporal gyrus1.00infobox
Excitatory amino acid transporter 1Bgeeoptic nerve1.00infobox
Excitatory amino acid transporter 1Bgeeamygdala1.00infobox
Excitatory amino acid transporter 1Bgeelobe of cerebellum1.00infobox
Excitatory amino acid transporter 1Bgeecerebellar vermis1.00infobox
Excitatory amino acid transporter 1Bgeelateral septal nucleus1.00infobox
Excitatory amino acid transporter 1Bgeeparaventricular nucleus of hypothalamus1.00infobox
Excitatory amino acid transporter 1Bgeearcuate nucleus1.00infobox
Excitatory amino acid transporter 1Bgeeglobus pallidus1.00infobox
Excitatory amino acid transporter 1Bgeedorsomedial hypothalamic nucleus1.00infobox
Excitatory amino acid transporter 1Bgeelateral hypothalamus1.00infobox
Excitatory amino acid transporter 1Bgeeventromedial nucleus1.00infobox
Excitatory amino acid transporter 1Bgeeanterior amygdaloid area1.00infobox
Excitatory amino acid transporter 1BioGPSMore reference expression data1.00infobox
Excitatory amino acid transporter 1Chr.Chromosome 5 (human)1.00infobox
Excitatory amino acid transporter 1Chr.Chromosome 15 (mouse)1.00infobox
Excitatory amino acid transporter 1DatabasesNCBI: entry; OMA: entry1.00infobox
Excitatory amino acid transporter 1End36,688,334 bp1.00infobox
Excitatory amino acid transporter 1End8,740,248 bp1.00infobox
Excitatory amino acid transporter 1EnsemblENSG000000792151.00infobox

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