Species Human Entrez 340024 | Human Mouse Ensembl ENSG00000174358 | |
Aliases SLC6A19, B0AT1, HND, solute carrier family 6 member 19 External IDs MGI: 1921588 HomoloGene: 52819 GeneCards: SLC6A19 | ||
Solute carrier family 6 member 19 also known as the sodium-dependent neutral amino acid transporter B(0)AT1 or system B(0) neutral amino acid transporter AT1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the SLC6A19 gene.
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Function
SLC6A19 is a system B(0) transporter that mediates epithelial resorption of neutral amino acids across the apical membrane in the kidney and intestine.
Clinical significance
Mutations in the SLC6A19 gene cause Hartnup disease.
References
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