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| Gene Symbol | SLC1A4 |
| Aliases | Serine Transporter |
| Chromosome | 2p15 |
| Protein Type | Gene |
| Function | is a sodium-dependent neutral amino acid transporter that plays critical roles in neuronal development, brain metabolism, and cellular homeostasis[@amino2017][@slc2020]. |
| Primary Expression | astrocytes, where it plays a critical role in astrocyte-neuron metabolic coupling[@glia2018] |
| Amino Acids | 554 aa |
| UniProt ID | P47821 |
| NCBI Gene ID | 6509 |
| Ensembl ID | ENSG00000135506 |
| OMIM | 600235 |
| GeneCards | SLC1A4 |
| Human Protein Atlas | SLC1A4 |
| Protein Name | ASCT1 (Alanine, Serine, Cysteine Transporter 1) |
| N-terminal extracellular domain | Involved in substrate recognition |
| Associated Diseases | neurodegeneration |
| Databases | GeneCardsHPASTRING |
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SLC1A4["SLC1A4"]
neurodegeneration["neurodegeneration"]
SLC1A4 -->|"implicated_in"| neurodegeneration
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