High affinity cationic amino acid transporter 1

Definition:

High-affinity, low capacity permease involved in the transport of the cationic amino acids (arginine, lysine and ornithine) in non-hepatic tissues.

References:

[1]. E I Closs, et al. Human cationic amino acid transporters hCAT-1, hCAT-2A, and hCAT-2B: three related carriers with distinct transport properties. Biochemistry. 1997 May 27;36(21):6462-8. [Content Brief]

[2]. S G Kamath, et al. Identification of three cationic amino acid transporters in placental trophoblast: cloning, expression, and characterization of hCAT-1. J Membr Biol. 1999 Sep 1;171(1):55-62. [Content Brief]

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