Excitatory Amino Acid Transporter 1 (EAAT1) ELISA Kit for Mouse

This gene encodes a member of a member of a high affinity glutamate transporter family. This gene functions in the termination of excitatory neurotransmission in central nervous system. Mutations are associated with episodic ataxia, Type 6. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants.[provided by RefSeq, Feb 2014]

SLC1A3: Transports L-glutamate and also L- and D-aspartate. Essential for terminating the postsynaptic action of glutamate by rapidly removing released glutamate from the synaptic cleft. Acts as a symport by cotransporting sodium. Highly expressed in cerebellum, but also found in frontal cortex, hippocampus and basal ganglia. Belongs to the sodium:dicarboxylate (SDF) symporter (TC 2.A.23) family. SLC1A3 subfamily. 2 isoforms of the human protein are produced by alternative splicing.

Protein type: Mitochondrial; Transporter, SLC family; Membrane protein, integral; Transporter; Membrane protein, multi-pass

Chromosomal Location of Human Ortholog: 5p13

Cellular Component: cell surface; cell projection; cell soma; membrane; fibril; plasma membrane; integral to membrane

Molecular Function: glutamate binding; high-affinity glutamate transmembrane transporter activity; sodium:dicarboxylate symporter activity; L-glutamate transmembrane transporter activity

Biological Process: response to drug; response to light stimulus; auditory behavior; cranial nerve development; glutamate biosynthetic process; positive regulation of synaptic transmission; response to antibiotic; L-glutamate import; synaptic transmission; sensory perception of sound; neuron morphogenesis during differentiation; gamma-aminobutyric acid biosynthetic process; response to wounding; neurotransmitter uptake; ion transport; neuromuscular process controlling balance; transmembrane transport

Disease: Episodic Ataxia, Type 6