NCBI Accession #
NP_198510.2
NCBI GenBank Nucleotide #
NM_123052.5
NCBI Official Full Name
cationic amino acid transporter 3
NCBI Official Symbol
CAT3
NCBI Official Synonym Symbols
cationic amino acid transporter 3; MLF18.60; MLF18_60
NCBI Protein Information
cationic amino acid transporter 3
NCBI Summary
Encodes a member of the cationic amino acid transporter (CAT) subfamily of amino acid polyamine choline transporters. Does not mediate efficient uptake of basic amino acids in yeast or Xenopus systems but can transport neutral and acidic amino acid analogs.
UniProt Protein Name
Cationic amino acid transporter 3, mitochondrial
UniProt Primary Accession #
Q8GYB4
UniProt Secondary Accession #
Q9FIV7
UniProt Related Accession #
Q8GYB4
UniProt Comments
Permease involved in the transport of the cationic neutral or acidic amino acids.