NCBI Accession #
NP_173155.1
NCBI GenBank Nucleotide #
NM_101572.4
NCBI Official Full Name
cationic amino acid transporter 8
NCBI Official Symbol
CAT8
NCBI Official Synonym Symbols
cationic amino acid transporter 8; F20D23.19; F20D23_19
NCBI Protein Information
cationic amino acid transporter 8
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 8, vacuolar
UniProt Primary Accession #
Q9SHH0
UniProt Related Accession #
Q9SHH0
UniProt Comments
Permease involved in the transport of the cationic neutral or acidic amino acids.