Cationic Amino Acid Transporter 1

**Definition:** A high-affinity, low capacity system y+ amino acid transporter found ubiquitously. It has specificity for the transport of ARGININE; LYSINE; and ORNITHINE. It may also act as an ecotropic leukemia retroviral receptor.

**Tree numbers:** - D12.776.157.530.200.374.600.200 - D12.776.157.530.937.375.200 - D12.776.543.585.200.374.600.200 - D12.776.543.585.937.375.200

**Synonyms:** - ATRC1 - CAT-1 Transporter - Solute Carrier Family 7-(Cationic Amino Acid Transporter, y+ System), Member 1 - SLC7A1 Transporter - CAT-1 Transport Protein